I'd like to hear opinions on this. It seems to me the quality of store bought smoked sausage and kielbasa has gone down over the years. When my mother made black bean and sausage soup in her clay cooker when I was growing up, the sausage had better flavor and the casing a nice snap. I find it hard these days to find anything that really comes close. I occasionally cook using a Romertopf clay cooker in the oven with her recipe but it just isn't the same. I also like to cook these sausages on the smoker for snacks while waiting for the ribs to finish. Looking for readily available store bough items. Feel free to list items that can be purchased online and shipped as well. Thanks in advance for your input!
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Prasek's Hillje Smoked sausage from El Campo Texas is mine. When I get a chance to get up there, I love me some Hill Country sausage from Black's BBQ in Lockhart, German country perfection !!!
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I like Prasek's sausage, but my favorite is Maeker's, also a Texas product, from Shiner, the home of Shiner Bock Beer.
I don't know if they ship out of state, but you could call them.
BTW, Prasek's makes great jerky, too. You can order from them.
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Conecuh Sausage made right here in ALabama has been our favorite for as long as I can remember. They are slowly expanding their distribution, use to be only parts of AL, but now it's inching to other states......
It's fun to stop in when I'm headed south to the Gulf. Their shop is open to the public, right off I-65.
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My fav smoked sausages are the Hot Italian ones from Fresh Market that I smoke on my PBC along with chicken for every single chicken cook. My freezer is full of home-smoked sausage!
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The kielbasa I really miss is Kowalski’s Kowality kielbasa. It’s made in Hamtramck Mi. Haven’t had it in decades. The cost of shipping is practically the cost of the sausage. So I’m in the land of German sausage influence, who do not know how to make Polish sausage. Hillshire brand does not cut it, it’s some bland generic sausage.
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I just checked, and the Conecuh is available in the following North Carolina stores:
North Carolina
Cherry Point MCAS
Ft Bragg North
Ft Bragg South
Ingle's Markets
Food Lion
Publix
May or may not be the best, but its nice and spicy, and I like its reasonable $3.99 a pound price, and it goes good on the grill. A 4 pound pack is usually even cheaper here at Walmart, for about $12 or so.
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jfmorris thank you. I have a Food Lion nearby. There's a Publix in Winston-Salem which is about 15 minutes away and an Ingle's in Walnut Cove which isn't too far.
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Crap, now you guys got me wanting to go to Prasek's, they opened a new one in Sealy just about 30 minutes or so from the house. Gotta have me some of that.....
...oh yea and they got some of that....
...oh excuse me you really wanted some of this .....
...oh yea and they got this tiny little meat counter iffin ya want some more.....
I'm outta here, I'll be at Prasek's this week end if anyone wants to meat up !!!! Later !!!
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My favorite store bought Kielbasa is from:
​​​​​​ S&D Polish Deli, 2204 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
www.polishfoodandgifts.com
Their Wedding Kielbasa is a double smoked Kielbasa with a hint of garlic. This Kielbasa is a real treat. You get the smoky taste with just the right amount of garlic and pepper. Once you have it you can't get enough of it. Price per pound $7.49. Sold in packages apr.1.5-1.3/4 lb..Last edited by WVsmoke; March 28, 2019, 04:55 PM.
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