Summer Sausage and more w/Qview

[pineywoods]

So despite my smokehouse problems I think it still came out pretty good heres some pics. The summer sausage was 70% Venison 20% Beef and 10% Pork. We did 25 lbs of Brats, 25 lbs of fresh kielbasa, and 25 lbs of fresh maple flavored breakfast sausage
Summer Sausage

We had a server thunderstorm while I was trying to smoke shortly after this pic I couldn't even see the smokehouse from this same spot. Also had lots of lightning

After they were finished in the oven grrrrrrrrr

I made 25 lbs of the summer sausage with cheese and 50 lbs with cheese and jalapeños. I used two different types of casings and one of them seemed to get lots of wrinkles in the finished product.

 

[shooterrick]

Nice to see the smokehouse. How did the sausage taste? Looks good!

 

[irishteabear]

As long as they taste great that's all that matters. Nice job, Jerry.

 

[old poi dog]

Too bad the Thunderstorm threw a wrinkle in the plan. Sausages look good though.

 

[ronp]

Great job in saving it Jerry. Looks good.

 

[bmudd14474]

looks like you were able to salvage them.

 

[countrysmoked]

That is some good looking sausage. I like your smokehouse too. Did you shower your sausages with cold water when you took them out of the heat? This usually keeps the wrinkles away for me.

 

[salmonclubber]

Jerry

thats some great looking summer sausage hope it tastes as good as it looks

 

[pineywoods]

Yes i did an ice bath once they hit 152 internal. It was only the one brand of casings that wrinkled and I can't remember what brand they were but they came in a kit and were the only thing I used out of the kit. The smokehouse needs some work as I can't seem to get the temps high enough I believe its a draft problem and will play with it when I get to head back up there

 

[fire it up]

Looks great!
Wish I had some, especially the cheese and japs.

 

[DanMcG]

Wow, I could see how the cloud burst would put a damper on things Piney!!
The sausage looks real good, but you didn't mention the taste?
If I get wrinkled ones I just peel the casing off, vac pac and freeze them. If there was any rendered fat between the casing and the sausage I'll give them a quick steam bath and wipe the melted fat off with a towel.

 

[iamaxxer]

What was the ratio on the jap's?

 

[pineywoods]

I actually used dehydrated japs and went by looks I know not the best way but thats what I ended up doing

 

[bbrock]

Nice job..Looks real good.

 

[morkdach]

good looked sausage ya got there Jerry. my casings always wrinkeled so i just quit using them.

 

[cajunsmoke13]

Nice job P.W...Some good looking sausage....

 

[desertlites]

yummm-and I know tastes good.