Abstract: A sausage reel includes first and second end plates with a plurality of support bars extending therebetween. The bars are releasably fastened between the end plates in either first or second arrays. A continuous sausage is wound about the entire selected array with the reel then placed in a smoker oven. Upon removal of the reel from the cooker a knife is guided along each bar to present a plurality of sausage links having a length corresponding to the distance between adjacent bars of the selected array. The releasable fastening of the bars in extension between the end plates allows the user to vary the size and/or configuration of the bar array so as to vary the length of the sausage links. The reel is rotatable within a stand to enhance the initial winding of the sausage about the array as well as subsequent cutting of the sausage links therefrom.