How long will smoked sausage last in fridge

---k--- · 12-14-2012, 10:52 AM

I made 5# of summer sausage and 5# of andouille last saturday. The summer has 3tb of tenderquick and the andouille had 1tsp of pink salt. I smoked it to 155*, the andouille on Sunday and the Summer on Wednesday. I vacuum sealed up small packages today.

My plan is to eat/hand out on Christmas. Any thoughts on how long it can stay in the fridge both in vacuum sealed and then once opened? I got some ideas, but I'm not sure if they are based on fact or old bad habits.

Thanks,

chad · 12-14-2012, 11:18 AM

They'll keep for a while, but, I freeze anything I'm not using within 4-5 days (smoked) or 1-2 days (fresh). Just me and YMMV!

deguerre · 12-14-2012, 11:47 AM

It depends on how hungry I am...

Trust the piggie's post though...

wnkt · 12-14-2012, 12:22 PM

If I don't plan on eating them in a week or so I freeze em.
The smoke and the curing will take care of a lot of the nasties and they are in the fridge...but why chance having to throw away perfectly good sausage

Bludawg · 12-14-2012, 12:55 PM

Until it grows hair or you eat it which ever occurs first

---k--- · 12-14-2012, 02:57 PM

Thanks for the responses. Probably better safe than sorry.

I was actually thinking they probably were good unsealed for almost two weeks, and vac sealed probably a month or so. It just seems a bit silly to freeze them for about 5 days and then start defrosting again unless needed.

chad · 12-14-2012, 03:26 PM

It would "probably" be OK, but all it takes is someone to not close the fridge completely or some other slight calamity to let the cooties loose on all your work. Don't ask me how I know this or where the body is buried.

12-14-2012, 10:52 AM	#1
---k--- is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 09-07-10 Location: Chicago, IL - West burbs	How long will smoked sausage last in fridge I made 5# of summer sausage and 5# of andouille last saturday. The summer has 3tb of tenderquick and the andouille had 1tsp of pink salt. I smoked it to 155*, the andouille on Sunday and the Summer on Wednesday. I vacuum sealed up small packages today. My plan is to eat/hand out on Christmas. Any thoughts on how long it can stay in the fridge both in vacuum sealed and then once opened? I got some ideas, but I'm not sure if they are based on fact or old bad habits. Thanks, __________________ -Ryan Proudly Smoking on a UDS, PBC & Accidental Winner of the 2012 "Saucy" Throwdown.

12-14-2012, 11:18 AM	#2
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL	They'll keep for a while, but, I freeze anything I'm not using within 4-5 days (smoked) or 1-2 days (fresh). Just me and YMMV! __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker (RIP), WSM (RIP), Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill (RIP), Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill (RIP), Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker (new heating element), Pit Boss Tailgater pellet pooper.

12-14-2012, 11:47 AM	#3
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL	It depends on how hungry I am... Trust the piggie's post though... __________________ Guerry [FONT=Book Antiqua]Pit Beeatch for Team Munchkin[/FONT] [FONT=Book Antiqua][B]Avatar by Northwest BBQ [/B][/FONT]"...In nature, there are predators. I believe the common denominator of the universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility and murder..." Werner Herzog

12-14-2012, 12:22 PM	#4
wnkt is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-08-06 Location: Upstate South Carolina	If I don't plan on eating them in a week or so I freeze em. The smoke and the curing will take care of a lot of the nasties and they are in the fridge...but why chance having to throw away perfectly good sausage __________________ Chargriller Super Pro with a big ol rust hole and a mouse nest ------ Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood --saying in a fortune cookie--

12-14-2012, 12:55 PM	#5
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	Until it grows hair or you eat it which ever occurs first __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

12-14-2012, 02:57 PM	#6
---k--- is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 09-07-10 Location: Chicago, IL - West burbs	Thanks for the responses. Probably better safe than sorry. I was actually thinking they probably were good unsealed for almost two weeks, and vac sealed probably a month or so. It just seems a bit silly to freeze them for about 5 days and then start defrosting again unless needed. __________________ -Ryan Proudly Smoking on a UDS, PBC & Accidental Winner of the 2012 "Saucy" Throwdown.

12-14-2012, 03:26 PM	#7
chad somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-13-03 Location: Clearwater, FL	It would "probably" be OK, but all it takes is someone to not close the fridge completely or some other slight calamity to let the cooties loose on all your work. Don't ask me how I know this or where the body is buried. __________________ Dave Southern Brethren BBQ Competition Team "It's all about getting paid!" - Myron Mixon "I love being hated in my hometown!" - David Hair KingFisher Gator Rotisserie cooker (RIP), WSM (RIP), Stainless 5 burner with IR gas grill (RIP), Turkey Fryer, Weber JD Commemorative grill (RIP), Masterbuilt 40" insulated ELECTRIC smoker (new heating element), Pit Boss Tailgater pellet pooper.