Oak spirals in smoker

[Beerbelly]

I had a couple of old dried toasted oak spirals laying around, and threw them in my barrel smoker along with some Cherry wood to smoke some summer sausage. Seems like a good use, eh?

 

[Minbari]

If it burns

How well does the smoke penetrate sausage with casings? Never tried it

 

[J A]

If it burns

How well does the smoke penetrate sausage with casings? Never tried it

Works very well...I don't like a lot of smoke flavor so I let them smoke for an hour or two with fairly mild wood (maple, alder, etc) and then do a water bath to bring them up to temp. Flavor is great. You could pour on the smoke with mesquite or oak if you wanted to boost the flavor.

 

[Beerbelly]

What JA said...more wood, more smoke flavor.

 

[Donoroto]

Works very well...I don't like a lot of smoke flavor so I let them smoke for an hour or two with fairly mild wood (maple, alder, etc) and then do a water bath to bring them up to temp. Flavor is great. You could pour on the smoke with mesquite or oak if you wanted to boost the flavor.

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