Summer sausage

[pa42phigh]

What is the difference between summer sausage and beef stick??

 

[AllenRR]

Not really much of a difference. Basically, if it can stay out at room temperature without going bad, it's summer sausage. For me, beef stick is more like pepperoni. Italian summer sausage? LOL

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Summer Sausage
Larger casing size 2" to 3.5"

Beef stick
casing size
18-21mm or 1/2" to 3/4"

Vac sealed ok to leave out . Once opened keep in fridge. Both are commonly a cure 1 product

 

[SmokinAl]

There you go, SFLsmkr1 is the authority on sausage smoking. So I would go with what he advised!
Al

 

[pa42phigh]

Summer Sausage
Larger casing size 2" to 3.5"

Beef stick
casing size
18-21mm or 1/2" to 3/4"

Vac sealed ok to leave out . Once opened keep in fridge. Both are commonly a cure 1 product

It doesn’t need to be fermented to leave out? Just cured and vacuum sealed?

 

[BGKYSmoker]

It doesn’t need to be fermented to leave out? Just cured and vacuum sealed?

As long as its kept under vac seal and its not like 99* in your kitchen. Once you open it you have to fridge it.

Fermented SS is another entity