A beginner here who needs some help… I want to make some Summer Sausage using the Jalapeno Seasoning mix. I don’t want to do 25lbs but start with say 10lbs. so, I opened the conversion chart up and saw for 5lb conversion it listed three(3) separate amounts; 1/2 cup … 4tbsp … 1tsp . Here’s that dumb question no one wants to ask; A 1/2 cup of ? … 4tbsps of ? … 1tsp of ? I am thinking these ‘amounts’ must have something to do with (1) the Jalapeno seasoning, (2) the Sure Cure, and (3) the Encapsulated Citric Acid?

OH… I think the light just went on! If I take 1/2 cup of seasoning, PLUS 4tbsps of seasoning PLUS 1tsp of seasoning, it would add up to a total of 4.8oz of seasoning per 5lbs of meat… Thank You!

Hey everyone… looking for some help and review/suggestions. Disclaimer: I am NEW to smoking and have yet to make any Summer Sausage. That said, I have been reading all the postings you have been making with respect to ‘The Process’ of making Summer Sausage here on this site. Additionally, I have been watching about every ‘video’ I can find on the subject. Now I guess it’s time to ‘poo or get off the pot’. After all the research I have been doing, it’s pretty obvious that there’s NO ONE WAY of setting up a Cooking Schedule. So, I tried to come up with a Cooking Schedule from the various ‘schedules’ I’ve found out there. I’d appreciate any & all ‘critiques’… suggestions. My goal is to make Summer Sausage out of my venison & elk. The Cooking Schedule I am looking at following is as follows:

1hr @115F… Top/bottom vents open all the way
1hr @125F… Top vent @1/2- bottom vent @1/2
1hr @125F… Top vent @1/8 - bottom vent @1/2 - add humidity & smoke
1hr @140F… Top vent @1/8 -bottom vent @1/8 - (humidity & smoke)
2hrs @155F… Top/bottom vents closed - (humidity & smoke)
Remove and finish in a Sous Vide cooker… 3hrs @155F
Finish with a 1hr ice bath, 1hr @room temperature, refrigerate over night

I have a SmokinTex smoker that I have made a couple of modifications to that seemed ‘necessary’ for the smoking process. Here’s a pic…

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Guess that’s it… just need to know if I am on the right track or am I about to ‘kill’ myself doing something wrong.

Dang… that makes me feel good!