making sausage

[sirfunkeybut]

i want to try and make some sausage from the little kit you get at walmart, do i smoke it or? My grandpa has a smoker but i dont think it will reach more than 80 or so(i think the element is bad). Sorry if this should be posted in the recipe section

[dogtuk]

not sure what kind of kit you got but you need to start your sausage at a low temp say 120 degrees for an hour no smoke to dry the sausage then add smoke a pan of chips smoke for another hour at this low temp then bump up to 140 for an hour then up to 160 for an hour then up to 175 to finish when sausage temp is 152 the sausage is done remove and give a cold water bath till sausage is cold 20-30 min
depending on how big grampas smoker is a hot plate should work ok with a fry pan on top full of chips or a propane cooker be careful with the propane tho you do not want the smoker temp to go over 180 degrees good luck let me know if you need more help

[sirfunkeybut]

thank you very much 
Im gonna go get a thermometer as the smoker doesn't have one.

[Mossy]

Best advice I can give you is to listen to everything dogtuk has to say. He has helped me out alot, especially sausage. If the element is bad, might be cheaper to buy a new smoker for yourself. You can get into a decent electric smoker for around $60, just get a decent thermometer and you'll be good to go.

[Elkrunner]

You can also use an oven it just wont have a smokey flavor. 

[billythekidrock]

Best advice I can give you is to listen to everything dogtuk has to say. He has helped me out alot, especially sausage. If the element is bad, might be cheaper to buy a new smoker for yourself. You can get into a decent electric smoker for around $60, just get a decent thermometer and you'll be good to go.

 
 
Dogtuk is the man when it comes to smoked meat!
God, that sounds g@y.

[Elkrunner]

Best advice I can give you is to listen to everything dogtuk has to say. He has helped me out alot, especially sausage. If the element is bad, might be cheaper to buy a new smoker for yourself. You can get into a decent electric smoker for around $60, just get a decent thermometer and you'll be good to go.

 
 
Dogtuk is the man when it comes to smoked meat!
God, that sounds g@y.

[NRA4LIFE]

I would suggest buying a battery operated thermometer with the wired probes to monitor the internal temperature of the sausage.  Also make sure your kit is one that is for smoking.  Smoking sausage requires a curing agent or bad juju can grow in the sausage.  Smokers are perfect mediums for botulism (moist, low temps, low oxygen).  Look in the ingredients for InstaCure, Prague Powder, etc.

And listen to everything Dogtuk has to say.

[sirfunkeybut]

I had no idea about that thanks for the heads up