Thanks Tjr. Nice tips. The 75 minute cold smoke was just to dry the casings some (according to CS instructions), and there was NO wood involved then. I did hot smoke them (using a 1 oz chunk of CS hickory) after the drying process for almost 2 1/2 hrs to an internal temp of 156.
I was thinking of maybe taking a 2" long, 1/4" dowel and cutting a "V" in each end. Place each end of this V on the "string" connecting the links so it would hold them apart. Easy to make & test. And the best part is, the experiments are edible!
