Smoked Kielbasa
In the build up to Christmas I made sausages for the first time in over eight months. I made some smoked kielbasa. The escapade involving the leg and five operations later, has meant it has not been an optimal year … Continued
Homemade Smoked Kielbasa
I have been thinking for some time about making a sausage that I could smoke. I have always been very keen on any smoked food. I have been reading Al Brown’s book, Stoked – Cooking with Fire, and he says … Continued
Change is good…. or is it?
Change is good…. or is it? I met a woman from the United States recently. We were talking about the past. She said her grandmother was born in a house with a thatched roof in Poland in the … Continued
New Zealand’s Champion Sausage
New Zealand’s Champion Sausage This is the cup awarded to the winner of New Zealand’s Champion Sausage. Fantastic result for the Island Bay Butchery who won New Zealand’s supreme sausage award for their smoked kielbasa last year. You can find … Continued
Island Bay Butchers wins Supreme Sausage Award
The Devro New Zealand Sausage Competition is organised annually by Retail Meat New Zealand and is New Zealand’s premier sausage judging event. The competition is an annual highlight for butchers and small-goods manufacturers as they vie for their sausages to … Continued