Skip to content
  • Home
  • Walton's
    • Home
    • Seasonings
    • Casings
    • Packaging
    • Supplies
    • Equipment
    • Smoking/Grilling
    • Sales
    • Giveaways
  • About Us
  • Topics
    • Unread
    • Recent
    • Random
    • Popular Monthly
    • Popular All-Time
    • Unsolved
    • Solved
  • Events
  • FAQ
  • Conv Chart
    • Seasonings
    • Cures
    • Additives
Skins
  • Light
  • Brite
  • Cerulean
  • Cosmo
  • Flatly
  • Journal
  • Litera
  • Lumen
  • Lux
  • Materia
  • Minty
  • Morph
  • Pulse
  • Sandstone
  • Simplex
  • Sketchy
  • Spacelab
  • United
  • Yeti
  • Zephyr
  • Dark
  • Cyborg
  • Darkly
  • Quartz
  • Slate
  • Solar
  • Superhero
  • Vapor

  • Default (No Skin)
  • No Skin
  • Team Blue Skin
Collapse
Meatgistics - Walton's - Community
  1. Home
  2. Categories
  3. Community
  4. Meat Processing
  5. Snack stick SNAP!

Snack stick SNAP!

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Meat Processing
18 Posts 5 Posters 981 Views 5 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • JonathonJ Offline
    JonathonJ Offline
    Jonathon
    Team Blue Admin Walton's Employee Power User
    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    fallflight First, make sure you are fully stuffing them and getting protein extraction. Stick has to be a little firm to get that snap and both of those are important for that. Cook to 160 too, that might help you. Use an ice bath not a cold water bath also, you might be doing this already but just wanted to point it out. Your smoke schedule seems fine. What’s your meatblock? Fat content?

    Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

    F 3 Replies Last reply
    2
    • F Offline
      F Offline
      fallflight
      Team Blue
      wrote on last edited by
      #3
      This post is deleted!
      1 Reply Last reply
      0
      • F Offline
        F Offline
        fallflight
        Team Blue
        wrote on last edited by
        #4

        Doesn’t appear that I can post a photo from my phone.

        PapaSopP 1 Reply Last reply
        1
        • F Offline
          F Offline
          fallflight
          Team Blue
          wrote on last edited by fallflight
          #5

          Let me ask an obvious question; what’s the grind schedule? I put 2 grinds on it through the medium plate. Mixed until very tacky with a mechanical mixer.

          1 Reply Last reply
          1
          • F fallflight

            Doesn’t appear that I can post a photo from my phone.

            PapaSopP Offline
            PapaSopP Offline
            PapaSop
            Team Orange Power User Veteran
            wrote on last edited by
            #6

            fallflight
            When you click on reply click on the far right symbol above the reply box. Should say upload photo.

            1 Reply Last reply
            2
            • JonathonJ Jonathon

              fallflight First, make sure you are fully stuffing them and getting protein extraction. Stick has to be a little firm to get that snap and both of those are important for that. Cook to 160 too, that might help you. Use an ice bath not a cold water bath also, you might be doing this already but just wanted to point it out. Your smoke schedule seems fine. What’s your meatblock? Fat content?

              F Offline
              F Offline
              fallflight
              Team Blue
              wrote on last edited by
              #7

              Jonathon

              CD142849-6959-405D-B222-E7CC9FBE6996.jpeg

              PapaSopP 1 Reply Last reply
              3
              • F fallflight

                Jonathon

                CD142849-6959-405D-B222-E7CC9FBE6996.jpeg

                PapaSopP Offline
                PapaSopP Offline
                PapaSop
                Team Orange Power User Veteran
                wrote on last edited by
                #8

                fallflight
                Nice looking sticks. 👍

                F 1 Reply Last reply
                1
                • JonathonJ Jonathon

                  fallflight First, make sure you are fully stuffing them and getting protein extraction. Stick has to be a little firm to get that snap and both of those are important for that. Cook to 160 too, that might help you. Use an ice bath not a cold water bath also, you might be doing this already but just wanted to point it out. Your smoke schedule seems fine. What’s your meatblock? Fat content?

                  F Offline
                  F Offline
                  fallflight
                  Team Blue
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #9

                  Jonathon 4A3569E2-70E1-4F20-B93F-12CFA3847563.jpeg

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  2
                  • PapaSopP PapaSop

                    fallflight
                    Nice looking sticks. 👍

                    F Offline
                    F Offline
                    fallflight
                    Team Blue
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #10

                    PapaSop yeah “look good”. Taste is good. No snap. They bend.

                    PapaSopP 1 Reply Last reply
                    1
                    • JonathonJ Jonathon

                      fallflight First, make sure you are fully stuffing them and getting protein extraction. Stick has to be a little firm to get that snap and both of those are important for that. Cook to 160 too, that might help you. Use an ice bath not a cold water bath also, you might be doing this already but just wanted to point it out. Your smoke schedule seems fine. What’s your meatblock? Fat content?

                      F Offline
                      F Offline
                      fallflight
                      Team Blue
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #11

                      Jonathon

                      Thanks Jonathon. My meat block or farce was 18 lbs pork shoulder and 7 lbs clean venison. I added hi temp cheese (3 lbs). Overall fat content was approximately 30%. I did not add any water before stuffing. Could that be it?

                      I did mix the meat until very tacky. I stuffed the 19 mm casings very tight.

                      My cold bath had ice in it.

                      1 Reply Last reply
                      1
                      • F fallflight

                        PapaSop yeah “look good”. Taste is good. No snap. They bend.

                        PapaSopP Offline
                        PapaSopP Offline
                        PapaSop
                        Team Orange Power User Veteran
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #12

                        fallflight
                        I’m all about the taste. Everything else…secondary

                        1 Reply Last reply
                        2
                        • s.a.mS Offline
                          s.a.mS Offline
                          s.a.m
                          Regular Contributors
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #13

                          Poach’em Parksider s method works, I was having a time with casings and snap don’t now! Shout out to Parksider !!

                          F 1 Reply Last reply
                          3
                          • s.a.mS s.a.m

                            Poach’em Parksider s method works, I was having a time with casings and snap don’t now! Shout out to Parksider !!

                            F Offline
                            F Offline
                            fallflight
                            Team Blue
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #14

                            @s-a-m can you elaborate? What’s the science behind it? I looked on his profile but couldn’t find his poaching technique.

                            s.a.mS skibumbenS 2 Replies Last reply
                            1
                            • F fallflight

                              @s-a-m can you elaborate? What’s the science behind it? I looked on his profile but couldn’t find his poaching technique.

                              s.a.mS Offline
                              s.a.mS Offline
                              s.a.m
                              Regular Contributors
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #15

                              fallflight look up sous vide, basically smoke to 120-140f. Then into a electric roaster set to 170°f cook till internal temp of 160°f then to ice bath, I put on racks and blow-dry with a fan for an hour or two then in the fridge overnight

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              2
                              • F fallflight

                                @s-a-m can you elaborate? What’s the science behind it? I looked on his profile but couldn’t find his poaching technique.

                                skibumbenS Offline
                                skibumbenS Offline
                                skibumben
                                PK100 Masterbuilt Big Green Egg
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #16

                                fallflight https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/1099/cured-sausage-205-advanced-thermal-processing?_=1583374256310

                                Here is a link that Jonathan posted that I think helps explain.

                                I ain’t scared.

                                F 1 Reply Last reply
                                2
                                • skibumbenS skibumben

                                  fallflight https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/1099/cured-sausage-205-advanced-thermal-processing?_=1583374256310

                                  Here is a link that Jonathan posted that I think helps explain.

                                  F Offline
                                  F Offline
                                  fallflight
                                  Team Blue
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #17

                                  skibumben thanks for the article. I like it. I’m going to give it a shot. Also- I didn’t see in the article but are the snack sticks tied off on the ends? I usually don’t tie them off. Jonathon Parksider

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  1
                                  • JonathonJ Offline
                                    JonathonJ Offline
                                    Jonathon
                                    Team Blue Admin Walton's Employee Power User
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #18

                                    fallflight Yeah you absolutely need to add some water, that will help for sure! I’d start at 1 qt of water per 25 lb batch and go from there. Usually, 1-1.5 is a good amount but I’d recommend you start at 1.

                                    Get more help with your processing questions and learn more about processing meat by subscribing to our waltonsinc.com youtube page at https://wltns.link/waltonstv I am a Gorilla, love yourself

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    1

                                    Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.

                                    Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.

                                    With your input, this post could be even better 💗

                                    Register Login
                                    Reply
                                    • Reply as topic
                                    Log in to reply
                                    • Oldest to Newest
                                    • Newest to Oldest
                                    • Most Votes


                                    Sponsored By:

                                    Sponsored By Walton's Inc

                                    Sponsored By:

                                    Sponsored By Walton's
                                    Terms of Use - Privacy Policy - Copyright © 2023 Walton's Inc.
                                    Meatgistics
                                    X

                                    Register Now For Complete Access To Meatgistics!

                                    Sign In Register
                                    • Login

                                    • Don't have an account? Register

                                    • Login or register to search.
                                    • First post
                                      Last post
                                    0
                                    • Home
                                    • Walton's
                                      • Home
                                      • Seasonings
                                      • Casings
                                      • Packaging
                                      • Supplies
                                      • Equipment
                                      • Smoking/Grilling
                                      • Sales
                                      • Giveaways
                                    • About Us
                                    • Topics
                                      • Unread
                                      • Recent
                                      • Random
                                      • Popular Monthly
                                      • Popular All-Time
                                      • Unsolved
                                      • Solved
                                    • Events
                                    • FAQ
                                    • Conv Chart
                                      • Seasonings
                                      • Cures
                                      • Additives