Smoked Meat Stabilizer, Sure Cure, ECA

[Jonathon]

5BADDAYS the ECS is ECA right? And yes, I like to just sprinkle it on as the mixer is running, it shouldn’t be take more than just a couple of seconds to get it all in there and then let it mix for another 60 seconds or so. You do want to be careful not to drop it down the sides of the mixer though as there is a possibility of it getting trapped in a pocket at the bottom where it will not get mixed in well, so make sure you are sprinkling it in on the top of the meat.

[5BADDAYS]

Jonathon,
Thanks for response, and the great tips re down the side of mixer. I never would have thought of that.
Thanks
5BD’s

[dlvigil]

with Smoked Meat Stabilizer when do you add it in your mixture, is it like ECA the last minute of mixing before stuffing ??

[dlvigil]

When you only use sure cure and no accelerator how long can you keep the sausage in the refrigerator before smoking ???I know it a minimum of 12 hours

[cykobowtech]

dlvigil i was wondering the same thing. I made some snacks sticks this past weekend. I added it the last 60 seconds like eca and it worked out ok. Not sure if it was correct or not.

[Jonathon]

dlvigil I responded in the other post but so that everything has all the information. No, with Smoked meat stabilizer you just need to not add it directly to water, you can add it with the other ingredients. The reason being is it is not encapsulated and it is not the same ingredients. Now, the downside of that is it does not give as much of a tang as the ECA does. 24 is fine though much past that you might start having casing issues like case hardening or splitting. Also, you shouldn’t mix then hold meat and then stuff as the meat will set up and be too har don the sausage stuffer.

[dlvigil]

Just wondering when do I mix in the sure Gel Binder ? Is it when I mix the seasoning into the meat before I grind the meat or during the mixing of the meat ??

[LuckyDs]

Ok. I watch the videos and done some sticks, summer sausage, Hot dogs, and Brats. But here is my question I bought binder but what do you use it in? I been listening to the podcast and I think I needing to used it in my sticks and summer sausage.

[Namrats]

Thanks, I have been working on making a great smoked Sausage

[bocephus]

ilxlr8u I don’t think you would want to use ECA and SMS together, they basically do the same thing although ECA gives you a tang that SMS does not.