New Toy

[AJ]

The little brown toy truck stopped by my place today and dropped off a SmokinTex Pro1400 electric Smoker. It is being seasoned with hickory as I type this. Hopefully this Friday or Saturday, I can manage to drop another deer that will be turned into sausage. Planning to do 1/2 summer sausage and 1/2 hot italian sausage. MMMM mmmmm!

[VermontHunter]

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The little brown toy truck stopped by my place today and dropped off a SmokinTex Pro1400 electric Smoker. It is being seasoned with hickory as I type this. Hopefully this Friday or Saturday, I can manage to drop another deer that will be turned into sausage. Planning to do 1/2 summer sausage and 1/2 hot italian sausage. MMMM mmmmm!

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Sounds to me that AJ, needs to be sharing... http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Swamphunter]

A free sample would be nice AJ!!

[Snipe]

Hope you enjoy the new smoker...I will PM you my addy so you may send Ole Snipe a sampler platter... http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif http://www.realtree.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Let us know how well it works....

[HuntingInMaine]

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Planning to do 1/2 summer sausage

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Would you mind sharing the summer sausage recipe with me?

[AJ]

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Would you mind sharing the summer sausage recipe with me?

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Sure, I use the Cabela's spices (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jhtml?id=0023286516258a&navAction=jump&navCou nt=5&indexId=cat570004&podId=0023286&catalogCode=X E&parentId=cat570004&parentType=index&rid=&cmCat=M ainCatcat20075&hasJS=true) at this time. Once I get the hang of using this thing, I plan to experiment a bit and come up with my own concoction.

[billygoat]

You will love your smoker.... for everything!
Got a gas smoker last year... it doesn't matter what it is... the slower the better... cook it slow then take it up to temp after several hours...

What type of barks are you going to use... I have stuck with mesquite and cherry... but just got some hickory and apple to try.

Share some of the secrets... especially w/ sausage (how long will it keep in the freezer) All of the books I read, only say 1 -2 months, but any summer sausage you buy will keep in the freezer for well over a year?

[AJ]

Hey BG,
The last 2 years I had a deer turned into summer sausage by a local butcher. It was fantastic! I cut the logs into 6-8" sections and vacuum sealed them, then threw them in the freezer. They lasted at least a year. It was hard to pace my eating to have them last until the next hunting season. A year later, I cut open a bag and it smelled like it just came out of the smokehouse.

I am planning to use hickory, apple, and a little mesquite.

[billygoat]

Thats what I thought! I have never had summer sausage spoil in two months! Next year I am planning on making some summer and jerky... so we need to get some recipies together... also what type of casings are you going to use and where are you going to get them?

[AJ]

Like I said earlier, I got the Cabelas kit. It includes cure, seasonings, casings, and instructions. I tried their jerkey a kit and it worked great. I did that stuff in the oven. The next batch will be done in the smoker.

I bought a few BBQ books and have a bunch of recipes for rubs, glazes, sauces, etc. I am planning to do a brisket tomorrow.

[billygoat]

O.K. AJ, guess I missed that you had said it was a "kit"... I know there are several different types of casings.... some are animal/synthetic/, some must be soaked... so on and so forth... do you know what kind of casings came with your kit? How did they work? Thanks... BTW, how did the batch turn out.

[AJ]

I have not made it yet. Here is what Cabelas says about the casings:

"Summer Sausage Casings are mahogany skins for smoking or cooking larger summer sausages. Strings pre-tied on the end. Per 20."

I am going to use the smoker for the first time this afternoon as I do a briskett.

[JimT]

Thats cool...I would like to get one some day for sure. My uncle smokes meat all the time. Awsome stuff.