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Excalibur’s new spirited seasoning line is finally available for purchase on-line! They have combined some of our favorite spirits with some bold and interesting ingredients to create seasonings like you have never had before! Sriracha Ginger Beer Authentic Thailand Flavors of Sriracha and Ginger bring your taste buds to life with some good background heat and it follows through with subtle notes of lemon ginger. Basically it is combining the Moscow Mule craze with the Sriracha obsession! This is also one of the stronger Sriracha flavors from Excalibur, I made some chicken on the grill with it and it was out of this world! Blackberry Orange Gin Melange Give your meat a nice layer of flavor with deep notes of blackberry and the sweet essence of orange. It will remind you of a nice splash of cointreau with the juniper of gin! This is quickly becoming a favorite around here and you have to try it with pork! Maple Leaf Whiskey This is a full bodied rub with the essense of oak barrel aged whiskey! Subtle hints of fruit and rosemary make this a very versatile little rub! Fig and Spiced Run CocktailA good book, a good brandy and Fig and Spiced rum cocktail, all things that can be enjoyed in front of a nice cozy fire! This is perfect for a roast or any open flame cooking you might be doing…you should probably do that outside! Sriracha Ginger Beer Blackberry Orange Gin Melange Maple Leaf Whiskey Fig and Spiced Run Cocktail

Hey Guys this is Jon from Meatgistics! It’s Memorial Day weekend and that means it’s a good time to take a moment and appreciate the brave US Service men and woman who have given their lives to protect the American way of life. The courage and bravery of the US soldier is the backbone of this country without which we would not have the freedoms and rights that we do today. There are many great ways to show your support for our troops at this time of the year. Wounded Warriors who work with injured and disabled vets or Homes for our Troops who help build specially modified homes for wounded soldiers are both organizations that do great work with those who have been injured in the line of duty. Whatever you do this time of year I urge you to donate time or money to an organization like this. They help provide our veterans with the care and support they need and show them the admiration that they deserve! The charity that we work with is All American Beef Battalion. They are a group of volunteers that are involved in the Beef & Cattle industry who host both send-off and welcome home cookouts for servicemen and women and their families as they are leaving for and returning home from deployments. The cookouts include a steak dinner and entertainment, at a recent event where they fed 4,500 troops two days in a row, Gary Sinise and his Lt. Dan Band showed up to support the troops! You might have seen Steaks for Troops Seasoning on our website, we have partnered with All American Beef Battalion to custom blend their Superior Steak Seasoning which is used for the Steaks For Troops. It is available here and a portion of the proceeds are donated to All American Beef Battalion so that they can keep up the good work sending off and welcoming home our troops. You can donate or find out more about the great work they do at http://www.steaksfortroops.com/ I know we all lead busy lives and for a lot of us this weekend is a time to relax, BBQ with friends, family, and neighbors, but just try to take a minute to appreciate everything those in our armed services have given and continue to give for the American way of life! God bless our troops both past, present and future!

What seasonings do Walton's Employees have in our Home Pantries? Learn what seasonings Walton's employees have in our home Pantries and how we use them with Walton's and Meatgistics. Read the article, and then post your questions or comments below. What is in Jon’s Pantry? Hey Guys, today we are going to start a new segment where we take a peak into the pantries of Walton’s employees and to kick it off we will take a look at what I have in mine. I have a bunch of different seasonings and I will go over what I like to do with each one, some of my favorite uses are pretty far off from what they are intended for! Salt & Vinegar Wing Shake from Excalibur. It is a great mix that will be a favorite of anyone who likes salt and vinegar potato chips. How is it on chicken wings? I have no idea, I have never used it for that purpose! What I like to use it on is peeled and cut up cucumbers! It is an amazing healthy tasty treat that turns the generally boring cucumber into something my wife and I fight over who gets the last one! Yeah, she usually wins. Bloody Mary Wing Shake I like to put this on pasta if the red sauce isn’t quite as spicy as I like it, Pizza if I am doing a frozen one or if it is cold out of the fridge and I love to put it on chicken breast and then put it on the grill. So that is sort of close to its intended use. California Garlic Pepper Wing Shake This is another one that I love to put on chicken and then grill/smoke it. Let’s take a second here to actually talk about the label Wing Shake, these seasonings get pigeon holed unfairly because of that label. As you can see they are extremely versatile and can be used for many different purposes! Ultimate Steak and Roast Rub I have not put anything else on a steak for years, this takes an average steak and makes it great! To me it tastes like a better version of Montreal seasoning and the ingredients are similar but this is better. You can also make delicious Asparagus with this and some lemon and butter. Coat the Asparagus in olive oil, then lightly sprinkle this on and put in the oven or grill until it is as done as you like (I like them still to be pretty firm so I usually do them for about 6 minutes) melt a bit of butter over it if you choose and then squeeze some fresh lemon juice onto it! Mexicali Taco Seasoning. I was leaving work one day and knew I needed taco seasoning so I took this on someones recommendation and am glad I did. It has a lot more flavor than the normal store bought package and just as importantly I didn’t have to make a stop on the way home! Sweet N’ Sassy Garlic Seasoning I started putting this on cucumbers before I found the Salt & Vinegar, now I use it on Chicken from time to time and sweet potatoes. This is also part of what Austin recently used recently to beat me in our national BBQ competition…it lost some points for that! Better Burger Seasoning. When I am having large groups over I will usually make up a bunch of burgers. I split them between this and the Roasted Garlic & Onion. Both get rave reviews and we find ourselves hosting the majority of BBQs amongst our friends, so use with caution you might find your house the new gathering place! Captains Bay Seasoning Good with fish, amazing with shellfish like crab and scallops, similar to Old Bay Seasoning. I also like to put it on white rice with Parmesan cheese from time to time. Sriracha Ginger Beer. This is one of Excalibur’s new Spirit Seasonings and isn’t on the web just yet but it will be shortly! It takes the Ginger Beer Craze from Moscow Mules and adds a Sriracha taste to it! Very very good on Chicken this is my favorite out of all the new Spirit seasonings. Butter Garlic Rub A little of this goes a long way! One of the few times the saying less is more really applies in my mind. Just a light sprinkle on chicken before or after the grill makes for a delicious piece of chicken! Also great on roasted potatoes, all sorts of veggies and fish! Cajun Seasoning This is great on fish, especially catfish or talapia but I use it mostly to make a hot sweet potato french fry! Added bonus this has just enough of a kick that it’s too hot for my wife so I get all the fries! Prime Rib Rub You can use it on prime rib sure but for prime rib I’d normally just use Pa’s Soluble Black Bull. Prime Rib Rub is really great to use when you are cooking up some ground beef in a pan, it makes an amazing Au Jus sauce! Get some good bread to sop it up! Rosemary Basil & Thyme seasoning Great on roasted potatoes and other veggies, also its part of my Cranberry Glaze that I used in my competition with Austin. Kosmo’s Killer Bee Spicy Rub I started using this just on chicken and pork as a rub but now I use it mostly on … Popcorn! Yeah I know it sounds crazy but it adds a nice sweet and spicy taste to it, you have to put some butter on your popcorn for it to stick but just enough for that and it’s a great treat and if you don’t like that it is still an awesome rub for chicken or pork. Thai Basil Panko Breading and Farmer Market Panko Breading Both are great on chicken, I don’t like frying them so I do them on the grill and still end up with a tasty and more healthy breaded chicken! And now for the most hotly disputed thing in my Pantry…Wild Game Seasoning! You are either going to love this or hate it! The best use I have found for this is to cut Granny Smith Apples (specifically the granny smith for the tartness) up into slices and sprinkle this on them as I am eating it! You can not leave it on there too long or it will start to break the apple down and make it watery. I love the combination of the Sweetness from the Wild Game and the Tart from the apple but I have been called all sorts of crazy for this one! I have not found anyone who likes this anywhere near as much as I do! A more popular choice here would be Cinnamon Toast Seasoning! So those are the main seasonings I use, give some of them a try and let me know what you think! Or, if you have any seasonings that you love for anything other than there normal purpose let us know, maybe I will put together a list of the most original submissions and try them here! Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! 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Meatgistics: National BBQ Day Competition See who wins in this head to head battle of Austin and Jon! We both took a pork loin, followed our own recipe and let the employees at Walton's decide the winner! Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. National BBQ Day Celebration To celebrate this day we decided to each cook a pork loin with our own recipes and then let the employees here rate them on a scale from 1 to 3 and then give an additional point for whichever one the preferred. We did not tell the employees who was doing what so no one could play favorites! For Austin’s pork loin he decided to do an over the top stuffed pork loin! He stuffed his with an Artichoke and Jalapeno cream cheese, Garlic Romano Wing Shake and then he added bacon to that as well. He marinated it for only a few minutes in Butter Flavored Seasoning & Marinade and finished it off by rubbing the outside with Sweet and Sassy Garlic Seasoning. I went a little simpler with mine, using just an injection and a glaze. I injected it with a soluble Honey Chipotle Seasoning and the glaze was a Cranberry Balsamic Rosemary sauce I made with store bought Cranberry Sauce, balsamic vinegar and then I used our Rosemary Basil & Thyme shaker to finish it off. We both cooked it at the same time on the same grill and to roughly the same temperatures. Both of the finished products were delicious and the employees really were torn on which was their favorite as you can see with how close the final vote was. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Soluble Honey Chipotle Seasoning Shop waltonsinc.com for Meat Thermometers Shop waltonsinc.com for Sweet N’ Sassy Garlic Seasoning Shop waltonsinc.com for Butter Flavored Seasoning & Marinade Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Rosemary basil & Thyme Seasoning Garlic Romano Wing Shake

Meatgistics: Reverse Searing a Steak Learn how to get a perfect reverse sear on your steak using just your grill or smoker! Learn about the Longopac Waste Handling System, plus, save 15% on your next order with coupon code MEATGISTICS41. Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/238/how-to-reverse-sear-a-steak Product Spotlight Our product spotlight for today is… Longopac Waste Handling System. The Longopac Waste system is a revolutionary device in the world of sanitation and disposal. It completely changes the way that commercial processors and home users treat waste in their processing areas! What do you do if you are at the end of a processing day and your garbage bag is a quarter full of trimmings, guts or other waste material? With a traditional system you have no choice but to take out the entire bag and throw it out. That is an efficient use of materials and waste of money! What about when you throw something out and it has an unpleasant odor? Again, with traditional waste systems you would either have to deal with the smell all day or take the entire bag to the dumpster, costing you time and money. Old garbage bags systems take up a lot of space, are cumbersome to work with and the bags are more expensive and will often tear. Longopac has solved this by creating a system that allows you to customize the length of your bags, is on sturdy wheels for easy movement and takes up far less space than a traditional waste container. The holder is an open sided system with a ring at the top to create a sturdy opening for the bags to hang on. The “bags” come in cassettes, really it is a long tube open at both ends and tightly folded to a height of 6 inches. The cassette is then placed around the top of the holder and the open end is slid over and through the opening, the open portion of the bag that is hanging down is then zip tied closed and waste material is placed in the bag through the opening of the holder. Once the desired amount of material is in the bag, and remember it can be as long or as short as you want it to be, you then zip tie the top of it closed and then place another zip tie two inches above that. The second zip tie now becomes the bottom the next bag, to separate the bag simply cut between the zip ties with the provided scissors, which are conveniently attached to the stand so they cannot be lost, which as you commercial processors know, can happen all too often! The previous bag is now totally sealed and no waste material can spill out of it. Each order of cassettes also comes with replacement zip ties. We carry two sizes of Longopacs, the Mini and the Maxi. The mini is 33.5” from the base to the top, has an overall width of 15” and an opening of 11.5”, the bags for the mini are 213 feet long and have a diameter of 14”. This is an ideal size for smaller processing plants and home use. The Maxi has a height 41.5”, an overall width of 22.5” and the diameter of the opening is 16.5” making it a good size for large commercial processing businesses. The bags for Maxi are 360 feet long, have a width of 22.5" and come in black and clear. Both the Mini and the Maxi as well as the Cassettes are available for purchase at waltonsinc.com Coupons & Savings Just for our Meatgistics audience and YouTube subscribers, and because we know you guys like coupons and discounts, we’ve got a coupon just for you to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS41 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save 15% off any order. (up to $100 discount and not valid on sale items) Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Longopac Waste Handling System Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur Ultimate Steak & Roast Rub Shop waltonsinc.com for Meat Thermometers Shop waltonsinc.com for Grillgrate 18.5" Rectangle Kit Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Longopac Waste Handling System Ultimate Steak & Roast Rub

Meatgistics: Carrot Fiber, Phosphates, & Meat Binders Learn about how to increase to water holding capacity in meat products to make a juicier final product by using phosphates, meat binders, and carrot fiber with Walton's and Meatgistics, plus, save 15% on your next order with coupon code MEATGISTICS11 Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/235/how-to-make-juicer-meat-products Product Spotlight & New Item Carrot Fiber is a brand new additive we just started keeping in stock at waltonsinc.com and it is a great option for improving meat products by binding water into sausage and reducing the water and fat loss during cooking, which results in a juicier finished product with increased volume. So what is Carrot Fiber? Carrot Fiber is the fiber portion of the carrot that is extracted, dried, and ground into an off-white free-flowing powder. The flavor is bland and neutral allowing it to be added to sausages and meat snacks for it’s binding and water holding capacity, without affecting the flavor. Carrot Fiber is capable of holding at least 26 times its weight in water and at least 4 times its weight in oil. Carrot Fiber is also GMO Free and based upon information supplied from our vendors, it does not contain ingredients that are derived from any Genetically Modified sources. It is also Non-Allergen. There are not many other binders out there that are high quality and effective without containing allergens or GMO’s. Carrot Fiber is one of your best options in not only water holding capacity, but also in avoiding allergens and GMO’s. To add to that, if you are a commercial meat processor, Carrot Fiber is a great option because it is non-allergen, non-GMO, and helps in producing a clean label product with only natural ingredients. Other options in binders like Soy Protein Blend or Sure Gel Binder, both include allergens and can be unappealing to some select customers, but the use of Carrot Fiber is an economical way to clean up your label and provide consumers with a great product while maintaining that clean label. Usage levels for Carrot Fiber is recommended to be at a 1% level or use 4 oz per 25 lb of meat in smoked sausage, snack sticks, summer sausage, and other meat snacks. Carrot Fiber is not only great for use in meat products, but also in sauces and liquids and can be used as needed in sauces to enhance viscosity. Since it has no flavor, Carrot Fiber can be a great addition to liquids and sauces that are too thin and you want to have a thicker texture, all while not affecting the taste or flavor of the sauce and liquid. Other benefits of Carrot Fiber include yield improvement in processed meat and poultry products, purge control in packaged and processed meats, reduced breakage in extruded products, and it acts as a natural flow agent in seasoning blends and meat rubs. Lastly it is generally recognized as safe as a food ingredient, and it is certified Kosher. Since Carrot Fiber is a new product here at Walton’s be sure and visit waltonsinc.com and look under Seasoning and Additives to purchase Carrot Fiber, or other Seasonings and Additives, plus, visit waltonsinc.com/new to find Carrot Fiber in our New category, along with all other new items as they are added. Coupons & Savings Just for our Meatgistics audience and YouTube subscribers, and because we know you guys like coupons and discounts, we’ve got a coupon just for you to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS11 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save 15% off any order. (up to $100 discount and not valid on sale items) Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Carrot Fiber Shop waltonsinc.com for Meat Additives Shop waltonsinc.com for Cold Phosphate Shop waltonsinc.com for Sure Gel Binder Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Carrot Fiber Shop Meat Additives

Meatgistics: Stop Crushing Vacuum Sealed Foods Learn how to keep fresh sausage from being crushed and flattened when vacuum sealing, plus, save 15% on your next order with coupon code MEATGISTICS49. Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/229/stop-crushing-vacuum-sealed-foods Product Spotlight Our product spotlight for today is… Vacuum Pouches! At waltonsinc.com we have over 100 varieties of vacuum sealing bags and accessories available and in stock for same day shipment. We’ve also have some of the best pricing available on vacuum pouches. If you are a home user, and using a Weston, ARY, or FoodSaver non-chambered vacuum sealer at home, there are 100 count packages of 8x12 quart bags for the everyday low price of $17.99. Or if you are a commercial user and you are using a larger chambered vacuum sealer or commercial sized vacuum sealer, our Walton’s vacuum sealer bags come in 8 different varieties, plus dozen of sizes. With a standard 8 x 12 bag, in cases of 1,000, they can be as low as $47.40 per case with quantity discounts. Be sure and check out the Packaging and Vacuum Pouches section at waltonsinc.com for a huge selection of vacuum sealer bags, at some incredible prices. Coupons & Savings Just for our Meatgistics audience and YouTube subscribers, and because we know you guys like coupons and discounts, we’ve got a coupon just for you to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS43 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save 15% off any order. (up to $100 discount and not valid on sale items) Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Vacuum Sealer Bags Shop waltonsinc.com for Vacuum Sealers Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Vacuum Pouches Walton's Chambered Vacuum Sealer

Meatgistics: Smoke Flavored Seasonings - Adding Smoke Without Smoke Learn about how to add smoke flavor to food & meat products when you don't have a smoker, wood pellet grill, or charcoal grill that outputs smoke. Make meatballs with Walton's and Meatgistics, plus, save 15% on your next order with coupon code MEATGISTICS91 Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/225/how-to-add-smoke-flavor-without-smoke Product Spotlight Our product spotlight for today is… Excalibur Spaghetti Sauce Seasoning. This is a great example of a unique and fantastic flavor profile from Excalibur Seasoning, that is not only a perfect solution for making a very specialized product, like spaghetti sauce, but it also works great on a wide variety of other items. It has a very Italian-style flavor to it, so it can be paired well with any food items that are typically deemed as Italian-style, or simply add it to something like your scrambled eggs for breakfast for a unique and different flavoring. Recommend usage for making homemade spaghetti sauce is to use 2 heaping tablespoons of Excalibur Spaghetti Sauce Seasoning and mix it in with 2 - 15 oz cans of plain tomato sauce plus 1 - 6 oz can of tomato paste. Then just simmer over low heat and use in place of any store bought tomato sauce. Coupons & Savings Just for our Meatgistics audience and YouTube subscribers, and because we know you guys like coupons and discounts, we’ve got a coupon just for you to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS91 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save 15% off any order. (up to $100 discount and not valid on sale items) Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur Spaghetti Sauce Seasoning Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur Meat Loaf Seasoning Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur Smoked Sea Salt Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur Grill-in Grill-out Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur Seasoning Shakers Shop waltonsinc.com for Non-Stick Mesh Grilling Baskets Shop waltonsinc.com for BBQ Accessories Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Excalibur Seasoning Shakers Shop BBQ Accessories

Meatgistics: Salt. Seasonings. Savings. Learn about salt, why it is used in meat products, and how it functions with Walton's and Meatgistics. Plus, save $10 on your next order with coupon code MEATGISTICS27 Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/221/why-is-salt-the-1-ingredient-in-meat-seasoning New Product Spotlight Our new items for today are the new Excalibur MRT Sausage & Meatloaf Seasoning plus the new Excalibur MRT Smoke Flavored Sugar Cure and Excalibur MRT Sugar Cure Seasonings. Three seasonings recently discontinued by Morton that were popular for a variety of meat products and each of these new seasonings have been custom blended by Excalibur to be a custom match to the now discontinued Morton seasonings. The sausage and meatloaf seasoning can be easily measured out for 1 lb increments of sausage using 1 level tablespoon of seasoning per pound of meat for a simple fresh pork sausage. The Sugar Cure and Smoke Flavored Sugar Cure are great for country-style hams and other cured meats. Visit waltonsinc.com/new to order these new seasonings for making sausage, meatloaf, country-style hams, and other cured meats. Coupons & Savings Just for our Meatgistics audience and YouTube subscribers, and because we know you guys like coupons and discounts, we’ve got a coupon just for you to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS27 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save $10 off any order over $50. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur MRT Smoke Flavored Sugar Cure Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur MRT Sugar Cure Shop waltonsinc.com for Excalibur MRT Sausage & Meatloaf Seasoning Shop waltonsinc.com for On Sale Products Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Excalibur Sausage Seasonings Shop Excalibur Meat Cures

Meatgistics: Safe Internal Meat Temperatures Learn about safe internal meat cooking temperatures with Walton's and Meatgistics. Read information from FSIS and the USDA about guidelines for meat cooking temps. Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/216/safe-internal-meat-cooking-temperatures New Product Spotlight We are now carrying the 100cc Oxygen Absorbers in 100 count packages. They used to be only available in cases of 4,000, but now, with 100 count packages available, whether you are a commercial or home meat processor, it is affordable and feasible to use oxygen absorbers in things like packages of jerky, just like you find in the name brand bag of jerky from your local convenience store. The 100cc Oxygen Absorbers are perfect for use in up to a 1 quart container or 8x12 bag, or for gallon size containers, simply use 3 oxygen absorbers per container. How they works is that they lower the oxygen levels in an air tight package to less than 0.01%, which in turn helps maintain freshness and extends the shelf-life of products by preventing mold, mildew, and bacteria from growing. If you do not use a full package at one time though, make sure you immediately re-vacuum seal the original package, and use whatever oxygen absorbers you take out within a 30 minute time frame. The oxygen absorbers are FDA approved for use with food and food related items, but they can also be used for packing non-food items as well, or in any packages and containers which would benefit from the removal of oxygen. Two of the more common uses would be for use in packages of jerky and meat snacks, or in packages of dehydrated fruits and veggies. Coupons & Savings Just for our Meatgistics audience and YouTube subscribers, and because we know you guys like coupons and discounts, we’ve got a coupon just for you to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS72 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save $10 off any order over $50. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Meat Thermometers Shop waltonsinc.com for Oxygen Absorbers Shop waltonsinc.com for Vacuum Sealer Bags Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Meat Thermometers Shop Oxygen Absorbers & Vac Pouches

Meatgistics: Can Meat Grinders Grind Bones For Pet Food? Learn what grinders are suited for grinding some types of animal bones with Walton's and Meatgistics. Watch the video, read the guide, and then post your questions or comments below. Meat Hacks Watch the video to see our latest Meat Hack or read more about it here: https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/213/can-meat-grinders-grind-animal-bones-for-pet-food Home Processor Product Spotlight Our product spotlight and new items for today are in 2 parts. First up, for our home processors, BBQ enthusiasts, and at-home cooks, we wanted to take a look at our Chicken BeerRoaster Deluxe! Spring is going to be here before you know it, and this fun little toy will help make smoking chickens easy and more delicious than ever. Simply take the unit and add any liquid into the tube, be that your favorite wine, beer, or other fruit or veggie juice. Place a whole chicken on the tube, and add some of your favorite veggies in the pan, add a couple potatoes to the vegetable clips on the side, and smoke a delicious meal all in one and make a delicious and moist whole chicken, either on your grill or in your oven. Commercial Processor Product Spotlight We are now carrying a new line of stunners, the CASH Special Captive Bolt Stunners, plus the 22 or 25 caliber power loads. Visit waltonsinc.com and look under Equipment and Stunners to find out more and purchase a new stunner today, or send us an email to cs@waltonsinc.com to have a salesman give you a call or email to help you find a new stunner or any other meat processing equipment best suited for your food processing applications. Coupons & Savings We know you guys like coupons and discounts, so as always, we’ve got a coupon just for you, our YouTube and Meatgistics subscribers and audience to save a bit extra! For 3 weeks after this video is published, use the coupon code MEATGISTICS43 in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com to save $10 off any order over $100. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Meat Grinders Shop waltonsinc.com for Chicken BeerRoaster Deluxe Shop waltonsinc.com for CASH Special Stunners Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube Shop Meat Grinders Shop CASH Stunners

Walton's March 2017 Giveaway & Sales Each month in 2017 we will have a new giveaway and corresponding video. The giveaway will have an average retail value of nearly $440. So make sure to subscribe to WaltonsTV to be the first to know when a new giveaway starts. And remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos March 2017 Giveaway Our giveaway for March is a Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler and a set of Excalibur Sauces & Marinades valued at over $345 total value. Entries will be accepted now and lasting until March 31st. No purchase is necessary, just visit waltonsinc.com/sales for a complete list of rules and to get entered now! March Savings & Discounts Our Sales for March begin right now and last until April 3rd, or while supplies last. March sales are all about jerky making and seasoning, plus totally bamboo cutting boards. To start things off, all jerky seasonings will be 17% off. Just use the coupon code “JERKY17” in your shopping cart at waltonsinc.com. For jerky making equipment, we’ve also got the All-Around Jerky Maker discounted $10 making it only $24.99. Then there is the Weston Jerky Gun for $15 off making it only $29.99 and also the Weston Jerky Gun Junior is discounted $10 making it only $19.99. You can also save $10 on our 3 Tier Jerky Racks and pick one up for only $29.99, or get a brand new Weston Jerky Slicing Board for less than $20. The last piece of equipment you’ll need for jerky is a new dehydrator and we just so happen to have the Weston 6 Tray Digital Dehydrators discounted $10 making them only $69.99 Next up, we’ve got great discounts on a ton of cutting boards. First up, are the 2-Tone Bar Boards from Totally Bamboo. 3 sizes are available with the smallest being only $2.99, the medium 2-Tone Bamboo Board costs $5.99, and the largest 2-Tone Bar Board comes in at $10.99. The next cutting board is the Mailbu Groove from Totally Bamboo, normally priced at $23.99, it is now discounted $6 at $17.99. Our next group of cutting boards on sale are all normally priced at $20, but for March, save $4 each and pay only $15.99 for the PolyBoo double-sided cutting board (one side is a poly cutting board and the other is bamboo), plus the Cork Footed Cutting Board and the 3-Piece Bamboo Cutting Boards Sets are only $15.99. There’s also the Big Easy bamboo cutting board, which is our biggest, best, and nicest bamboo cutting board, which will be available for only $49.99 during March, saving you $10 each. Lastly, keep your bamboo cutting boards and other wood products in tip-top shape and save a couple dollars doing it by getting the Totally Bamboo Coconut Conditioner or the Totally Bamboo Revitalizing Oil for only $5.99 each. Now, just head on over to waltonsinc.com/sales (or just follow the link in the description below) to get great discounts on all these items during March, plus enter to win the Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler and Excalibur Seasoning Marinade package. As always, subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube to be the first to know when a new giveaway or sale starts. And remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Make sure you subscribe to WaltonsTV and remember to tap the bell next to the subscribed button to get notified about all new videos, plus like and comment on this video, and visit waltonsinc.com and meatgistics.com to find Everything But The Meat! Subscribe to Meatgistics Easily subscribe to any category or topic on the Meatgistics community site by clicking the green “Subscribe” button to get an email each time a new post is made! Shop waltonsinc.com for Sales & Discounts Enter the March 2017 Vacuum Tumbler Giveaway Shop waltonsinc.com for Jerky Seasonings Subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube

Introducing A New Part of Meatgistics…The Walton’s Learning Center We get a ton of feedback and questions from all our customers about everything related to meat, processing knowledge, how-to information, recipes, tips & tricks, and so much more. The new Walton’s Learning Center will be a new section on the Meatgistics homepage dedicated for information on “How To Make… Meat Recipes”, “Recipes”, “Meat Hacks”, and “Seasonings” How To Make… Meat Recipes In this section, find recipes for all kinds of staple meat snacks, cured sausage, and smoked meats like snack sticks, summer sausage, hot dogs, bacon, ham, brisket, and more Recipes Find some of Walton’s favorite recipes for other foods or side dishes not included in our Meat Recipes section. Try out a new recipe using Excalibur Seasoning in something like our “Better Bacon Potato Pie” or “Beer Bacon Mac N Cheese” Meat Hacks Gain knowledge about meat processing and tips and tricks from the expert’s at Walton’s for everything like Harvesting Meat, Food Prep & Cleaning, Meat Grinding & Mixing, Sausage Stuffing, Smoking & Grilling, Food Packaging, and Equipment Seasonings Explore information about seasonings for making sausage, jerky, meat snacks, and other smoked meats, or learn more about Excalibur Seasoning and options for Custom Blended Seasoning, Meat Additives, and other information on Spices New Topics, Questions, and Answers We have a ton of content pending to be published plus we will be adding content regularly and already have a long list of other questions and topics to discuss, but if you would like to see a particular topic covered or if you have a specific question you’d like us to answer… We would love your feedback! Leave us a comment or reply on this post, post your own topic/question in the Community or Feedback section, or send us an email at cs@waltonsinc.com Subscribe To Be Notified of New Content On each category on the Meatgistics website, there is a Green Subscribe button. Simply click Subscribe on any category to get a notification whenever new content is published. You can subscribe to any of the top-level categories like “Waltons Community”, “Waltons Blog”, or “Waltons Learning Center”, or just subscribe to individual sub-categories. Help Grow The Walton’s Community Ask us any questions you may have, stay involved by replying on topics with further feedback and questions, and use the social sharing buttons on topics and pages you find interesting to share with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and more.

Walton’s New Year’s Sale & Sausage Stuffer Giveaway Happy New Year! From all of us at Walton’s: We want to say Happy New Year to all our customers! New Years Sale and Bloopers 2017 at WALTONSINC.COM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDEx2GiwOpI Sausage Stuffer Giveaway Starting December 22 and ending on January 13, 2017… Enter to win a Walton’s 11lb Sausage Stuffer Kit. Walton’s Sausage Stuffer Giveaway Entry Walton’s On Sale Page FREE SHIPPING Until January 2nd get FREE shipping on orders over $75! What’s On Sale? (Ends January 13th, 2017) Weston 44lb Dial Scale - Save 40% - Only $29.99 Weston Sportsman’s Advantage Vacuum Sealer - Save $60 - Only $119.99 Weston 22in Butcher Hand Saw - Save 40% - Only $17.99 Nouvelle Legende Heat Resistant Silicone BBQ Gloves - Pair - Save $3 - Only $9.99 Eurow Heat and Flame Resistant Silicone Oven Glove - Save $2 - Only $7.99 Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Subscribe button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from the community, from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s.

Walton’s 2016 12 Days Of Christmas Sale at WALTONSINC.COM Merry Christmas! From all of us at Walton’s: We want to say Merry Christmas to all our customers! Amidst all of the hustle and bustle during this time of year, we also hope you take time out to remember the real reason for Christmas and the joy and peace we share in the birth of Jesus! 12/5/2016 to 12/16/2016: Walton’s 2016 12 Days Of Christmas Sale at WALTONSINC.COM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmVcfEksXM How It Works Starting on Monday December 5th with Free Shipping on orders over $100, we have new items going on sale everyday until Friday December 16th. Once a sale starts, it will continue each day until the final day of sales on Decemeber 16th, which will include Free Shipping on orders over $50 and 15% off all regular price items storewide with coupon code WALTONSTV! What’s On Sale? Day 1: December 5th (Ends December 16th, 2016) FREE Shipping On Orders Over $100 Walton’s Christmas Giveaway - Win 1 of 14 Swiss Army Limited Edition Knives Walton’s 7lb Single Speed Sausage Stuffer - Save $40 Walton’s 7lb Sausage Stuffer - Save $40 Day 2: December 6th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Walton’s 11lb Sausage Stuffer - Save $40 Walton’s 33lb Sausage Stuffer - Save $100 Day 3: December 7th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Walton’s 26lb Sausage Stuffer - Save $100 Walton’s 26lb Electric Sausage Stuffer - Save $170 Day 4: December 8th (Ends December 16th, 2016) 30% off Pain Is Good Sauces, Salsa, and Bloody Mary Mixes Pain Is Good Hot Sauce - Fire Roasted Green Srirach-AH Pepper Pain Is Good Hot Sauce - Sriracha Pepper Pain Is Good Hot Sauce - Louisiana Style Pain Is Good Hot Sauce - Garlic Style Pain Is Good Hot Sauce - Jamaican Style Pain Is Good Salsa - Habanero Garlic Pain Is Good Salsa - Jamaican Pineapple Pain Is Good Bloody Mary Mix - Zesty Garlic Pain Is Good Bloody Mary Mix - Classic Pain Is Good Bloody Mary Mix - Cajun Spice Pain Is Good Bloody Mary Mix - Jamaican Jerky Day 5: December 9th (Ends December 16th, 2016) 30% off Select BBQ Sauce Bash Brothers Honey Jalapeno BBQ Sauce Bash Brothers Original BBQ Sauce Bash Brothers Hawaiian Pineapple BBQ Sauce Bash Brothers Honey Habanero BBQ Sauce Kansas Cabin BBQ Sauce - Hickory Heat Kansas Cabin BBQ Sauce - Honey Chipotle Kansas Cabin BBQ Sauce - Georgia Ginger Kansas Cabin BBQ Sauce - Mesquite Sweet Kansas Cabin BBQ Sauce - Mesquite Sweet Low Heat Kansas Cabin BBQ Sauce - Wasabi Day 6: December 10th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Weston #5 Meat Grinder - Butcher Series - Save $50 Weston #42 Meat Grinder - Butcher Series - Save $80 Day 7: December 11th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Weston 22in Butcher Hand Saw - Save $10 Day 8: December 12th (Ends December 16th, 2016) 6in Curved Granton Edge Boning Knife Totally Bamboo Malibu Groove Cutting Board Totally Bamboo Poly Boo Cutting Board Totally Bamboo Cork Footed Cutting Board Day 9: December 13th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Walton’s Heavy Duty Meat Lugs - Save $4 Day 10: December 14th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Pro-Cut #12 Meat Grinder - Save $100 Day 11: December 15th (Ends December 16th, 2016) Save 15% off the regular price of all items storewide!!! Day 12: December 16th (Ends December 16th, 2016) FREE Shipping on Orders Over $50 Coupons and Savings December 15th & 16th only…Use coupon code WALTONSTV at waltonsinc.com to receive 15% off all regular priced items storewide! Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Watch button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from the community, from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s. Summary MERRY CHRISTMAS! ThanksBlackMonday may be over, but Walton’s is not done with all the sales, giveaways, and free shipping deals this year! We’ve got some great items on sale in our 12 Days of Christmas Sale. We’re also doing a giveaway for 14 limited edition knives from Swiss Army! Make sure you watch the video from WaltonsTV, subscribe to WaltonsTV on YouTube, and click the watch button on the Walton’s Blog to be the first to know about all of our great sale items and giveaways before anyone else. From all of us at Walton’s: We want to say Merry Christmas to all our customers! Amidst all of the hustle and bustle during this time of year, we also hope you take time out to remember the real reason for Christmas and the joy and peace we share in the birth of Jesus!

Walton’s 2016 ThanksBlackMonday Sale at WALTONSINC.COM 11/22/2016 to 11/28/2016: Walton’s 2016 ThanksBlackMonday Sale at WALTONSINC.COM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-00rrUTNf4 How It Works New sales start on 3 different days with all sales, coupons, and free shipping ending together on the final sales day of Cyber Monday (November 28, 2016) What’s On Sale? Starting Tuesday, November 22nd: (Ends November 28th, 2016) FREE Shipping On Orders Over $75 FREE Excalibur Steak & Roast Rub on orders over $20 with coupon code TBM16 Walton’s 7lb Single Speed Sausage Stuffer Walton’s 7lb Sausage Stuffer Walton’s 11lb Sausage Stuffer Walton’s 26lb Sausage Stuffer Walton’s 33lb Sausage Stuffer Weston 7.5in Meat Slicer Weston 10-Piece Game Processing Kit Weston 4-Piece Field Knife Set Weston Jerky Gun Junior Weston #5 Electric Meat Grinder Weston Safe Slice Mandolin Slicer Weston 4 Tray Dehydrator Totally Bamboo 3-Piece Bamboo Cutting Boards Starting Thursday, November 24th: (Ends November 28th, 2016) Non-Stick Mesh Grilling Baskets Walton’s Automatic Syringe Injector Hillbilly Konk BBQ Skylinn’s Sweet Sauce Hillbilly Konk BBQ Kanzas’ Spicy Sauce Flip Up Digital Roasting Thermometer Slimline Digital Waterproof Thermometer Chef’s Choice 120 Knife Sharpener Walton’s Manual Sausage Linker Starting Monday, November 28th: (Ends November 28th, 2016) 5lb High Temp Cheddar Cheese Totally Bamboo Big Easy Cutting Board HD Orange Nitrile Gloves Sriracha Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Seasoning Bleu Cheese and Apple Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Seasoning Bloody Mary Jerky Seasoning 19mm Collagen Casings 3-Packs Walton’s 26lb Electric Sausage Stuffer Coupons and Savings Use coupon code TBM16 at waltonsinc.com to receive 1 FREE Excalibur Steak & Roast Rub Shaker. Valid until 11/28/2016. Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Watch button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from the community, from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s. Summary Happy Thanksgiving! It’s that time of the year again and it’s time for Walton’s annual ThanksBlackMonday sale! Some of Walton’s Biggest sales of the year are finally here! Walton’s ThanksBlackMonday Sale is back and better than ever! We will have three different start dates for different sales, but all of the sales will end on the same day, November 28th. Watch the video above to see all of our deals and then visit WALTONSINC.COM to save money! In addition to great prices, you will have the opportunity to get some amazing items for FREE! Thanks (Thanksgiving): November 22nd-28th Black (Black Friday): November 24th- 28th Monday (Cyber Monday) November 28th Only!!

Walton’s 2016 Pre-Thanksgiving Sale at WALTONSINC.COM 11/14/2016 to 11/20/2016: Walton’s 2016 Pre-Thanksgiving Sale at WALTONSINC.COM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMHtclU9CL4 What’s On Sale? $5 flat rate shipping on orders over $75 Save $2 on all Excalibur Seasoning Shakers Walton’s Flexible Cutting Mats Weston 330lb Digital Scale Poly Bag Sealer - Stainless Steel Weston 44lb Meat Mixer Deer Loppers Compact Digital Kitchen Scale Red Santa Casings Weston Dehydrator 80L Pro Series Weston Dehydrator 160L Pro Series Weston 10 Tray Digital Dehydrator VacMaster VP112S Vacuum Sealer 8x12 Vacuum Pouches 100 Count (non-chambered) Walton’s 8x12 100 Count Vacuum Pouches (chambered) Walton’s 8x12 1,000 Count Vacuum Pouches (chambered) FREE Excalibur Sauce on orders over $50 with coupon code THANKSGIVING Coupons and Savings Use coupon code THANKSGIVING at waltonsinc.com to receive 1 FREE Excalibur Sauce of your choice. Valid until 11/20/2016. Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Watch button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from the community, from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s. Summary Holiday sales are finally here and they begin with the annual Walton’s Pre-Thanksgiving Sale! Huge savings and $5 flat rate shipping starts now (11/14/2016) and continues until 11/20/2016. Make sure you click the “Watch” button on the Walton’s Blog section of the Meatgistics website and subscribe to the WaltonsTV YouTube channel to be the first to know about our all our sales. Our ThanksBlackMonday sale begins on Tuesday November 22nd, as well, so stay tuned for even more savings on a ton of other items as well

Excalibur Seasoning: Part 8 - Allergens & Documentation This is Part 8 of a mini-series about Excalibur Seasoning, featuring John Brewer, the VP of Sales & Marketing. We asked John Brewer about Excalibur Seasoning to explain how they handle allergens, labeling, and documentation. Be sure to subscribe to WaltonsTV YouTube channel and click the green Watch button on the Walton’s Blog section to be the first to know when new videos are released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzryL4FbbvA Excalibur Seasoning Mini-Series There are still more videos to be released over the next week and a ton of great content about seasonings, and specifically Excalibur Seasoning. Make sure you don’t miss a single episode and subscribe to the WaltonsTV YouTube Channel and click the “Watch” button on the Walton’s Blog section of Meatgisitcs.com to be notified of all new videos, promotions, sales, and news from Walton’s. Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Watch button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find videos, promotions, news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s. Summary In this episode we talked with John Brewer, the VP of Sales & Marketing at Excalibur Seasoning, about how they handle allergens, labeling, and documentation. How does Excalibur Seasoning handle documentation? A lot of their documentation is handled in their SQF Level 3 certification and compliance. SQF is all about documentation. Every input and output for a seasoning it logged, assigned a lot number, and is tracked. For more information on Excalibur Seasonings SQF Level 3 certification, visit waltonsinc.com/excalibur and watch Part 3 of our Excalibur Seasoning mini-series with John Brewer. What is the blue label that is on some of the Excalibur Seasoning packages? It simply identifies that there is an allergen in that product. The blue labels are Excalibur’s way of specifically being proactive towards the possibility of a recall. Most recalls by a meat or food processor occur due to the failure to list an allergen on the label, or an allergen gets introduced where it shouldn’t. USDA inspectors love the blue label because allergens are required to be separated in a meat processing facility from the rest of the raw materials and inputs. The blue label allows the customer to identify allergens quickly and USDA inspectors to quickly visualize if a processor is adhering to proper storage of seasonings and allergens. It is a food safety initiative, that helps make things easier for a processor to separate allergens from the rest of their raw materials.

Excalibur Seasoning: Part 7 - R&D, Custom Blends, New Flavor This is Part 7 of a mini-series about Excalibur Seasoning, featuring John Brewer, the VP of Sales & Marketing. We asked John Brewer about Excalibur Seasoning, their R&D lab, and how custom blends and new flavor profiles are created. Be sure to subscribe to WaltonsTV YouTube channel and click the green Watch button on the Walton’s Blog section to be the first to know when new videos are released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esXArk_ILnI Excalibur Seasoning Mini-Series There are still more videos to be released this week and a ton of great content about seasonings, and specifically Excalibur Seasoning. Make sure you don’t miss a single episode and subscribe to the WaltonsTV YouTube Channel and click the “Watch” button on the Walton’s Blog section of Meatgisitcs.com to be notified of all new videos, promotions, sales, and news from Walton’s. Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Watch button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find videos, promotions, news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s. Summary In this episode we talked with John Brewer, the VP of Sales & Marketing at Excalibur Seasoning, about Excalibur Seasoning, their R&D lab, and how custom blends and new flavor profiles are created. Does Excalibur Seasoning have an R&D department? They do have an R&D department, which is one thing very unique about them in the industry and what they offer with their R&D lab, plus the people and staff that they’ve assembled to run their “Excalibur Innovation Center”. According to John Brewer, Excalibur Seasoning has one of the best research chefs in the industry, Marlo Mastalerz, and what she is able to develop, the timeline, and turn around for products is incredible in both duplication and new product development. Can Excalibur duplicate a seasoning blend from another seasoning company, and how does that work? If a customer is currently buying from another seasoning company, Excalibur Seasoning can match and duplicate that product in the Excalibur Innovation Center. In many circumstances, they can also clean the label up, extend the shelf life and enhance the product’s appearance on the shelf. How are new flavor profiles created? New flavor profiles can be created solely by the Excalibur Innovation Center, or it could come from a saleman from Excalibur or Walton’s, or it may come from a customer as a new request for something new, different, or a similar rendition of something existing. How much do you have to buy to be able to order custom blended seasoning? For dry seasonings, Excalibur Seasoning has what might be some of the lowest minimums in the industry. Only 100 pounds are required for a custom blend. Many competitors have raised their minimums to 1,000 pounds or more, but Excalibur remains unique by offering a very small minimum of only 100 pounds. Those low minimums allow small and independent processors and others to be unique themselves in their own market place without having to adhere to minimums that are simply unattainable at the 1,000 pound level. What about minimums for liquid sauce or marinade? Excalibur also has extremely low minimums for liquids. At only 150 gallons, their minimum is pretty much unheard of in the industry. One of Excalibur Seasoning’s strong points is their ability to produce smaller volumes of seasonings and sauces that others in the industry simply cannot or do not offer. What is needed to duplicate a seasoning blend and make a new custom blend? It is extensive, but we make it as easy and painless for a customer as possible. Some of the steps and things needed are: Product development form questionaire and ingredient statement Formulation of seasoning, if possible Physical sample to to review aesthetics What is the application, what is it going on, and how much is typically used per batch? Does the customer want to exact and identical ingredient statement, or can Excalibur help clean up the label, and make sure the label is following marketplace guidelines. Excalibur will begin formulation, and prepare the product as the customer would to compare real-world performance of that seasoning Excalibur sends the new seasoning formulation back to the customer for approval, or for necessary tweaking, editing, and a second re-formulation. Is there a cost for duplicating or matching a seasoning and making a custom blend? For dry seasoning blends, there is no cost and it is done free of charge. For liquids and sauces, it is a lot more complicated, so a $500 deposit is required before development. Then, that is refunded back to the customer after the product is approved and the customer has bought a specified amount once they are a customer. This helps cover some basic costs, but is not meant to be a profit center for Excalibur. Why would a home processor, independent meat processor, large food processor, grocery store, restaurant, etc. trust Excalibur to blend their seasonings? Consistency. Simply put, Excalibur is going to produce a high quality, safe product, with a high level of integrity and consistency that is hard to beat in any other method. Some customers are afraid of letting go of their proprietary blend that has been in their company or family for generations, but Excalibur has a high level of integrity and guarantees that the customer’s formula is not going to go anywhere or be shared with anyone else. Only that customer has access to their custom blend. Why are Excalibur’s products so consistent? Going back to Excalibur’s SQF Level 3 certification, they are going to produce a high quality and safe product, that is consistent and always documented. Batches and lots are always compared visually and by taste to the previous batch and lot. Every ingredient is tracked on the input and output, and they guarantee consistency, repeat-ability, and trace-ability. Do minimums for custom blends also apply to private label seasonings? Many private label seasoning are simply an existing Excalibur Seasoning blend. When that is the case, there is no minimum. If a private label seasoning is also a custom blend, then there still is the 100 pound minimum for dry blends or 150 gallon minimum for liquids and sauces.

Excalibur Seasoning: Part 6 - Why Use Excalibur Seasoning? This is Part 6 of a mini-series about Excalibur Seasoning, featuring John Brewer, the VP of Sales & Marketing. We asked John Brewer about Excalibur Seasoning and what makes them better than the competition and why someone should buy from Excalibur Seasoning and Walton’s. Be sure to subscribe to WaltonsTV YouTube channel and click the green Watch button on the Walton’s Blog section to be the first to know when new videos are released. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NHiyIdsP-s Excalibur Seasoning Mini-Series There are still more videos to be released over the next week and a ton of great content about seasonings, and specifically Excalibur Seasoning. Make sure you don’t miss a single episode and subscribe to the WaltonsTV YouTube Channel and click the “Watch” button on the Walton’s Blog section of Meatgisitcs.com to be notified of all new videos, promotions, sales, and news from Walton’s. Subscribe to Meatgistics Make sure you click that green Watch button on each category on the Meatgistics website, especially the Walton’s Blog section, to be notified of new posts from Walton’s, when we release new videos, and be the first to know of any giveaways, deals, coupons, and sales we having going on at waltonsinc.com. Subscribe to WaltonsTV Go to WaltonsTV and subscribe to stay up to date and be the first to see what’s new with Meatgistics and find videos, promotions, news, recipes, and product reviews from Walton’s. Summary In this episode we talked with John Brewer, the VP of Sales & Marketing at Excalibur Seasoning, about Excalibur Seasoning and what makes them better than the competition and why someone should buy from Excalibur Seasoning and Walton’s. What make Excalibur Seasoning better than the competition? One of the main things is Excalibur Seasoning’s SQF Level 3 certification. That certification ensures that their seasoning is the safest and highest quality product available. Another thing is their superb level of customer service. When you call Excalibur, or Walton’s, you get an actual person on the phone, either a customer service representative or a salesman and not a machine or recording. They are also knowledgeable in the entire product catalog across the entire gamut of products. Excalibur and Walton’s both deal with customers ranging from the small home processor up to some of the largest meat processors and grocery stores in the industry. We provide sales and service for our customers, provide programs and training and not just a single product or sale. When a customer needs us, we are there to provide help and support, and not simply a one-time sale. The level of customer service is second to none. What sets Excalibur Seasoning apart from various competitors? Development capabilities and R&D are huge identifiers that separate Excalibur from other companies. They are very on trend as to what’s in the market place, what is selling in the regional and global aspects of the market. Relating to everything from sauces to seasoning blends to marinades, there are so many different categories that Excalibur carries a high level of expertise in. How does Excalibur come up with so many unique flavor profiles? They have a separate R&D lab, or as they call it, the Excalibur Innovation Center, that is constantly reviewing what’s popular regionally and globally. They don’t rule anything out on the development side, as either too wild, or too hard to develop. Even things like Chocolate Chili Flavored Bratwursts and Gummy Bear Bratwursts are two recent additions to the Excalibur product catalog that were created by the Excalibur Innovation Center. Why do customers continually come back and buy from Excalibur Seasoning? New flavor profiles is one of the top reasons. R&D plays an important role and every year at the trade shows, Excalibur always has something new and exciting to showcase. Customers can always find new, interesting, and trending flavor profiles from Excalibur Seasoning.