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I made my first attempt at smoked brats last nite. Last nite I stoped by the butcher shop and picked up 2-4 packs of fresh made brats. He left them all connected together. I hung them over a dowel in my smoker and set the heat for 100 degrees for 75
minutes. Then I put in a little piece of hickory wood and shut the door. Set the heat at 180 degrees and let it go. Pulled them out when the thermometer hit 156 degrees and put them into a
ice water bath to cool them off. My wife & I tasted one and it was delicious!!!

The only problem I saw was they touched each other while hanging. I had 4 brats linked on a string and 2 hung down each side of the dowel. Where they touched during the smoking process, didnt turn color like the rest of the brat. It stayed opaque or white. How can I achieve seperation on these without cutting the links apart and using the grill racks?

4/28/048:16 AM

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