Today was my 3rd batch of snack sticks but I’ve done a couple batches of breakfast sausage and some brats in the past couple of weeks. I’ve never been satisfied with the texture as it’s always come out kind of like a hot dog. I’ve been using a countertop cheapy grinder that grinds pretty well but I think my texture problem is due to the meat going through the auger again to get it in the casings. It looks like the auger is grinding it to mush trying to force it into the casings. I put 2 cups of high temp cheese in today’s batch but as the meat was going into the 16 mm casings there was no sign of any cheese-just meat mush. Time to upgrade to a sausage stuffer!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/2152/snack-sticks-learned-something-todayRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 22:16:58 GMTSat, 29 Feb 2020 22:40:43 GMT60Are you using a kidney plate when you are stuffing? Might see if they make one for your grinder.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14731https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14731Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:53:21 GMTJoe Hell
I would think with a really big hydraulic stuffer it could get really exciting

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14729https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14729Tue, 17 Mar 2020 02:12:18 GMTJust wanted to let everybody know about frozen meat plugging up the small stuffing tubes for snack sticks, don’t think larger tubes will be problem, next thing I am looking for is a 16mm stuffing tube long enough for a full length of 19 mm collagen casings

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14727https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14727Tue, 17 Mar 2020 01:41:53 GMTJonathon excellent stuffer, just make sure the gasket is on the right way.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14724https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14724Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:51:44 GMTHad a chunk of frozen cheese jam up the horn and it came out the end and shot my buddy in the back, he went down like a soccer player!!! It was awesome…

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14718https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14718Mon, 16 Mar 2020 20:07:08 GMTakdave Whoa! I had a similar incident last week but it didn’t blow apart like that. Mine hit some air and the casing suddenly shot off the stuffer like an 8 foot long party horn! lol

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14716https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14716Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:52:38 GMTto bad you didn’t have a video would like to watch that

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14715https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14715Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:28:02 GMTMade snack sticks and summer sasuage last Thursday and had 2 things happen that I want to comment on, the first was on my 2nd grind of my meat and fat mixture with the 1/8" plate, things were going very slowly, finally I realized the mixture was too warm and I put the mixture in the freezer for a little while and bingo, it was grinding like I had my 3/8" plate on. The 2nd Happening was Explosive, My rebuilt stuffer has tremendous power and I got the meat a little tooo!!! Ice Cold and must have not packed the meat tightly enough in the cylinder and had a big!!! air pocket and had a case of Explosive Diarrhea, the force of the air release ripped the casing off of about 3’ of snack sticks on the feed horn and splattered meat all over the place, What a surprise !!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14713https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14713Mon, 16 Mar 2020 18:17:07 GMTI can confirm surrender WAS discussed!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14601https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14601Fri, 13 Mar 2020 13:09:11 GMTPapaSop No sir those were Orange legs he took out!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14585https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14585Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:28:57 GMTTex_77
Hmm. Was just thinking about the last time I heard the word parlay…I think Josey Wales took out the entire blue team in one fell swoop!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14584https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14584Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:27:33 GMTTex_77
No way! Austin will never surrender. Not the General.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14583https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14583Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:16:09 GMTTex_77 Offer is a strong word… More like you and Jon were going to take it by force. I remember part of the whole conversation today venturing towards you or Jonathon standing over me in triumph, like I’m dead or something, which it will take my death for Team Orange to completely surrender to anyone!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14582https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14582Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:13:35 GMTPapaSop Austin and I had brief parlay today. He was close to offering his unconditional surrender!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14581https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14581Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:09:47 GMTAustin
You know that blue team, push push push. LOL!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14580https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14580Thu, 12 Mar 2020 21:03:08 GMTPapaSop Jonathon
Not yet, but we will make sure to get a post out there when they are available.
I just had Tex_77 giving me a hard time about the new stuff there today too… I will try to finish up what I need to soon to get it rolling.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14579https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14579Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:49:14 GMTRandyman
End of the month. A couple posts above this.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14575https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14575Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:21:25 GMTJonathon How long will the stuffer be on sale? I did a live chat with someone there at Walton’s and they couldn’t tell me.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14574https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14574Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:17:03 GMTJonathon Austin
Any updates on that new scale? Hoping to include that as well.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14573https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14573Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:08:54 GMTPapaSop Yup, it will be on sale through the end of the month. I don’t know the next time we are planning on putting them on sale so grabbing it now is best if you can. Last year the only times this size went on sale were ThanksBlackMonday and Christmas sales. We don’t necessarily do the exact same thing and it is possible they get place on a July 4th sale or something but…if you can, now is the time!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14562https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14562Wed, 11 Mar 2020 12:55:55 GMTJonathon
Is it on sale through the end of the month? Putting together a list.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14549https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14549Tue, 10 Mar 2020 21:51:20 GMTA chamber vac is hands above anything else! You will be happy!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14502https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14502Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:48:41 GMTMaking snack sticks is the true test of a stuffer and its quality. I now use a 1/2" ratchet as it is a lot easier to pull down than push up and that really makes it easier for the person doing the cranking. Just got my turntable and very large stainless steel bowl and can’t wait to see if that will save time on the sticks and eliminate one person in the operation. Going to place a Waltons order today for supplies for next week. Also my wife is in charge of Vac Sealing our smoked salmon and snack sticks and she has had great luck with VacMaster full mesh Pint size bags in our noncommercial home sealer. they come in package of 50 and only 1-2 non seals in a box. Cant wait till I can afford a commercial Sealer.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14323https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14323Thu, 05 Mar 2020 18:44:34 GMTakdave I use the Waltons 11 lb. stuffer at the butcher shop daily. I used it for approx. 1 year prior to working there and it held up fine. When I started my job they had a Hakka brand that quickly stripped out the gear where the handle attaches. I have produced 100-150 lbs of sausage and 25 lbs. of snack sticks weekly since late August without a single issue using the Walton’s stuffer. Bang for the buck it is a good buy and built to last.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14308https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/14308Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:20:49 GMT