Smokehouse Recipes

Once you’ve made your own sausage a few times, I can almost guarantee you won’t go back to store bought links again. Making your own sausage lets you control the meat you use, the amount and type of fat, preservatives, as well as the endless variations of herbs, spices and additional flavorings. It’s even easy to customize a single batch by dividing the base ingredients and adding different flavors. For instance, in this recipe, you may want half of the batch mild and the other half spicy; simply add a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes and...

By: Andy Lightbody One of the best ways to wake up in the morning is to the smell of fresh coffee, and something sizzling on the grill or in the frying pan. One of the best treats that are simple and easy to make is homemade sausage patties! And while ground pork is likely to be the top choice for most folks, you can make great sausage patties with everything from venison and elk to domestic beef. It just comes down to what you like and what you have in your freezer. Commercial breakfast sausage is made for the “masses,”...