Couple stick ?'s

[unionguynw]

So i did my first snack sticks.  Came out pretty good.  I don't have a stuffer yet so I used SmokinAl's pepperoni recipe with Bearcarver's (Get well soon!) procedure for unstuffed sticks. (I only had cure #1 on hand so I looked for a recipe that used that as opposed to TQ).

I used my jerky gun and pumped them right onto the racks.

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• unionguynw
• Dec 31, 2012

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• unionguynw
• Dec 31, 2012

They sure weren't pretty pre-smoke!  I thought they looked like "Dookie Sticks!"

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• unionguynw
• Dec 31, 2012

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• unionguynw
• Dec 31, 2012

Looked much better when done!

So, onto my questions:

Can any snack stick recipe be done unstuffed?

Can summer sausage recipes be used for snack sticks?  I'm especially interested in trying a jalapeno cheese recipe but worried that the cheese may melt out with no casing.

Can someone share a teriyaki stick recipe that uses cure #1?

Thanks for looking!

 

[tomolu5]

Am thinking you would be okay if using high temp cheese. You can also obtain casing stuffer tips for your jerky gun. I have stuffed summer sausage, salami, bologna and im sure there are others into snack stick casings. Usually wind up with a small pile of "mystery sticks", the meat that is leftover in the stuffer gets mixed with next run...

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[doctord1955]

Yes u can use a summer sausage recipe to make snack sticks without casings!  have done iit for years!  As far as the cheese just keep your smoker temp at 170 or under!  Wont have any problems!  Just rinse off with warm water then cold to get grease off!

 

[boykjo]

Yes u can use a summer sausage recipe to make snack sticks without casings!  have done iit for years!  As far as the cheese just keep your smoker temp at 170 or under!  Wont have any problems!  Just rinse off with warm water then cold to get grease off!

 

[driedstick]

very nice,,,, them look great