Sausage Loops-How do you hang?

[indaswamp]

How do you hang your sausage loops in the smokehouse? Do you hang them by the knots with the knot up, or opposite with the knot down? Why?

I've tried it both ways and I like putting the knots at the bottom. One, I do not have to worry about the knots slipping and having the sausages fall. Two, I end up with straighter links which package better than a curve of sausage. Trade off is I get more bare sausage from the knot ends touching.

What say the brethren on SMF?

 

[HalfSmoked]

I would say you hang them very carefully. :D

In doing plain country sausage we never tied the ends and just looped them over the pole.

Warren

 

[crazymoon]

IDS, I agree I get more in the smoker by hanging knots down to alleviate the twists of the links.It seems if i hang knot up the links are curled more and the links touch preventing smoke penetration

 

[Waterville Jesse]

On our Polish/kielbasa, I start the stuff with about 2 inches of empty casing, stuff 18inches, and add another 2 inches of empty casing. Then tie a square knot in the casing ends, pull it good n tight, and make sure no slip. The next day I hang the knots over over the dowels and smoke away.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Waterville Jesse Thanks for the like.

Warren

 

[Waterville Jesse]

Waterville Jesse Thanks for the like.

Warren

Warren, the Very Carefully, is probably the most important technique!