Post by strippitman on Oct 29, 2013 7:58:14 GMT -5
I'm trying to use up meat from last year's dear. So, over the weekend I made some summer sausage. I used a seasoning kit from a company called PS Seasonings and then I added fresh Jalapenos and sharp cheddar cheese. I threw it in my Bradley smoker for an hour at 130 degrees to dry the casing out and then I bumped up the temp every 2 hours after that but did not increase the heat beyond 170. I applied smoke once I bumped the smoker temp up to 140 and applied it for 2 hours. I prepared a 160 degree hot water bath and placed the logs in that after they had reach an internal temperature of 140 in the smoker. I pulled them out of the water bath once they had achieved an IT of 152. They turned out fantastic! The only thing I was disappointed in was the peppers didn't had any heat like a had hoped. I think I'll just throw in some ground cayenne to spice up the next batch. This is the best SS I've made to date. I knew it was good when my wife even said she really liked it 
