Ok i need some help here!!! It is now 3:30 in the morning and i have been trying to make snacksticks for 6 hours now with no luck!!This is my second attempt at SS and the first time was so easy i can not belive i am having this much trouble this time...
First time.. i ground all the meat and added the cure and seasonings afterwards and just mixed it with my hands before stuffing as i did this time as well. Now the meat will just not go thru the stuffing tube!!!I have a alfa 1/2 horse grinder with 3 tubes that came with it and i bought a tube for 21mm casings and one for 19mm casings. First time..Used the 21mm tube and the 21mm collagen casings with no problem stuffing at ALL. This time...Used the 19mm tube and the 19mm collagen casings and no way can i get it it work!! I didn't use the blade or the die plates either time.
Just the auger and the tube both times. The tubes are exactly the same other than the size of the tubes.I tried adding a little water thinking maybe it was too thick..didn't work. Put the meat in the freezer till it stiffened up ,not quite frozen but pretty stiff. No luck that made the auger keep pushing out so it would'nt move anything! I really have no idea what i'm doing wrong this time. Could it just be that i am trying to use just too small of casings for my electric grinder?? I am out of 21mm casings so all i have is the 19mm left. I would really like to use the 19mm size but do i have to run around and try to find some bigger sized casings? The other thing is the 15lbs. of meat sitting in my frigde,it is seasoned with cure mixed in it but how long can i get away with it sitting there? I took a pic so you all can see what i'm working with. I am using the stainless steel tube. Any thoughts or ideas would be great!!! Thanks.---LES

Just the auger and the tube both times. The tubes are exactly the same other than the size of the tubes.I tried adding a little water thinking maybe it was too thick..didn't work. Put the meat in the freezer till it stiffened up ,not quite frozen but pretty stiff. No luck that made the auger keep pushing out so it would'nt move anything! I really have no idea what i'm doing wrong this time. Could it just be that i am trying to use just too small of casings for my electric grinder?? I am out of 21mm casings so all i have is the 19mm left. I would really like to use the 19mm size but do i have to run around and try to find some bigger sized casings? The other thing is the 15lbs. of meat sitting in my frigde,it is seasoned with cure mixed in it but how long can i get away with it sitting there? I took a pic so you all can see what i'm working with. I am using the stainless steel tube. Any thoughts or ideas would be great!!! Thanks.---LES
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