The Smokehouse Answers

Some questions don’t need an essay. They need somebody behind a counter who’s heard the question a thousand times and answers it straight — no scenic route, no upsell, just the thing you wanted to know.

That’s this series. One question per volume, answered the way the counter answers it, in about two minutes of reading. A new one lands every week. The newest sits on top.

The Volumes

Air Fryer Smoked Sausage: The Real Numbers — September 20, 2026

How Much Smoked Sausage Per Person — August 31, 2026

The Best Sausage for Gumbo — August 31, 2026

Ask the Counter

The best questions in this series come from real customers, and yours is welcome. Two ways to ask: email info@opasfbg.com with the subject line Ask the Counter — or do it the original way, out loud, at the tasting station in Fredericksburg, where the answers come with a toothpick.

We read every question. The ones that would help everybody become future volumes — so if yours shows up here someday, that’s the counter’s way of saying it was a good one. (We won’t quote you or use your name without asking first.)

Want the deeper coursework behind the quick answers? The Sausage School holds the full curriculum — the definitions, the buying guides, and the tradition behind all of it.

Small batch. Craft made. Texas-German tradition — since 1947.