deer kielbasi

[smokerjim]

starting deer kielbasa today, grinding seasoned and curing, in fridge for a day or two to cure. trying to post photo and not very good at it, can you tell me if photo works,

 

[ristau5741]

photo works, but is small. Hard to see any detail.

 

[smokerjim]

photo works, but is small. Hard to see any detail.

I took it with my cell phone which is a old flip phone, took some with the wifes tablet but can't figure out how to send it to my laptop, will have to wait until she gets home to show me, it takes much better photos. i'll try and update photo later, at least I figured out how to attach a photo to my post. thanks for the replie.

 

[smokerjim]

might of figured it out, please let me know

 

[PolishDeli]

Sounds and looks good. Is that pork fat you're mixing in?

Also, are you letting it cure for a couple of days after grinding but before stuffing?
When adding cure#1 to grounds meats, I stuff right away, and let it sit for only ~2 hours before smoking.
When curing before grinding, I give it ~48 hours.
Is there a benefit you’ve found to the longer cure of ground meat?

 

[smokerjim]

I ground it first then added cure and seasonings, I personally think letting it sit a day before stuffing lets the flavors even out throughout the mixture. yea that's just straight pork fat.hopefully start smoking it fri. this whole work thing gets in my way of smoking.

 

[PolishDeli]

=this whole work thing gets in my way of smoking.

lol, tell me about it.

I'll have to try your method. I just always assumed it'd get too sticky and glued together if it's allowed to sit too long.

 

[indaswamp]

Can see that last pic. in full size....bet that grinder has seen a few thousand pounds of meat....probably tens of thousands...

 

[smokerjim]

lol, tell me about it.

I'll have to try your method. I just always assumed it'd get too sticky and glued together if it's allowed to sit too long.

if it gets to sticky I just mix a little water in to loosen it up

 

[smokerjim]

Can see that last pic. in full size....bet that grinder has seen a few thousand pounds of meat....probably tens of thousands...

yea she's an old girl and works like a charm

 

[smokerjim]

unfortunately didn't have time to stuff and dry over night now that I have to work tomorrow, decided to just go ahead and make kielbasa loafs and throw them in the smoker today,

 

[smokerjim]

finished kielbasa loafs

 

[crazymoon]

SJ, Too bad work got in the way,do you make sammies out of those loaves?

 

[smokerjim]

SJ, Too bad work got in the way,do you make sammies out of those loaves?

SJ, Too bad work got in the way,do you make sammies out of those loaves?

yea the whole work thing screwed me up but the loafs came out great, I do make sammies out of them with some horseradish and mustard, i'll freeze a couple and give some to my friends, still have some more deer meat in freezer will try again to make the rope kielbasa. and thanks for like

 

[tallbm]

finished kielbasa loafs

Looks good!

If you ever want to try ground Venison Pastrami I have a good step by step for you:
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/pastrami-loaf-with-qview.263815/

This stuff is AWESOME! The key is to use beef fat with the venison to get that beefy pastrami flavor. Also I think using pickling spice that does not have cinnamon and/or nutmeg also helps get the best pastrami flavor :)

Just some food for thought :)

 

[smokerjim]

Looks good!

If you ever want to try ground Venison Pastrami I have a good step by step for you:
https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/pastrami-loaf-with-qview.263815/

This stuff is AWESOME! The key is to use beef fat with the venison to get that beefy pastrami flavor. Also I think using pickling spice that does not have cinnamon and/or nutmeg also helps get the best pastrami flavor :)

Just some food for thought :)

that looks delicious, I would like to try that, you say in your thread you tweaked the recipe, would you mind sharing your recipe, I figure if i'm going to make I might as well use a proven recipe. thanks

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great from the Den, Jim!!
Nice Work!!
Like.

Bear

 

[tallbm]

that looks delicious, I would like to try that, you say in your thread you tweaked the recipe, would you mind sharing your recipe, I figure if i'm going to make I might as well use a proven recipe. thanks

Oops here is the link to the recipe https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/pastrami-loaf-with-qview.263815/page-2#post-1716471

 

[smokerjim]

Looks Great from the Den, Jim!!
Nice Work!!
Like.

Bear

thanks bear, finally learning how to post some pics.

 

[smokerjim]

Oops here is the link to the recipe https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/pastrami-loaf-with-qview.263815/page-2#post-1716471

thanks tallbm, I will post when I try it out. thanks again