<![CDATA[First ever goof up making sticks]]>I’m beside myself right now, this was the first time getting done with a batch then throwing in a second batch right away. Usually I do just 1 batch a day, I got behind so I mixed and stuffed two batches yesterday then smoked two today. Needless to say after my first batch going into my second I forgot to turn my temp back down to 110* drying phase. So it was at 170* for 1 full hour. Went to go to turn it up for my second stage to 125* and noticed it. I opened it up and let the fan cool it all down back to 100*. I did a visual check and yes I got some fat out. Worst part is half of that batch is for a customer.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/5071/first-ever-goof-up-making-sticksRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:29:37 GMTSun, 20 Feb 2022 22:55:14 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:54:49 GMT]]>twilliams I just want to see (& taste) some of your good ones, because as good as your bad ones look, I cannot even imagine how good the good ones look.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/71025https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/71025Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:54:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:25:54 GMT]]>twilliams maybe I’m crazy 🤪 but I like the wrinkle look. I sure wouldn’t turn those down. I’m glad they turned out OK.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70958https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70958Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:25:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:18:26 GMT]]>Jamieson22 unfortunately I did not take photos of the first batch. They were not as snappy as my others but not terrible or mushy by any means

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70919https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70919Tue, 22 Feb 2022 23:18:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:06:34 GMT]]>twilliams said in First ever goof up making sticks:

samspade they are packaged and won’t look back. Just a mistake and lesson learned I hope I don’t make again. No one will know the difference.

They look great and glad you decided to package and not look back. Hopefully you won’t turn OCD like me. I put redundant probes and have multiple timers ROFL!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70895https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70895Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:06:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:39:48 GMT]]>twilliams
Nothing wrong with those! Can almost taste them, dam#, now I need a beer.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70878https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70878Tue, 22 Feb 2022 20:39:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:17:01 GMT]]>twilliams Any pics of the first batch for comparison? The ones you posted look fantastic to me. Great color and they look to have a nice snap!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70852https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70852Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:17:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:06:46 GMT]]>twilliams When I have screwed up and overcooked sticks you can see empty spaces in the meat where the fat used to be and has rendered out. I still see good fat particle definition on yours. I bet they will still eat very well.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70848https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70848Tue, 22 Feb 2022 17:06:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:43:19 GMT]]>twilliams I’d eat those, for sure.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70838https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70838Tue, 22 Feb 2022 15:43:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 03:16:03 GMT]]>GWG8541 I like em that way, I think they looked great & probably tasted just as well.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70808https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70808Tue, 22 Feb 2022 03:16:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 03:00:31 GMT]]>twilliams I sure would not turn them down, they look great to me. Just like the batch of Landjaeger I just made Sunday. The wrinkles add character!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70799https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70799Tue, 22 Feb 2022 03:00:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 02:22:33 GMT]]>twilliams I would definitely eat them. I know some folks that prefer them like that.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70784https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70784Tue, 22 Feb 2022 02:22:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 02:05:57 GMT]]>twilliams Hmmmm, that is interesting. Less moisture, perhaps more salty taste for sure, but I would not think it would make that much of a difference for this. Maybe it is a combination of both more salt & the dryness, which by the way looks great & I would probably like it more like that. Have you ever run this exact batch before, with the bourbon, etc. Trying to look for a common denominator somewhere. Maybe that venison was just a salty old dog! Of course too, your smidgen might be another man’s perfect…

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70779https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70779Tue, 22 Feb 2022 02:05:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:35:26 GMT]]>calldoctoday yep I package the bites as well, I try to stay around a pound in each package of bites.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70776https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70776Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:35:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:32:56 GMT]]>calldoctoday like I said up in earlier post they are a bit drier than normal but most people won’t know the difference. I will say, this particular batch that I goofed up on was 1/2 a customer’s and 1/2 mine. They were two separate batches as he supplied his own venison. His batch was 12.5 lb meat block. Mine was 11 lb meat block but used the 12.5 lb seasoning configuration. I have been doing this ratio on mine with all my venison this year. They all have turned out wonderful however with this batch which is bourbon peppercorn they came out a smidgen on the salty side. Not sure if that was due to the goof up or that seasoning has a bit more salt content in it already.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70775https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70775Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:32:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:25:08 GMT]]>twilliams Shhhhhhhhhhhh…Don’t tell anyone, I won’t tell anyone either! You can market those Snack Stix Bites too.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70774https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70774Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:25:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:23:29 GMT]]>samspade they are packaged and won’t look back. Just a mistake and lesson learned I hope I don’t make again. No one will know the difference.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70773https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70773Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:23:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:18:31 GMT]]>twilliams Looks good to me

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70769https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70769Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:18:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:08:29 GMT]]>twilliams They look real good, everything to be proud of & how do they tastes? That is what matters most, tongue & stomach don’t know ugly, but that aint ugly!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70767https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70767Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:08:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:00:44 GMT]]>twilliams look great. Package them up. Taste is what matters

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70766https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70766Tue, 22 Feb 2022 01:00:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:58:57 GMT]]>Dr_Pain since you inquired about end result photos here ya go. 044AE5FD-5450-44AC-A8F9-99FBF1634069.jpeg 8062331F-AF6B-45E8-B7ED-E496839E720B.jpeg 7018CCF3-FDD8-4FF7-8414-CE519384D84F.jpeg

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70765https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70765Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:58:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:45:27 GMT]]>twilliams Yeah! Try making two different brats at the same time and adding salt twice to one batch and none to the other. Didn’t realize it until they were processed LOL, lucky they were only 5lb. batches!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70761https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70761Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:45:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:43:15 GMT]]>twilliams said in First ever goof up making sticks:

I’m beside myself right now, this was the first time getting done with a batch then throwing in a second batch right away. Usually I do just 1 batch a day, I got behind so I mixed and stuffed two batches yesterday then smoked two today. Needless to say after my first batch going into my second I forgot to turn my temp back down to 110* drying phase. So it was at 170* for 1 full hour. Went to go to turn it up for my second stage to 125* and noticed it. I opened it up and let the fan cool it all down back to 100*. I did a visual check and yes I got some fat out. Worst part is half of that batch is for a customer.

Man, don’t beat yourself up, it happens to the best of them. I am pretty sure they will be good an edible. Post the end product. I am sure that we will all say “I need some of that!”

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70727https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70727Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:43:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:43:59 GMT]]>I had a 12# batch that fatted out on me, due to a stupid mistake and my wife thought I was being too hard on myself. They were dry and kind of crumbly and not up to my expectations, although they were still edible. I know that my labs are happy with the failure, since I declared them dog treats.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70723https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70723Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:43:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First ever goof up making sticks on Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:38:56 GMT]]>twilliams that was the way it was during my marathon session. Pushing the temps in the smoker to fight the cold outside temperature and cook just a little faster inside, SV, ice, a quick dry and bagged up. Not quite the way I would have done it if there wasn’t a time crunch. Everyone was happy with them, but I could tell it wasn’t quite up to par. Lesson learned, but sometimes you gotta push the limits to learn where the limits are.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70686https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/70686Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:38:56 GMT