- Jan 13, 2008
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Well I finally decided to make a couple fatties. The local grocer had some Jimmy Dean's on sale 2 for $3 so I bought a couple and picked up a couple chubs of store brand spicy sausage as well for $.99ea.
There must be a trick to rolling the sausage, I flattend it out and ended up making more of a bowl and folding the top up then using a bacon wrap to hold it shut. One thing I did notice is the the Jimmy Dean's didn't seem as greasy as the store brand and was firmer and easier to work with. The store brand kept wanting to fall apart. I put both fatties in the freezer for 15 minutes and that seemed to help before I put them in the smoker.
Nothing fancy for filling, just filled with some various cheeses (the woman doesn't like much for veggies) and one I put some italian seasonings in. I figure I could have them with some spaghetti tonight then.
As far as cheese goes, would I be better off using chunk/block as opposed to shredded? This time I used a blend of various shredded cheeses, but I don't know if they'll just melt into the meat. Whereas a large chunk may hold form better.
Will post some pics when they come out. Didn't think of it when I was putting them together.
There must be a trick to rolling the sausage, I flattend it out and ended up making more of a bowl and folding the top up then using a bacon wrap to hold it shut. One thing I did notice is the the Jimmy Dean's didn't seem as greasy as the store brand and was firmer and easier to work with. The store brand kept wanting to fall apart. I put both fatties in the freezer for 15 minutes and that seemed to help before I put them in the smoker.
Nothing fancy for filling, just filled with some various cheeses (the woman doesn't like much for veggies) and one I put some italian seasonings in. I figure I could have them with some spaghetti tonight then.
As far as cheese goes, would I be better off using chunk/block as opposed to shredded? This time I used a blend of various shredded cheeses, but I don't know if they'll just melt into the meat. Whereas a large chunk may hold form better.
Will post some pics when they come out. Didn't think of it when I was putting them together.
