What Temp is whole hog sausage done at ?

[triplebq]

I smoke my whole hog sausage and was wanting to know the proper temp to cook to for doneness and safety ? Thanks for the help .

It's like say Jimmy Dean or Owens or JC Potter but we make it ourselve's in sleeves .

 

[rivet]

If you smoke it to 165F internal you'll be fine. Thats what we smoke our fatties to as well.

 

[werdwolf]

I'm not sure I understand "sleeves". Is this casing? Watch your smoking temp though, too high and you will render the fat which you don't want to do if your smoking the sausage.

 

[reeko]

Cure added or not?
If no cure , then cook at > 200F , probably 225, until done (USDA says 160).
If cured, then you can smoke at lower temps, I do my sausage at 160-170.

 

[morkdach]

good answer ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[travcoman45]

No cure yer gonna have ta hot smoke it 225° - 250° to an internal a 160° - 165°.

Cured, start out at 130° fer say 1 ta 1 1/2 hours ta dry it, or till it feels dry (casins).

Boost the temp ta 150° an add smoke fer two hours or till ya get the color ya wan't.

Then up the temp ta 170° - 180° to a internal a 155°.

Then give em a nice cold shower till the internal drops below 120°.

 

[reeko]

Thats what I do also for sausage.
But I am a little confused, I pull the sausage (cured/smoked) when it hits 155 per most of the recipes I have read.
How do we reconcile that with the USDA recomendation to cook pork to 160?

 

[triplebq]

Plastic wrappers with no name on them , about 2.5 inches around . You take it out of the wrapper and fry it up .

 

[travcoman45]

It will carry over some heat on its own. Plus were dealin with a cured meat product ta boot.

The 160° is fer a raw pork product bein cooked.

 

[travcoman45]

Sounds like a uncured pork pattie, yer gonna have ta hot smoke that en but then it would be cooked.

 

[triplebq]

breakfast sausage mostly not cured , but add in some cured as well . thanks for the great help and answers . it hits 170 and I pull it and sometimes it seem over done.

 

[triplebq]

Exactly , you beat me to it . thanks

 

[tasunkawitko]

>>it hits 170 and I pull it and sometimes it seem over done.<<

yep, i'd agree - it's probably well over-done at 170.