Cooking stall in my smoker HELP

[Ronald Shrout]

samspade I did. Smoker to hot water then right in a ice bath they were split when I took them out of the hot water.

[processhead]

I would agree that you probably had some hot spots in your kettle near the bottom, and most likely was what split your casings.

[Ronald Shrout]

processhead I think next time I’ll suspend them somehow so there all at the same depth. Gonna do 20 lbs of summer sausage next but I think I’ll smoke em till 140 then finish in the oven that worked better last year.

[processhead]

Ronald Shrout said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

processhead I think next time I’ll suspend them somehow so there all at the same depth. Gonna do 20 lbs of summer sausage next but I think I’ll smoke em till 140 then finish in the oven that worked better last year.

With a large kettle full of hot water, you can do a couple of things to avoid breakage.

First, while heating the water, give it a stir once in while to help get all the water to an even temperature.

Next, you can shut the burner off just before you put the sausage in the kettle. Bring the water up to 175-180 degrees. With the heat removed you won’t get an hot spots.
Monitor the internal temperature of the sausage and remove and chill when you get to the target temperature.

You can try and suspend them. In my experience, sausages want to float horizontally on the surface unless you weight one end or something like that.

[Ronald Shrout]

processhead I like that idea it sure didn’t take long to come to temp after I put them in the water.

[Ronald Shrout]

Ronald Shrout Think I really need to win that knife set…LOL

[Ronald Shrout]

Ronald Shrout

[craigrice]

nice looking batch of meat

[Dr_Pain]

Sheesh! I need to get back to cooking so I can compete with you guys. That is some good looking product

[Denny O]

Dr_Pain said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Sheesh! I need to get back to cooking so I can compete with you guys. That is some good looking product

Doc, you just take care of you first! Take your meds now so you can make your meals later!!

[YooperDog]

@dennyo I liked it before the edit, lol

[Dr_Pain]

@dennyo said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Dr_Pain said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Sheesh! I need to get back to cooking so I can compete with you guys. That is some good looking product

Doc, you just take care of you first! Take your meds now so you can make your meals later!!

Getting better everyday. I made a dish last night (from my childhood) that I will share soon. It is a simple all in one and cooked in the microwave. Simple enough and TASTY!!!

[wdaly]

Dr_Pain Sounds like you’re healing well. I know you’ve probably been told a thousand times, but “baby steps”. We’re still praying for you.

[Dr_Pain]

wdaly said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Dr_Pain Sounds like you’re healing well. I know you’ve probably been told a thousand times, but “baby steps”. We’re still praying for you.

Thanks for the continued prayers. Yea, I have been told and keep reminding myself daily that it will be a long process

[cdavis]

Ronald Shrout turned out a great looking finial product

[craigrice]

Dr_Pain slow and steady wins the race you don’t want to do this twice as long

[samspade]

Dr_Pain take it easy on the road back. One dish at a time. Were just glad to see ya back.

[Denny O]

Dr_Pain said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

@dennyo said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Dr_Pain said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Sheesh! I need to get back to cooking so I can compete with you guys. That is some good looking product

Doc, you just take care of you first! Take your meds now so you can make your meals later!!

Getting better everyday. I made a dish last night (from my childhood) that I will share soon. It is a simple all in one and cooked in the microwave. Simple enough and TASTY!!!

Ohh, Very glad to hear! Push yourself mindfully a little and keep it slow and steady.

[Dr_Pain]

craigrice said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Dr_Pain slow and steady wins the race you don’t want to do this twice as long

I agree intellectually but emotionally I need to feel like I am productive. I am learning every day to take it easy and unfortunately some days I learn the hard way

[Dr_Pain]

samspade said in Cooking stall in my smoker HELP:

Dr_Pain take it easy on the road back. One dish at a time. Were just glad to see ya back.

Speaking of dishes…. Anyone have any interest to a French Canadian dish called Creton. I made some the other day and thought you guys would enjoy. It is so easy and actually cooked isn’t he microwave ROFL!!! (Traditionally it is cooked on the stove top but the microwave version is so much easier)