Summer Sauage in the rain

[realtorterry]

So I'm trying my first round of summer sauage

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• realtorterry
• Jan 22, 2017

Got a couple quick questions just to make sure I don't get any one sick. Having tons of problem with the MES in the cold & rain. Tried to dry out at 120 for a few hours & the temps were everywhere between 115-130. After 2 hours I bummed up to 140. Again spikes between 135-150. Now I'm up to 150 & im still fluctuateing between 145-160? Gonna stay there for 2-2.5 hours. My questions is will the fluctuations hurt the end product? I'm gonna keep going till the it is 150 but with this being my first time I'm wondering if this will not set the sausage?

 

[realtorterry]

So I'm going with the no news is good news & pushed forward. Here they were at 145

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• realtorterry
• Jan 22, 2017

Then into an ice bath

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• realtorterry
• Jan 22, 2017

Once I bring them down I'll hang them to bloom for a few hours then into the fridge overnight

 

[timstalltaletav]

They'll be fine. They look excellent, nice color! The fluctuations are part of the MES experience. Mine swings like that all the time.

 

[SmokinAl]

I agree they are fine!

They look fantastic!

Al

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Looks good.

Meat will start to set and firm between the 130-140 IT. Your safe to pull at the IT you did. If your running out of time when you make more try to skip the water and just let them hang. The heat remaining in the meat will work and bring them to a closer IT of 152. Also putting a hot chub in a zip lock baggy, rolling all the air out will keep the heat in longer, you can always check the meat IT with a thermo probe.

Good job

 

[redheelerdog]

Summer sausage looks good, show us some money shots!   

 

[driedstick]

Nice job,,, Looks like you got some nice color on them 

A full smoker is a happy smoker

DS
 

 

[realtorterry]

Thanks guys!!

It all went well. I guess it's just a maters of getting use to the MES & first try at SS. Here's how we look today

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• realtorterry
• Jan 23, 2017

 

[tropics]

They look great to me nice job,that looks like a Gen #2 you have it will swing like that.When I had mine it would be 50* off

Richie

 

[driedstick]

Looks awesome,, all beef or mixture

 

[realtorterry]

 
Looks awesome,, all beef or mixture

 
Looks awesome,, all beef or mixture

Hey DS, Yes all beef  80/20 I also used a backwoods SS kit for the seasoning. 

 

[crazymoon]

RTT, Nice looking SS!