Search results

  • Some of the links on this forum allow SMF, at no cost to you, to earn a small commission when you click through and make a purchase. Let me know if you have any questions about this.
  1. Cajun Smokes

    How to Use Cure #1 in Rice Dressing

    Most of my younger life, I assisted with local BBQ fundraisers by spending hours cooking, serving and cleaning. Quite a chore but was worth it in the end to know it was for good causes. During this time, those in charge would never consider rice dressing from fear of botulism if the dressing...
  2. Cajun Smokes

    Step by Step Chicken / Smoked Deer Sausage Gumbo From Louisiana

    First is the disclaimer: This gumbo does not reflect how all Cajuns cook gumbo. With that being said, this is my first gumbo this winter season and decided to step it out. My go to is "hen" for gumbo. This bird is a little over 7lb and takes longer to become tender and longer cooked gumbo =...
  3. Cajun Smokes

    Insane Sausage

    Local smoke shop brands themselves on unique sausage. Stopped in to browse and had to pick up a couple of things. Settled on ghost pepper and dragons breath for my first samples. Haven't cooked any yet but looking forward to it. As you will see below, they certainly have come up with unique...
  4. Cajun Smokes

    Ghost Peppers after only one week.

    Many of us have suffered with our ghost pepper plants not producing while every other pepper in the garden if fully loaded. Down here in South Louisiana, temps had elevated as high as 111° just a couple weeks ago. A week ago temps finally dropped to lowers 90s during the day here and now my...
  5. Cajun Smokes

    Fermented Galic Honey

    Recently I found myself getting into fermentation of meat and vegetables. Fermented garlic in honey just didn't make sense to me, seemed like a flavor confusion lol. After researching this, discovering health benefits and so many people saying the flavor is terrific after the fermentation has...
  6. Cajun Smokes

    Antone else having difficulty posting?

    I have made several post over the last couple weeks with no response at all, even when asking questions direct. Anyone else experience this?
  7. Cajun Smokes

    Coconut / Pineapple sausage assistance

    Been working on pineapple sausage lately. So far I am satisfied with the flavor profile but still looking for that next level. Just came to me, how would coconut taste in pineapple sausage? Seems logical, they are paired together all the time with satisfying results. Here is my road block, how...
  8. Cajun Smokes

    Ideas For Freezer Into A Smoker

    Recent hurricanes have left me with a full size stand up freezer that no longer works as intended. Best I can tell, it's a late 70s, early 80s model with coils in the shelves. I am hoping to get a little feed back from those that may have already been through "lessons learned". My idea is to...
  9. Cajun Smokes

    How much pepper for spicy

    So I finally have my sausage and boudin recipes tweek to my liking but I'm a "spicy" kinda guy. My tolerance of spice is above many people in my family circle. Just to give an idea, my fresh sausage, I use 2+ teaspoons of cayenne per pound and still add a little more after I cook it. What would...
  10. Cajun Smokes

    Increasing jalapeno flavoring in sausage

    Made a small batch of jalapeno & cheese sausage for a few people at work. It has good flavor but lacking an obvious jalapeno taste, it very faint. Im using a tablespoon of freeze dried jalapeno per pound. How can I increase or enhance the jalapeno flavoring?
  11. Cajun Smokes

    Butt for Sale

    Calling all Louisiana smokers, Rouses Grocery has twin pack pork butts for $.98lb. Great stock up time. Happy smoking
  12. Cajun Smokes

    The Sausage Maker is busy

    Sausage Maker seems to be very busy. Place an order over a week ago and it stayed in "processing". Website has a letter stating orders are backing up. They were kind enough to credit my order so I could find supplies somewhere else. I really like there products, never had any issues. Any...
  13. Cajun Smokes

    Inkbird Issues

    While smoking a batch of sausage this weekend, my inkbird begin acting up at the end of cooking. Had to monitor with my hand held thermometer to complete. This 4 port inkbird has worked great for almost a year. Only had one probe go out with no other issues. Towards the end of my smoke yesterday...
  14. Cajun Smokes

    Introduction

    Long time looker here at the forum, finally took the time to join. Over the last few years I have gathered and learned much useful information here. Now I hope to continue learning and give back in any way I can. Happy Smoking
Top Bottom
Back
Clicky