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Good point. I think the paprika and garlic salt definetely have a lot of sodium in them. So basically if I use pepper, and alot of smoke, I might be ok...
Hey everyone. It's been a while, but I'm finally back after a rough bout with a kidney disease that put me down for a few months. Getting a new smoker for my birthday next month and I'm looking for some new recipes and ways to use it to try to eat a little healthier. You might want to...
Most grinders and this type of equipment aren't supposed to go in the dishwasher. My wife ruined my first meat grinder by putting it in the dishwasher. Same thing happened as you're describing.
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I can't find the pics right now, so forgive me. I'm searching through my phone, as I know I took pics. Anyways, a few weekends ago my family and the wifes family were over at the new house here for an "open house" and post holiday party. We had about 20 people total...
Hey guys and girls.
Just wanted to take a moment out to say a general thank you. This is a great forum. I bought my first smoker over 2 years ago at a local outdoors store, and just got a basic electric model not knowing if I'd actually use it or not, and how much I'd use it. Since joining...
This has been a ton of help. Thank you! Now I see what I've been doing wrong and why my snack sticks turn out wet or damp.
I've been keeping the damper shut thinking the more smoke the better inside, without realizing that just means more moisture buildup...
Looks like I'll be looking for...
Those look excellent! Does the damper setting have anything to do with how the casings dry or wrinkle? Just wondering if I should have the damper open or closed while smoking? Also the smoking temp. I usually do 140 and then go up to 175?
Thank you. I've only used 19mm collagen and a hog casing before so I wasn't too sure. Usually the beef sticks I make are in the collagen and the kielbasa has been in the hog casings. I think in these smokehouse made sticks, it's a smaller collagen like you said and probably colored. The...
The stuffer worked out a lot easier. The only issue I had was a lot of air in the casings and blow outs due to the air. If I did without the air and the blow outs it would of been a 15 minute job for 7 pounds of meat. It ended up about an hour. Still easier and faster than using the grinder to...
Sounds great. The wife isn't a huge fan of holding the casings while I use both hands and basically all my body weight to push the meat down through the grinder. Haha. So I'm gonna probably go for a 5lb stuffer.
Still a bit of a newbie here. I've been stuffing my callogen casings with my snack stick meat through my meat grinder. I have the cablea pro grinder. It grinds the meat like a champ. it's really difficult to push the meat mixture down the tube into the grinder when stuffing though. I don't...
My snack sticks have been coming out tasting great but they don't have a snap and crunch biting into them. They are soft. What can I do to make the sticks crunch?
My local smokehouse has a "backwoods beef stick" which is incredible. They state it's a sweet and tangy snack stick and I was wondering if anyone had a recipe that I can make something similar to it.
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