Should the smoked sausage be cooked or uncooked? What kind of sausage do you use? If you don't want smoked, what kind of sausages would you reco...

That's a pretty basic recipe. I'd say that you could use any sausage you like.

I used the very sausage that unc mentioned. And yes, sausage is hot smoked. At least I don't remember ever seeing cold smoked sausage.

A smoked sausage is going to be already cooked. I'd use Andouille, myself, for this recipe (Aidell's makes one that is very good, easily available, and less fatty than most sausages- they also have a chicken Andouille now.