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smoking kielbasa horizontally
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 15:22
by Peck
Hello, I was excited to find this site being a second generation Polish American. I have done a lot of meat and fish smoking, pulled pork, blue fish etc. This will be my first sausage making effort and wanted to start with kielbasa. I have a horizontal barrel smoker with side firebox. The kielbasa rings will be laying down on the grill instead of the usual hanging vertical. Will that be a problem?
Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 15:55
by Bob K
Welcome aboard Peck!
Not a problem at all. You may get some lines on the sausage from the grill so just move them around a few times. Its just a cosmetic issue.
The most important part is to start low (130f) and
gradually increase the smoker temp , do not exceed 170f in the smoker. Cook to an internal temp of around 155f.
There are smoking intructions along with a recipe here:
http://www.meatsandsausages.com/sausage ... hot-smoked