My First Smoked Sausage on the 4th

[irie]

wow.... what a meal I can almost taste it from here! looks great!

 

[woodcutter]

That is some good looking sausage!

 

[alelover]

Thanks. Never would have thought about trying it if it weren't for this place. It was pretty easy actually.

 

[hdflame]

 
Soaking the casings in warm water and a little vinegar.

The whole process was documented very well.  Thanks for taking the time to do it so thoroughly.  I've been wanting to make some sausage like the Smithfield Kielbasa that we buy.  This looks very close.  How does the flavor compare to store bought?

Just curious what the vinegar is for.  I've only soaked mine in water.

Thanks again!

Bobby

 

[alelover]

The vinegar helps soften the casings. The recipe in this thread is not as good as the one I did at the gathering. It is way better than store bought.

 

[kjw08]

Just finished making this recipe last night, great tutorial.  I fried up a little piece that was left in the stuffer and even without smoke on it this recipe tastes amazing!!!!  Thank you for sharing and I will definitely be making these again in the future :)