25 lbs of smoked sausage (Hot Links)

[tropics]

74 I don't worry about them being equal,my crew doesn't even care as long as I make they will EAT LOL .ground 20 pounds yesterday stuffing tomorrow. LIKES
Richie

 

[73saint]

74 I don't worry about them being equal,my crew doesn't even care as long as I make they will EAT LOL .ground 20 pounds yesterday stuffing tomorrow. LIKES
Richie

lol, yeah ya right! Thanks Richie.

 

[TomKnollRFV]

Well JC in GB After seeing this that sells me on when we do some hot dogs we oughta do a batch of hot links too...!

 

[thirdeye]

Great looking sausage! Have you by chance tried Bigwheel's World Famous Genuine Texas Hot Links recipe? I'm curious how the Walton's mix compares. Would you comment on the salt content of the Walton's Hot Link mix, and did you add Cure #1?

I'm not normally a pre-mix sausage guy, but I have been testing the Walton's chorizo mix.

 

[73saint]

Well JC in GB After seeing this that sells me on when we do some hot dogs we oughta do a batch of hot links too...!

I would highly recommend it!

 

[73saint]

Great looking sausage! Have you by chance tried Bigwheel's World Famous Genuine Texas Hot Links recipe? I'm curious how the Walton's mix compares. Would you comment on the salt content of the Walton's Hot Link mix, and did you add Cure #1?

I'm not normally a pre-mix sausage guy, but I have been testing the Walton's chorizo mix.

I have not tried Bigwheels hot links. Regarding the salt content....they are a wee bit salty, but certainly not too salty. What's interesting is when I did the initial fry test, they weren't salty at all. But post smoke, the salt seemed to be more pronounced. I have some warming up now, and I am eager to try them. I did add the cure #1 pre mixed pack that the seasoning mix came with.

 

[xray]

Wow looks delicious! I’m gearing up to make 10lbs this weekend, seeing yours is making me wish the weekend got here sooner

 

[73saint]

Everyone in the office is chowing down, This sausage is the BOMB DOT COM!! Definitely not too salty...my favorite sausage to date!

 

[thirdeye]

Salt is the most inexpensive ingredient, so some companies (rub manufacturers too) can be a little heavy handed. A cold beer or a little spicy mustard can disguise saltiness.

The Bigwheel recipe gets it's salt from Tender Quick and only calls for 1 teaspoon of Kosher (which I just omit), so for 7 pounds there are 6 teaspoons of Tender Quick, which is light for true smoked sausage, so I either bump the Tenderquick or shoot for 3 hours of smoking with shower or ice bath following that.