Made my first batch of venison snack sticks, the collagen casings don’t snap like I thought they would… they tear and pull away from the meat. I used 22 mm casings, my IT temp was 165 degrees F.
I did not give them an ice bath… would that have helped with the “snap”?

Made my first batch of venison snack sticks, the collagen casings don’t snap like I thought they would… they tear and pull away from the meat. I used 21 mm casings, my IT temp was 165 degrees F. 80/20 mix of venison/pork meat. I did not give them an ice bath… would that have helped with the “snap”?