Added a new one

[klutzyspuds]

I have been wanting to add some capacity to my sausage making lineup. My MES was big enough to get small batches of sausage and snack sticks made in a day, but doing larger batches required all day, and some times even into the next day if it was a larger batch. So yes, I added a new smoker to my collection. I now have a vertical pellet to go along with my MES and my smoke hollow gas smokers. I hope this thing works as well as I hope.

 

[Fueling Around]

Anticipating a thread on your first smoke

Poopers are fun. I bought a horizontal this spring and now wonder why I didn't get one 30 years ago.

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks real good, I haven’t jumped into the pellet smoker game yet. I really don’t have room for another smoker anyway!
Al

 

[JLeonard]

Nice
Jim

 

[gmc2003]

Nice looking addition to the family. Enjoy it.

Chris

 

[klutzyspuds]

Thanks guys.

Got her up and running on her maiden voyage into smoke land. This is a 25 pound batch of venison snack sticks. I used a Cody’s sticks kit from Curleys on these. It’s a nice mix of mild with a kick.

 

[Winterrider]

Looking good ! Did you shoot those all out with a jerky canon? I have thought about doing that without the casings. Lot of loading the Canon though.

 

[chopsaw]

Wow . That's a load . Watching for the finish .

 

[klutzyspuds]

Looking good ! Did you shoot those all out with a jerky canon? I have thought about doing that without the casings. Lot of loading the Canon though.

No, I used my stuffer with a 19 mm stuffer tube. I set the rack on the counter and hold the sticks until they reach one end of the rack, and cut them to length as I go. Way easier than using casings and I like the taste better.

 

[dubob]

Is it too late to get on your shipping list?

 

[klutzyspuds]

Is it too late to get on your shipping list?

Sorry Bob, gave up my shipping address for Lent. LOL.

 

[klutzyspuds]

Here’s a shot of the finished sticks after I cut them into about four to five inch chunks. I packed them into 12-13 oz packs and sealed them up, and into the freezer.