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Has anyone had thier fatty split. I put two on the smoker and both split on the seams. I packaged b oth in Saran wrap and did the spin trick. I will get Qview to work and take some pics. Jim
Hey Jim, dont worry.. Im sure most of us have had that happen before...... After the saran wrap did u put them back in the fridge( or freezer) to firm up?? And were they wrapped in bacon? Both of those help with that issue... Dont give up, fatties rawk !!! Happy smokes
its hard to tell with that picture, but what did you have as a stuffing? was it something that would expand when cooked? how much did the sausage overlap when it was sealed?
From your picture I would guess you had the seam sitting at the top, when making a fattie you should place it in the smoker seam down so it won't pull away as it cooks.
I'd say it was sitting seam side up. Look at it like this.
Just tell anyone who asks, "It was bursting with flavor"
I have had them do that to me when making them. Did you do the plastic wrap thing where you wrap it in saran wrap, then give it a few spins to tighten things up? May help to sorta "glue" things together, but in the future, try seam side down, I think that will help.
I wrap mine with bacon on. Roll it up, just like a Tootsie roll in the wrapper. Hold it by both ends and then just kinda roll it across the table like a rolling pin, if that makes sense the way I am describing it. Let it sit like that all nice and tight until your ready to smoke it. Someone on here I know has a pic of what it should look like so anyone reading this that does, post a pic so he can have a good understanding of what we mean. I don't have a photo otherwise I would post one.
Absolutely, the only time I wouldn't is if filling with nachos/biscuits/anything that will absorb the grease and become soggy but yes, overnight in the fridge is perfectly fine.