Smoked sausage
Pick your favorite smoking wood and sausages for a simple and easy recipe that lets the smoker or BBQ do their magic. The Kitchen Bucket List wants to get you cooking outdoors, if this is your first time smoking, your family and friends will love it.✨ Preheat ✨ Smoke ✨ Enjoy ✨
Equipment
- Smoker or BBQ with indirect cooking system
- Smoking wood
- Remote thermometer or instant read thermometer
- BBQ tongs
Ingredients
- 4 Bratwurst sausages, 6 - 8 oz (each)
- 4 Mild Italian sausages, 6 - 8 oz (each)
Instructions
Prepare to smoke
- Preheat the smoker or charcoal BBQ smoker to 225℉.
- BBQers, prepare BBQ for indirect cooking and add smoking wood.
- Place a drip pan under the grill grate with water. Pellet grill smokers use a heatproof container with water to add moisture.
Smoke
- Once preheated, place the sausages on the grill grate. If you have a remote thermometer, place the probe in one of the sausages to gauge the temperature.
- Close the lid and smoke for approximately 2 - 3 hours or until the internal temperature has reached 165℉.NOTE: If you are not using a remote thermometer, check the internal temperature about half way through your estimated cook time. See "How long to smoke sausage" section for more details.
- Once the internal temperature has reached 165℉, pull the smoked sausages off the grill.
- Serve and Enjoy these beautifully smoked bratwurst and Italian sausages.
