Mix’s do seem to vary a lot, some are loaded with salt and others no salt so your idea of small test batches is your best bet for sure. Actually the variable of salt is what made me start making my own, I wanted a consistent product that would produce a good product every time.

@clasko2 nice looking links, betting they will be tasty when done.

@dr_pain I kept the not so visually appealing ones for my family. Still taste great. Like you all have said with the fat rendering out, the ones without casing seem to have a drier texture, which I actually don’t mind at all! Taste is spot on.

@processhead said in First Attempt At Snack Sticks: Agree with every ones comments and great looking sticks. Did the ECA release? You should be able to taste it when you take the first bite as a tangy flavor. I don’t think you would otherwise taste unreleased ECA unless you chewed it very thoroughly. Thanks! Yes there was a definite tang, so I think I was good to go! I’m going to try a batch without it and let it cure overnight to see what i think of those.