ECA Question in last post

[doctord1955]

i always mix my sticks up and let them set over night then mix in the ECA before i stuff.  have been doing it this way for years.  If u add and let set overnight u run the risk of the capsules disolving, just like Big casino said.

 

[smokinjoe52]

i always mix my sticks up and let them set over night then mix in the ECA before i stuff.  have been doing it this way for years.  If u add and let set overnight u run the risk of the capsules disolving, just like Big casino said.

Thanks for that feedback doctord-

Do you then add water and mix up to get back to a very soft mixture so you can stuff them through say a vertical stuffer? I am not sure if you can add water if the meat has set-up.

Smokinjoe

 

[doctord1955]

I have add a little water.  Not much .  But then smoke or process !

 

[tatonka3a2]

i always mix my sticks up and let them set over night then mix in the ECA before i stuff.  have been doing it this way for years.  If u add and let set overnight u run the risk of the capsules disolving, just like Big casino said.

This is exactly what we do as well, we usually add a little water the next day to make stuffing and mixing easier.