Casingless Beef Sticks

[fagesbp]

Thanks for the tip sk29k. I will do that. They stay together just fine. I can pick up the whole foot long stick by the end with no trouble at all.

 

[tennsmoker]

Awesome job without the casing, great idea

al

 

[kingfishcam]

How long did they take to cook at 140, and what was the IT you pulled them at?
Just got a jerkey shooter and some ground venison. :)

 

[themule69]

i need to do some sticks and jerky. it all looks great.

happy smoken.

david

 

[rich-]

Not sure if this will help in loading your meat into the jerky gun, But when I load ground meat in my Dakotah stuffer, I put a couple large spoon fulls in, then I use a round wooden dowel and i poke the dowel up and down in the meat which opens and releases air pockets and kinda settles the meat into the bottom of the stuff.

I very rarely have any air problems as I stuff my snack stix. I have used the same procedure with my Jerky cannon as well with great results too.

Rich

 

[jftx]

How long did you end up smoking them?

 

[kathrynn]

Oh yummm....these look amazing!

Kat

 

[bkleinsmid]

Morn'n All.......I bought the Cannon last fall. Filling the thing was a PIA until I tried an ice cream scoop that is just a hair smaller than the tube. Scoop the meat......flip the lever...meat falls to the bottom of the tube. Then I use a 1 1/4" PVC cap on a short piece of 1 1/4 PVC pipe as a plunger to pack the meat down. This way small batches of stix or ground jerky is a snap.

Brad

 

[fagesbp]

I Kept the smoker at 140 for about an hour then up to 165 for about another 2 hours, I don't remember exactly. I went to 152 IT.

 

[bakedbean1970]

X2 on what Rich said with the dowel. I do the same and dont have air pockets. I found a large about 20 mm tube for the jerky cannon. Made nice sticks.

 

[kingfishcam]

Thanks fagesbp....

My son took a liking to the ground jerky, and learned the girls at school did to.
Already burned up the cheapie shooter and just went and bought a LEM.

Your thread created a monster out if my 15 year old!!!

Now can I get your address so I can send you the bill? :)

 

[maple sticks]

Never though about trying slims without casings. Will half to give it a go. Yours look great.