Cure 1 question again

[DougE]

Smoked for color (cherry/pecan) with a sous vide finish.

Hanging out to bloom after a cold water bath.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Cure #1 is important but salt percentage is also important. Cure #1 at .25% and salt at a minimum of 1.5% will be safe beyond the 4 hours but the higher the salt percentage the safer it is.

I souse vide all my sausage naked in the water, temp set at 151F no need to be higher.

 

[DougE]

Cure will allow you to cold smoke for a long time, but also need enough salt to work with the cure. 1.5% salt plus 0.25% cure#1 is my sweet spot for sausage.

 

[Fueling Around]

As long as its cured properly you'll be fine

Make sure to let your mixed meat rest at least 24 hours for the cure to do the job. Also the time needed for the spices to meld in the meat.

I use the FSIS table on my uncured sausage and shoot for under 140° to pasteurize the meat.

 

[DougE]

Make sure to let your mixed meat rest at least 24 hours for the cure to do the job. Also the time needed for the spices to meld in the meat.

I'm all for giving things over night to meld, but mixing in a cure accelerator (sodium erythorbate) will allow you to smoke right after stuffing if you want to rush things.

 

[Danblacksher]

Another great idea for controlling the amount of smoke. Never thought about finishing in a pot of water. Do you put any seasoning in the water, and does the water get into the sausage? We always throw sausage in our crawfish boils so that gives a lot of options for imparting flavor.

 

[halleoneagain]

Smoked for color (cherry/pecan) with a sous vide finish.

Hanging out to bloom after a cold water bath.

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Great looking sausage, is that a bit of cheese in the middle?

 

[DougE]

Great looking sausage, is that a bit of cheese in the middle?

It is. This was a run of jalapeno cheddar sausage, which is a favorite of mine. I did cold smoke with dust only, and they were almost too smoky .... the smoke flavor was right up in your face smoky, but they were good.