I have not been here for a while but am glad I came back and foung the recipe for this sausage. It sure looks nice. I got sme deer meat from a friend who hunts and will try making it tomorrow.

Thanks redzed. The POli recipe looks good to me. Will give it a go tomorrow.

I would like to make a few merquez sausages and instead of the spices use the harissa blend. Can someboby help me with amount I need? Making 3lbs. And on the ingrediends it says that there already is salt. So do I reduce my salt? Thanks for your help.

Thanks for advice Crusty and Red. A bread proofer converted to a smoker would be great but I'm looking for somthing smaller so that I could keep it in the garage and carry out when smoking. And I'm not much good at tinkering. Best for me is something I can just plug and play. Will look around for a ...

Thanks Redzed and thanks BobK for the PM. I'm glad I joined you guys. Bit more study and I'll be smoking! I'm looking at a Bradley smoker but sort of concerned about being stuck with buying those expensive pucks. And I read that many end up buying the Amazen smoke tray and use it in the Bradley. See...

Hi guys! I have been spending a lot of time reading all the great info on this site for a while now. Certainly an encyclopedia of sausage info! I have the Marianski and Aidells' books and have made some fresh sausages. Will be getting a smoker soon and progressing from there. Very practical hobby. :...