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Well.....
if 2.5 tbsps is the correct measure to get 125ppm nitrite, you are right around 75ppm nitrite...
Since these are snacksticks, few questions just to make sure you will be safe:
How much salt per 1000g. meat paste did you use?
Will the sticks be fermented to drop the pH below 5.3?
How...
The problem with slim jim size is finding that small of a tube/horn that you can still get your mince through... and then also finding that small of a casing...
The most popular size is 19mm... The moniker SnackSticks is really suggesting "Meat Sticks"
You mean not in ground meat you're going to smoke, or not in ground meat in the kitchen? Cause in the kitchen I always use it if I'm browning some ground beef or really anything. And for shrimp, I never cook a shrimp without it. I can see why someone might not want to do it in a snack stick...
Inda has you covered. I’ll just reinforce some of what he already stated.
Meat internal temp will always lag the actual smoker temp by 20-25* so with a pit temp of 170, 145-150 IT is about all you get.
11 hours on sticks is unusually long time. Running a therm in sticks can be very deceiving...
I used store gb for my first run, I liked it. Definitely gonna make more with more red pepper added.
These are on my list to try soon. Very happy to hear making them caseless is an option. I made sausage for a while, casings are more a deal breaker but kinda of a PITA sometimes. IMO.
Brilliant! Many Thanks!!
I was thinking I may just try the caseless sticks.
Not long. First batch ever was 2lb and I have once bag left in the freezer.
95lb of venison for a coworkers buddy… while I had my equipment out decided to have another go at doctors sausage on the champion juicer…. Smoked and finished in water bath turned out excellent…. Only major issue I came across was the cheese on the hotdogs oxidized and gave a greenish color...
It has to sit at 130 for 2 hours to be safe. You can do 140 IT for 12 minutes or 145 for 4 minutes. Dave Omak on here used to do sausage at 130 IT and ran them over two hours to get the bacteria kill working.
Bacteria does not start dying until 125 -126 and 120 is just not safe, at all. 140 is...
I think it’s just the expected texture of the jerky may be slightly different. Change your jerky nozzle and make skinless snacksticks and you’re back in range. Makes perfect sense. The issue won’t be storage/safety. You keep it in the fridge/freezer, it’s cured and how long is 4 lbs going to...
...done any YET but want to. I forget who here told me but was told 2 things are needed good ground meat jerky like the Jack Link's steak stuff:
1. Very low fat meat/whole muscle
2. Large grind (the key)
So that pretty much rules out store ground. If I had that I would make caseless snack...
I am considering switching from collagen casings to sheep casings for my snacksticks and I have a question. I have found the best results from cold smoking my snacksticks then transferring them to my commercial dehydrator to bring them to temp / texture I like (I do add cure). My question is...
Names Jordan, I posted for the first time yesterday in the sausage thread, looking for some help with snacksticks. I live in NW Ohio near the shores of Lake Erie. I got my first smoker about 5 years ago when I started hunting. I was determined to do all of my own processing from the start. My...
...be. I said fair enough.
They were later than expected bringing it to the house… which was perfect. Cause I wanted to do more than the $20… but she would not take any more for it. So, being an old redneck… I paid in a different way… give them some elk steaks, burger, jerky and snacksticks.
There is some good stuff out there outside of the classic beef snack stick. I highly suggest you check out kabanosy to start with. Don't run sticks but do run a TON of summer sausage and found cutting with pork actually made it better than all beef. I like 50/50. I bet a stick would be the...
...Hence my new handle: Watt Smoke. Picked up a SmokinIt #2 digital electric this past summer. Had some success. The butts and snacksticks went per plan. A little more futzing for ribs. The snow is showing up here in Western WI, Cheeseland.
Looking for hints and tips from those who still...
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