It's been awhile, Kielbasa

[dazdnaz]

Well it has indeed been awhile. Got the family together to make a batch of Kielbasa for Easter...well they got me together with a text, "are we making sausage". I thought I made plans and didn't remember. Not the case, anyway 20#'s of Garlic Sausage it is.
I failed to get pics of the grind and mix phase but here's what we ended up with. Into the smoker today.
Process:
Day 1, Acquire the supplies.
Pork butt, Salt, Cure, Marjoram, Black Pepper, Garlic, Coriander, and Paprika.
Grind, Mix, add Ingredients and water, Mix, Let sit in the fridge over night.
Day 2, Stuff
Stuff the sausage into Hog Casing 20" lengths and let them sit over night
Day 3, Smoke
Hang and dry the sausage with a fan until tacky to the touch.
Smoke at 170 to a temp of 170 until internal temp of 154 full smoke for at least 2 hours (not a problem with the AMNPS.
Into a ice water bath hang to dry and package.
Gonna be a good day. :)

 

[SmokinAl]

They look great so far!
Al

 

[dazdnaz]

Update 1:
Ended up with 23-20" links and 5-10" links let the smoke roll
Drying for an hour or so, tacky to the touch:

Into the smoker:

Now we wait:

TBS:

 

[dazdnaz]

In the smoker:

 

[dazdnaz]

Water bath:

Time to bloom:

 

[jimmyinsd]

did you build that smoker yourself? It looks like you took an old pump control panel enclosure and added a burner assembly from a SS gas grill a chimney?

 

[dazdnaz]

did you build that smoker yourself? It looks like you took an old pump control panel enclosure and added a burner assembly from a SS gas grill a chimney?

It is indeed home made. It is a traffic light control box. I attached a 2 burner portable grill to a custom cut steel plate on the bottom. The drawer to the left of the burner houses the AMNPS.

 

[azbohunter]

nice build...i have often wondered how a traffic control box would work. How did you acquire it ?

 

[dazdnaz]

nice build...i have often wondered how a traffic control box would work. How did you acquire it ?

honestly I just asked for it, the crew working on a new intersection and they said to swing by the shop. It still had all the guts in it too.

 

[jimmyinsd]

It is indeed home made. It is a traffic light control box. I attached a 2 burner portable grill to a custom cut steel plate on the bottom. The drawer to the left of the burner houses the AMNPS.

fricking nice, my industry uses the same enclosures for electronic pump controls but I never thought about converting one into a smoker... thanks for the inspiration. its pretty much what I have been looking for size wise, but have never thought of using a decommissioned electrical enclosure.

 

[dazdnaz]

fricking nice, my industry uses the same enclosures for electronic pump controls but I never thought about converting one into a smoker... thanks for the inspiration. its pretty much what I have been looking for size wise, but have never thought of using a decommissioned electrical enclosure.

i lined the interior with hardibacker after a lot of research. The chimney is a piece of 5 inch exhaust for a long bed truck that was installed on a short bed. This version has to be my 9th or 10th run at making a smoke house. I'm satisfied with it so far. I needed the height for sausage making.

 

[dazdnaz]

Final product:

 

[dazdnaz]

Final product:

 

[chopsaw]

Buddy , you got it goin on . Looks great . Love to see a sliced shot . Nice set up you have .

 

[dazdnaz]

Thank you, ask and you shall receive. Just opened a vac pack for viewing pleasure:

Tastes fantastic, I have a recipe that has gone through many revisions to try and replicate the Kielbasa my across the street neighbor would make every year. I remember the whole neighborhood would smell of oak and we'd spend the day cutting the meat by hand and stuffing the sausage. Old school Chicago style. We used the largest grind setting this time, did away with the beef, any additives, and utilized fresh garlic over granulated. It's as close as I've come to it...A little more garlic and a little less salt and I think I'm there. I'll be able to call it a family recipe soon enough.

 

[crazymoon]

DD, fine looking kielbasa and great looking smoker !

 

[chopsaw]

Thank you, ask and you shall receive. Just opened a vac pack for viewing pleasure:

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Tastes fantastic, I have a recipe that has gone through many revisions to try and replicate the Kielbasa my across the street neighbor would make every year. I remember the whole neighborhood would smell of oak and we'd spend the day cutting the meat by hand and stuffing the sausage. Old school Chicago style. We used the largest grind setting this time, did away with the beef, any additives, and utilized fresh garlic over granulated. It's as close as I've come to it...A little more garlic and a little less salt and I think I'm there. I'll be able to call it a family recipe soon enough.

Looks real good . Thanks

 

[boykjo]

very nice......

Boykjo

 

[phatbac]

that is delicious looking sausage. Nice build too!

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)