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Ed Pawlowski

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 17:37:22 -0500, wrote:

>I love kielbasa but have only bought it at the hot bar in our grocery store. I
>never cooked it. My question is, when you buy it at the store, is it already
>cooked like hot dogs, or does it need to be cooked? If it's just a matter of
>heating it up, what's the best way? Thanks.

Translation: Polish = kielbasa English = sausage

Therefore, it is possible to find many variations of kielbasa. That
said, 99% of the time it is smoked and fully cooked. It can be eaten
hot or cold. If you find fresh, it must be cooked like any other pork
sausage to at least 160 degrees.

If you are buying the packaged stuff, I've never seen it in any form
other than smoked and fully cooked.

I will also suggest that you seek out a good Polish food store and see
what they have. I buy from a couple of different places for the
variations, but it is all good, far superior than anything I've had
from the supermarket. Variations include extra lean, extra smoked,
extra garlic, fine grind, course grind.

You can heat it in the microwave, in a pan of boiling water, in a pan,
on the grill (my favorite). You can cut it up and fry it with
potatoes and onions. You can use it in soup and jambalaya.