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On Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:23:44 -0500, John
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Cold winds or temps can
easily add a couple hours to the smoking time.


That may be the problem. It is not that cold here. I do notice when it
is in the 50s my gas grille is not as hot.


So, you guys are really cooking the birds as opposed to actually
"smoking" them. If the pop up timer is going off, it must be cooked, not
smoked. Not a big deal really as long as you get the flavor I guess...


Why do you say, "If the pop up timer....?"

The timer indicates the internal temp of the meat has reached a 'safe to eat'
state. Whether or not the bird has a pop up gauge (not a timer), it must still
be 'cooked' to a state of doneness.


No, not if it's smoked... My smoked meat never gets above 160 degrees,
it's smoked, not cooked.



What sort of meat are you talking about?

Pork is what I usually smoke... I make Kielbasa.


So you are making sausage that will finish cooking later? That would
make sense.

Yeah, if it's not smoked it needs to be cooked before it's eaten. I use
Boston butts, Fresh Garlic, coarse salt, black pepper, water, and
natural casings.

Hand slung or machine washed?

Well, if you mean stuffed, I have a hand grinder I use for making and
stuffing. I have three girls so there is always someone there to turn
the crank..

Nope, I was basically referring to the 'natural casings', which I assumed meant
hog intestines. Hog intestines are also use for a food group called 'chitlins',
or 'chitterlings' (if you're a *real* friggin yankee). Here's a little info on
cleaning them:

"Chitlins can be boiled, stewed or fried. I prefer them fried, but I've eaten
them every way they can be prepared. I've heard about the different ways to
"clean" chitlins. They can be hand-slung, stump-whomped or finger-squeezed. No
matter how you do it, you've got to whip the **** out of them. Nobody want to
eat chitlins with a stray hog-turd still lurking in there."

Thus my question. If you're stuffing your sausage into 'hand slung' intestines,
then I might retract my offer to test a couple pounds!

I buy my gut in shingles and have never seen any evidence of anything
"dirty" or unsterilized in there. They come packed in salt and you wash
them a lot before you use them too.. But if you don't want any, that's
just more for us... We can go through 30 pounds pretty fast around
Christmas

Whoops! It sounds as though you took my chittlin comments as a slight on the way
you prepare your kielbasa. I intended no such thing. The comments were meant in
jest, that's all.

Please accept my apologies!
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Hope you're having a great day!

John H