Author Topic: Anyone every use Hickory Sawdust?  (Read 2411 times)

MNGuy1959

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Anyone every use Hickory Sawdust?
« on: October 01, 2014, 04:40:47 PM »
So, as I am talking to my parents about the whole family recipe for sausage, my Mom asks me if I am using saw dust.  I have never even heard of that, but apparently that is what they generally have used to smoke their sausage over the years.  For our Smoking-It models, I am not sure how that would even work.  I am curious if anyone has ever tried this? 

I have the wood insert for chips, but I don't think it would work very well for sawdust.  Also, wouldn't the smoker get this sawdust too hot and start a fire?  We are going to smoke at 140 so I think that is pretty warm to have sawdust that close to the heating coil. 
Gene from Minnesota
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Re: Anyone every use Hickory Sawdust?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2014, 06:03:54 PM »
I use Hickory Saw Dust in my Big Chief. But you would NOT want to use it in the Smokin-It.

I would use chips with the chip screen.
Gregg - Fargo, ND
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Re: Anyone every use Hickory Sawdust?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2014, 10:15:32 PM »
Agree with Gregg - no on the saw dust.
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