I decided to take a shot at some summer sausage style chubs..
I did 2 that were a moose garlic sausage with cubed marble cheese and 20% pork fat.(not real sure how the cheese will hold up)
They were stuffed 3 inch fibrous casings
The other was my Italian mix of spices with moose and pork fat. These were stuffed in 2.5 inch fibrous casing.
Was cool out today. Averaged about -15 celcius during the day,then dipped to -21 towards the last 2 hours of cooking. I was quite surprised as temps were easy to maintain in the plywood box..took about 11 hours start to finish...
No pics of the mixing process, just a few from the end of the smoke, the icebath and then hanging to bloom...
Boy, patience sure is a must in this hobby. They stalled out at 138 degrees,but I just left the smoker alone as it was maintaining a nice smooth 168 temp. Before I knew it, the chubs rose to 151...LOL..kinda snuck up on me...
The best thing I did, was to purchase a couple of digital thermometers.One that was stationary, and the other I could pack the reciever with me in the house..was a huge help to have them
I did 2 that were a moose garlic sausage with cubed marble cheese and 20% pork fat.(not real sure how the cheese will hold up)
They were stuffed 3 inch fibrous casings
The other was my Italian mix of spices with moose and pork fat. These were stuffed in 2.5 inch fibrous casing.
Was cool out today. Averaged about -15 celcius during the day,then dipped to -21 towards the last 2 hours of cooking. I was quite surprised as temps were easy to maintain in the plywood box..took about 11 hours start to finish...
No pics of the mixing process, just a few from the end of the smoke, the icebath and then hanging to bloom...
Boy, patience sure is a must in this hobby. They stalled out at 138 degrees,but I just left the smoker alone as it was maintaining a nice smooth 168 temp. Before I knew it, the chubs rose to 151...LOL..kinda snuck up on me...
The best thing I did, was to purchase a couple of digital thermometers.One that was stationary, and the other I could pack the reciever with me in the house..was a huge help to have them