Recent content by avidangler84

Absolutely my thought. Thanks for the opinion.

Nice looking sticks. I have a question which may seem kinda silly but im using as MES 30 and for the smoking process should I just use the built in probe for my temp control along with maybe a second probe on the side for a second option/reading ? I see lots of guys use a hand probe in their...

About how long in the smoker for the ground jerky strips?

The smoker you are talking about is considered the gen2.5 and is a great smoker. This smoker can certainly be used for all types of meats, cheeses, sticks / sausage fish etc. I have the 30" model as well. (I'm almost positive it's a gen2.5 without seeing pics or having your. Modell # etc) You...

Awesome thanks for the info! I'm going to try several diff recipes soon I'll be sure to post my results. Happy smoking !!

Thanks for the info! Goose season ends here soon so the weekend after that I'm going to make my first batch. Going to make a hanging rack this week. I think I will try and make several foot sections and hang them. Sounds like it would work best that way.

I'm going to do my first batch of snack sticks soon. I'm familiar with the process just never done a batch start to finish myself. Do you guys recommend making a hanging rack or tying stick length pieces to fit the racks, could etc ? How important is it that the meat doesn't touch eachother very...

When you smoked in the MES did you just make it into coils and smoke on racks? Also what casings did you use? We made some recently and we tied them into 9" sticks so they fit well in the smoker on the racks but I feel like I should have stuffed them a little bit lighter and just cooked them for...

I'm new to the snack stick/ summer sausage making. I use a MES 30" (Bluetooth gen2.5... I'm pretty positive haha) I bought a AMNPS tray that I have yet to try but I think I will like it especially for low temp Smoking. When doing summer sausage and snack sticks to you guys smoke them hanging...

Yes there's a lot to follow up on. I love my standuo charcoal smoker for smoking ribs, shoulders/butts. I currently bought a MES 30 Bluetooth smoker and wanted to use it for a little more controlled environment for snack sticks and summer sausages. I think I've learned quite a bit in one day but...

Thanks for the welcome! Look forward to chatting with you guys. Been reading lots of post since yesterday. Lots of info yikes lol!!!

Thanks for the add to the group! Chuck - 33yrs old. far from a skilled smoker but pretty decent in the pork category. I'm looking to do some snack sticks and some summer sausage with the game I have so this willl be a change of pace! First up 21 or 19mm collagen cased goose/cheese snack sticks...