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Howdy folks 2nd time trying to post (1st time thought it posted, but I deleted instead ugh). I kinda worked myself into a pickle here hoping for a way out. I was gonna try my hand at making venison summer sausage. Many a snack stick has seen my smoker. I have #45 of venison/pork mix cooling in...
I really enjoy processing my own venison. Typically as i process out each deer i save the trimmings up and freeze them. By the end of the year i typically end up with enough trimmings to make a ton of stuff with..... For the burger i believe in this picture i have roughly 40lbs mixed at 80/20. I...
Hey rob, I cut the meat to 40% venison and 60% pork; it makes excellent sausages and snacksticks. I just went through 45lbs. of canada goose meat making snacksticks, you could do the same with those mountain deer....would be better than jerky I would think.
Ah...I should have kept reading....
Hi, Link! Those look great! I could sure use some smoking advice! Did you start at a lower temp and slowly increase? To what top thermostat temp? Or did you stay with one consistent(ish) temp for so many hours? I've seen on here 100 for an hour; 140 for 3 hours; 160 until IT is 152. We couldn't...
HFmanifold, I'm a little late with a response here but I thought I would add my 2 cents.
I have been making venisonsnacksticks for probably 15 years and the first two years I tried many different recipes - from scratch and pre-packaged. I finally settled on one that most of my friends enjoy...
The electronics/controller went bad and it wouldn’t power on. I was more than happy to use that as a reason to make a switch. :)
As for the deer, I butcher 3-4 a year for the family. Backstraps and loins are our steaks. I separate the hind quarters into the major muscles and slice into strips...
I ran my first batches of venisonsnacksticks and pepperoni sticks this weekend. They've been in the fridge in a paper bag for at least 24 hours and I am pretty happy with them, though have some places to improve. I am ready to cut these up and package them for storage. What is the best way to...
Hello everyone,
First time poster so I figured I'd post my snacksticks I've been working on all morning. This was the first time doing sticks / smoked venison but I will be doing it every season for now on!
Did 25lbs (80/20 venison-pork) on my Traeger Eastwood 22 so I had to experiment...
If you ever want to bring the MES back to life it wouldn't be complex but would cost a little money for a PID controller. A simple cutting of 4 wires and splicing to make 2 wires will have your MES ready to work with a PID controller and it would work 10x better than any new MES ever could...
Hey guys, been a while since ive been on here.
Im going to be making my first batch of venisonsticks and i have some of the small cubed high temp cheese. So my question is, since my mix is for 10 lbs of meat (8lbs venison 2 lbs pork fat) Do i take into consideration 1lb of cheese into that 10...
I've never used citric acid in my venison sausage. I have also never used meat stabilizer but used plenty of Cure #1. I don't see the purpose of meat stabilizer if you use cure #1 which is basically mandatory for sausage if following smoked sausage practices.
Cure #1 inhibits bacteria from...
I have a couple kits, and did an initial 10lb batch, but didnt care for them, it was my first time makingsnack sticks and I followed the directions. I added pork fat trimmings to my venison for a 70/30 lean fat ratio. I dont want to waist the rest of the seasoning, so was thinking of tweaking it...
Does the Hot Italian tame the venison? I mixed a batch of snacksticks while I was cooking the meatloaf and just stuffed them today. My fry pan sample was really gamey tasting for some reason!
Hello all,
I had a great hunting season this year, I got 2 does and a buck (5 point). My best year ever and my hunting buddy got 2 does. So we took 5 deer off of the 20 acres we hunt!
Anyway, I made 10 lbs of Cajun snacksticks and for the first time added High Temp Cheddar. I like to use 16mm...
That does look good . Whole muscle venison makes the best jerky . Nice work .
I would say none as long as the cure is the right amount . Did that have a separate cure packet ?
Have a question on venisonsnacksticks .. I have been doing these for almost 10 yrs. Its 50/50 venison/pork. I have had an issue the last 2 yrs. Best way a I can describe it is that the meat in the casing "will slide out" when you bite into the stick. its like the casing and meat are seperate...
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