What do you mean by exploded? Does the casing split open or is the meat coming out the ends?
Splitting can be caused by a number of reasons, cooking them at to high a temperature, Over stuffing will do it too as will under stuffing with air pockets. Also if you don't mix the meat long enough to develop the necessary proteins to bind the water, it will also cause them to split.
As far as the meat pumping out the end. I can't be of much help. I did have it happen once with a very wet sausage mix. what did you use for your recipe?
hi, exploded as in KA-BOOM...lol...yes the casing split open...there were no air pocket i don't believe, but i didn't leave alotta room for explanding either...i put them in the fredge over night so i'm going to go pull them out and try to smoke um...also every time i would twist them to make a link, it would just untwist...i'm useing collagen casing...i'm useing the beef sticks recipe from Lem...plus added a few things of my own...i can never resist....
i may not have mixed it long enough i don't now didn't know there was a time limit....ty everyone for ur help...