Forgot Keilbasa water

[dee envy]

Well, my first sausage endeavor went well.
I mixed the cure and spices, sat overnight, ground the next day then stuffed the casings.
I just forgot one thing.
I forgot to add the water and mix before stuffing!!
I will be smoking them tomorrow after the casings dry out a bit, then into the water.
Nothing I can do now. There are bound to be mistakes the first time around.
What will these turn out like? My guess they will be a little dry.

 

[tom987]

I think you’ll be fine if you don’t over cook them. The meat should have plenty of water in it. The water is more for the even distribution of the cure and spices. I’m shocked you didn’t have issues stuffing after sitting overnight.

 

[dee envy]

Thanks Tom.
Everything went better than I expected.
I ground it this morning, then used the grinder as a stuffer, with a mickey moused stuffing tube I had to modify to fit the grinder.
No issues at all.
It was a little slow and I can see I will need to talk to the boss about a stuffer in the very near future.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

The water thing for water/cure distribution is not always needed (mostly personal pref)
1/4 or less is normally good enuff or just keep your hands wet while mixing.

Stuff On

 

[dee envy]

Thanks nepas.
This crap is addicting.:D