Question on drying Summer Sausage

[rsnake69]

I have a question, Can you hang the summer sausage on a drying rack at 10:00pm and let it dry over night and put in the smoker 6:00am the next morning. or is this to much drying time?

Larry

 

[rsnake69]

HELP

 

[driedstick]

Need more info, is this cure #1 or 2 or what do you have going on?? give us more info on what recipe you are using. 

DS

 

[rsnake69]

Recipe out of Rytek Kutas book. Cure 1

 

[boykjo]

Why do you want to dry the summer sausage. I would follow ryteks instructions if you are making one of his recipe's.

 

[rsnake69]

It says to dry for 2 to 3 hours, I dont want to get up at 3am to put it on a drying rack to start smoking a 6am.

 

[boykjo]

what page are you looking at

 

[rsnake69]

in stead of 2 to 3 hours, its 4 to 5 hours. 4th edition,page 296.

 

[boykjo]

You'll be fine.. Take the sausage to 154 internal temp. Not 152..... Dont know why ryteck likes to use a heavy smudge of smoke... Must like it real smokey....

 

[rsnake69]

ok, thanks

 

[rsnake69]

I'm useing a MES 40 with cold box smoker.