Issue on the snack stix...(Revised w.QVIEW)

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Made snack stix today like I always do, same mix and everything. Used small sheep casing, everything stuffed ok. Started out at 120 for an hour then added smoke with the AMPS raising the temp10 or so every hour. When the first probe got to 152  I pulled them out and hit the ice bath. It was then I noticed some of the casings werestill white, so I pu them back in again adding more smoke and cranked the temp up to 170. I am at 145 now and watching close so I dont go over the threshold...

What the heck is going on? To much moisture? I did add a little extra water in the mix to ease stuffing the small casing this time. Top half of the casing looks fine.. its the bottom part thats the problem.

opinions please..Thanks in advance.

dexter
 
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White casing after the ice bath is a fat-out. I never keep a probe in while smoking. It acts as a heat sink and causes false readings.
 
White casing after the ice bath is a fat-out. I never keep a probe in while smoking. It acts as a heat sink and causes false readings.


No,,,they were white when I took them out...Ive done these many times,never had this problem.., I think I added too much water and the top got done but the bottom didnt.
 
Can we get some pics to see whats happening

Joe
 
No,,,they were white when I took them out...Ive done these many times,never had this problem.., I think I added too much water and the top got done but the bottom didnt.


I added extra water to ease stuffing. I think thats what happened... They are back in and coming along ok now. I think i will be able to salvage them Ok.. Im at 152 nowandgetting ready to pull them out.
 
water is one added item that will not hurt the sausage, it will just take a bit longer.
 
Ill take some pic whenI pull them shortly...


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do you have water in your pan?  natural casings have to be dry b4 they will color up


No water in the pan at all. But I did add some extra water for these casing to make it easier to stuff.  Looks like they are coming along better now.. They have been in for 7 hrs. now. still getting steam out of the stack.Thank you Big C
 
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yeah no problem, I have been through the same thing with my MES they seem like they make water at times almost like they pull the humidity out of the air, also in the picture it looks like it's the ones in the center maybe there just isn't a good air flow in there?
 
yeah no problem, I have been through the same thing with my MES they seem like they make water at times almost like they pull the humidity out of the air, also in the picture it looks like it's the ones in the center maybe there just isn't a good air flow in there?


Thats what im thinking too.. I probably should not have added the extra water., first time Ive done that., maybe added an extra 1/2 cup. gonna let it coast for now at 155 until I see the steam lessen. Thought about cracking the doorsome but dont want to lose the temp. Internals are at around 148-150 somthing like that. 

Maybe i need to leave that water pan out next time to promote more heat and air flow in the chamber.
 
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