venison snack stick questions.

[matlocc]

Has anyone just ground venison with beef fat for a 80/20 ratio? I have pork butt but I wondered if I could just grind venison with beef fat and then mix up some ac legg #116 for snack sticks.

 

[scubohuntr]

Depends a lot on what you like... I've found venison sausages with beef fat to be kind of dense, which might not be a bad thing in a snack stick. For general sausage, I prefer about 30% pork shoulder. Looking forward to seeing your results!

 

[dward51]

You could use venison mixed with pork butt. Depending on how well you trimmed the butt, the fat ratio will vary in the 70-80% range where the venison is usually 95% lean (or more for some). If you have beef fat, that will work also as would pork fat alone mixed with straight venison. A target final meat/fat ratio of 80%/20% is perfect for sticks and the AC LEGG #116 is a great mix.

I have talked to some fellow smokers who suggest I try running a batch of AC Legg #116 with just pork. I have not done this yet, but they say it works great. I need to try a 1 or 2 pound test batch.

 

[crazymoon]

ML,I would use the pork butt because I know that will make some fine sticks!70/30 or 80/20