Smoked Kielbasa and Hot Dogs

[tallbm]

 
These look great! I like my hot dogs with a medium grind. Much more important is mixing them enough to get a good texture. I did my last batch with a medium grind and mixed them in my stand mixer with the paddle for 3 minutes at medium. Best texture yet!

Points for a great smoke!

Disco

+1

I have yet to smoke any of my sausages but with all of my fresh sausage links I find the same to be true.  I don't double grind or fine grind.  I get great mushy texture through a thorough mixing process like you do. 

I actually wish I could get less of a mush texture and more of a grind texture on some of my sausages but I think they key to that is to grind once, mix in seasoning, then 2nd grind mixture and stuff at the same time.  I've gotten sausages here in TX where you can kind of see the grind texture in the sausage and it is amazing over having a compact solid texture via a mush of meat in the cases.

Anyhow, great looking hot dogs and kielbasa Bladeguy!

 

[bladeguy]

+1

I have yet to smoke any of my sausages but with all of my fresh sausage links I find the same to be true.  I don't double grind or fine grind.  I get great mushy texture through a thorough mixing process like you do. 

I actually wish I could get less of a mush texture and more of a grind texture on some of my sausages but I think they key to that is to grind once, mix in seasoning, then 2nd grind mixture and stuff at the same time.  I've gotten sausages here in TX where you can kind of see the grind texture in the sausage and it is amazing over having a compact solid texture via a mush of meat in the cases.

Anyhow, great looking hot dogs and kielbasa Bladeguy!

Thanks! I need to do some more experimenting, I guess that means I have to make more sausage!

 

[BGKYSmoker]

I'll take one of each TY

Looks real good.

 

[bladeguy]

I'll take one of each TY

Looks real good.

Thanks Nepas, but these have to be ordered in advance. I give them away, but the shipping and handling charges are ridiculous. Now, if you are ever in Wisconsin, look me up, and I will have one of each ready for you. :biggrin: