@Jonathon this was a Costco precooked one. I ran it at 250 for about 4 hours from the fridge, put a glaze over it at about 130 and heated it to 140. Tasty!
@ClaytonD I think Departing Contestant is Right it’s BHA and BHT It helps keep them from going rancid helps keep color ect. Any big name Brat maker will use it like Johnsonville for example.
Waltons has a Product called Originox that is a oregano extract that is supposed to do the same thing and is all natural. We just started playing with it last week and so far the color test show that it does help. I however have not tried it yet for Flavor.
Its a little pricey at 4.5 cents per lb and i think only available in 5lb or greater bags but that will do 8k lbs.
@Jonathon No, I stuff by myself, but I aslo mostly do 32-36mm hog casings, not sticks. I plan to try some snack sticks in 16-19mm sheep casings soon, I’ll update when I do!