How to smoke venison sausage without cooking it.

honey badger

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• Dec 6, 2015

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New member. I posted this in the newbie section, but it looks like it may be more appropriate here.

I would like to do is smoke some venison sausage, in a roll,without cooking it. Basically, something similar to Jimmy Dean(but much better using venision). My biggest dilemma is keeping them together. Should I just put them on a fine grate or make aluminum foil boats with holes punched in them? Something else entirely?

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dirtsailor2003

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• Dec 6, 2015

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Stuff them in a fiborous casing like used to make summer sausage. You will need to cold smoke with your smoker temp at or below 40 degrees unless you use cure.

 

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dirtsailor2003 said:

Stuff them in a fiborous casing like used to make summer sausage. You will need to cold smoke with your smoker temp at or below 40 degrees unless you use cure.

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Great idea! I've got some on the way to do summer sausage anyway.
How about smoking patties and/or loose sausage?

 

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• Dec 6, 2015

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Todd at AmazeN Smokers has a product called Q-mats. They work great for keeping food on the grates.

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• Dec 20, 2015

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Just in case someone else comes across this post, looking for an answer.
I quickly added Qmats and a 12" tube smoker to my arsenal. I opted for a Hunter's sausage recipe, so no cure. Then spread it out, and cut it into patties. Cold smoked for almost 2 hours with oak pellets. Pan fried a couple of the smalls, and they were delish! I wish I had kept one unsmoked, just so I could better appreciate the smoke.

 

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• Dec 22, 2015

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Smoking without using cure #1 can be very dangerous.... smoking is a reduced oxygen environment and botulism can grow, and botulism is the most lethal pathogen known to man...

 

Last edited: Dec 22, 2015