Smokin Sausage

[thunderwagn]

So I have tried several times now to smoke some sausage. Each time in my opinion has been a failure. I have been using a local sausage that I have always liked in the past, but it just doesnt get much of a smoke flavor. Gets too dry. Or the skin (casing) gets too hard. I love good smoked sausage, but so far my attempts are terrible! I have been smoking at a low temp. around 220-225. in an offset smoker (chargriller).:doh:

 

[Markbb]

I do brauts on the smoker for approx. 45min then it goes into a pool of simmering beer and onions and peppers.......

 

[thunderwagn]

I did do some brats that came out fantastic! Did em nice and low and not one burst. They were great. I just can't seem to get the sausage right. I loves me some good smoked snausage:-D

 

[dannypat21]

Make sure you are not cooking the sausages too long. When the casing wrinkles up it might have seen too much heat.

 

[Willie's BBQ]

try running them under water as soon as you pull them off the smoker, long enough to drop the internal temp to below 100 degrees

 

[whodeyQ]

How does the smoke get to the meat? Doesn't it all collect on the casing? Kind of like taking the membrane off ribs. just sayin..

 

[peppasawce]

I prefer my Sausages to burst out of the skins a little.. We eat them hot off the grill too

 

[Kevin]

I like to hang sausages and let a fan blow on them for a bit before smoking to dry the casings. Moisture in the casing will inhibit smoke penetration. Maintain the cooker temperature around 155* to 165* for the first few hours, then crank up the temp to finish. For fresh sausage you should cook them to 165* internal to kill the cooties. If I'm smoking a large batch of fresh sausage and plan to store them, I'll hang them and dry the casings with a fan again. Here's an old pic of some in progress, Andouille I think.

 

[MOS95B]

^^^^ Dude knows what he's talking about!!! I've had some of his sausage!!!!

 

[thunderwagn]

Thanks for the tips. I think I am leaving them on to long. I might try to drop the temp down too.

 

[stiffy]

^^^^ Dude knows what he's talking about!!! I've had some of his sausage!!!!

pstt.. MOS said he likes Kevin's SAUSAGE!!!!!!


I like to throw a brat on the drum from time to time..