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  1. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Thanks for the info! Last nights batch came out much better! Still had a cup of water. It was already mixed when I wrote this post. but last night I smoked them for 6 hours PAST the time the thermometer read 155 totl of 12 hours...and pulled them when I thought they looked and felt good. and it...
  2. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Thank You. You guys were a huge help
  3. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Thank you, And I feel I've gained some huge tips from this post. Last nights batch came out much better than any other attempt, just by letting them go in longer. So once I reduce or remove the water... I think Ill be right on the money.
  4. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Great! Thank you!
  5. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Yes. It was a huge help. And a ton of support from a lot of people
  6. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Awesome! Thank you. I just pulled mine out after 12 hours. Temp raised to 170 from 130 step raises. As you read I did a cup of water, which most guys here seem to think that's my problem. I probably smoked them 6 hours longer than any other attempt. They have been my best yet! They still have...
  7. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    awesome thank you!
  8. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    hmm nope. Do you have a link by chance? I smoke more snack sticks and jerky than anything.
  9. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Very good point, However Ive ate it my whole life and grinding didnt produce the results I wanted, or so I thought. We shall see if things change. I might re visit grinding my own.
  10. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Hanging it? in a 30?! Damn it was stuffed huh? You got double what i can get
  11. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Yes, thats about all I can fit,not to mention I lose a little in the stuffer
  12. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Ok great. Thank you for the tips. I try to rotate my racks. I know for a fact the bottom rack is hotter, as it is closest to the heating element. I will try my thermometer in boiling water.
  13. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    I don't know what thermo pro I have. Its the one that is wireless. I feel its pretty accurate. You go by feel? I assume that feel comes with experience? I'm just going to let them go for a long time until they look like the store bought ones. They have been in for 8.5 hours now, and don't even...
  14. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    also, I let them sit in extra hot yesterday. Took the ITs up to 170! I pulled a few different ones at different temps: 155, 160,165,and 170---all mush. But maybe I took them up that high too fast? Im hoping thats the case. So now theyve been in since 1pm, its 821 here. Im not pulling by temp...
  15. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Yes I am, a thermopro off amazon
  16. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    Well, I like that theory and explanation too. What cut of meat do you use to grind, lets say for snack sticks? I want all beef. Just curious, isnt the cure there to help us through the danger zone at low temps?
  17. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    1st, I have a thermo pro, which might be garbage idk? How do I calibrate it in boiling water? 2nd) Im liking the less water idea. I had no idea! Wish I would have done that a long time ago! I think Ill cut back to 1/4 cup first then go to none Thank You!
  18. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    OK you lost me there, however i think you're saying the logs are "eh ok" but of course grinding your own is better. What cut do you grind?
  19. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    I have, If its off, its not by much. I have thermo pro thermometer. I dont think you can calibrate them can you? What will the boiling water do? reset it? or just let me know how far I am off?
  20. paul2002

    Please help! Mushy beef snack sticks

    OK, I like the idea, but I use the water to help distribute a small 1 tsp of cure. how would I distribute that small amount evenly throughout the recipe? Just in with all the spices im already putting in there? Im nervous about the cure haha.
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