Tried something new for the 4th…

[cornman]

For our family 4th get-together, my father-in-law made shrimp and I smoked an 8lb pork butt, BUT I wanted to try something new I’ve seen others on this site do…Bologna.

Picked up a smaller cut/stick, scored it, and used the same seasoning I made for the pork butt. Had it on somewhere between 2-3 hours with some hickory on the WSM after the pork finished. I used some Weavers beef bologna for those familiar in the south central PA area. It got positive reviews at the family gathering and was happy with it but not totally wowed. Any suggestions for improvement are greatly appreciated (maybe different seasoning, type of bologna, wood choice, etc). Sorry only 1 pic, it was hectic getting things together. Thanks for looking!

 

[culpepersmoke]

I’ve never cooked one so I’m watching to see what others have to say As it’s on my to do list

 

[SmokinEdge]

Not all bologna are created equal. Pick a bologna chub that you know and like first, then do the smoke. I make all my bologna so it’s easy.

 

[FreshGround]

I've never made it but I happened to see a couple of YouTube videos just the other day and one thing I observed was that their scoring cuts were much deeper. There was also a lot of rub involved, and bbq sauce was added to it after it was done cooking.

 

[TNJAKE]

Yours looks good bud. Here's how I do mine. Maybe it helps

Smoked Bologna

Hey again. Down here in my neck of the woods you can go to about any bbq restaurant and order a smoked bologna sandwich. Its common practice to just pick up a chub of store bought bologna, score it,slather in mustard and apply rub. Then smoke it. This batch is actually for an older friend of...

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[Winterrider]

Not all bologna are created equal. Pick a bologna chub that you know and like first, then do the smoke. I make all my bologna so it’s easy.

If I may ask, where do you get the big enough casings (approx. 4-5" chub) for making bologna, and if smoking does it take forever to get to temp ? Would like to attempt making my own if find decent recipe or maybe Owens or Curleys mix.