First summer sausage attempt

[drno]

Decided I would give summer sausage a shot after seeing some of the posts on here.  I tried it with a 65/35 mix, (venison/pork shoulder) + a 10 oz block of sharp cheddar and a "spicy garlic" mix I got for xmas...I took some of it to work and it seemed to go over pretty well :)

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[crazymoon]

DN, Looks like you've got a good batch of SS!

 

[johnnyb54]

Nice looking sausage DrNo!

 

[gary s]

Looks great, you can send me a log !!!

Gary

 

[chewmeister]

Looking good. I'd be happy to sample and give you my opinion.

 

[driedstick]

Looks good from here how did it taste??

A full smoker is a happy smoker

DS

 

[kesmc27]

Nice looking sticks...

 

[drno]

Thanks for all the comments! They were really mild, not spicy or garlic tasting at all.  I thought that they could have been a little more even in consistency -- I felt that some of them could have been more cohesive, there seemed to be a very small amount of crumbleness to them in the middle -- but no one else commented on that (or even noticed when I mentioned it).  I was really pleased that the cheese didn't melt, though I had issues with my AMZN pellet smoker...it didn't quite catch and keep smoking.  Something to address next time I suppose...

 

[chewmeister]

Make sure you have enough airflow to keep the pellets going. Try mixing a little longer, that may help with the texture issue.