@Rogers That’d be my guess, it just looks like fat pockets, I could be wrong but that’s what it looks like to me. Sure gel is probably my favorite binder that we sell it’s a little more expensive than carrot fiber but it probably does a little bit better of a job, so if you are having a specific problem then I would say go with the sure gel for a batch or two and then see if you can get the same results with carrot fiber.

Smoker had plenty of room. Had large water pan so had plenty of humidity. Started at 125 for an hour, went to 145 for an hour, went to 155 for two hours, went to 165 for an hour then smoked at 175 till finally hit internal temp of 160. Casings looked good all the way through till the end when they wrinkled. If would have taken out at 155-158 would have been perfect looking.

@Jonathon yes you are right I was talking about the snack stick Honey barbecue and I was thinking the same thing on the bacon flavor I will just stick with the willies and cook the bacon this time before I mix it I think it should turn out really well I have had a honey barbecue from PS Seasoning which was really good I was just curious on the Excalibur thanks

Most of ours do not. You can go to the seasoning page, scroll down and click on additional info and it has a section for the ingredients. If msg is in it then it has to be listed. In my opinion msg does add flavor but it’s beinf used less and less as people are looking for cleaner labels.

@Jonathon for sure and yes I will try cooking the bacon first to illuminate a lot of the grease and then grind it up like I do when I dehydrate my peppers should work really well thanks!!

@no_eyes_processor If we ever do a huge sale on the PK I will be sure to let you know! Glad to hear you are still at it and are perfecting your snack sticks, once you can do snack sticks consistently everything else is pretty simple. There really isn’t much difference between that and summer sausage or the cured ethnic sausages!

@Rogers I was gone for the weekend but a few of my favorites that werent mentioned ar Habanero Mango Philly Brat, Reuben Brat, and perhaps my favorite brat for general purposes Apple Bratwurst! The Apply is best with cheddar cheese but it has a really nice sweetness and (surprise surprise) Apple taste that goes well in a bun, without a bun, cut up and put in stir fry or really anything!

OK thanks for the input guys, some guys I work with were talking about they have done that so I thought this would be a good site to ask everybody I have not yet tried it but I do agree there’s plenty of seasonings to probably match the flavor!

@Rogers I don’t know if it is the same as what PS sells or not, I’d imagine not but I could absolutely be wrong. As for the MSG question, there is a definite move away from MSG as it can be bothersome to a small subset of the population. I don’t have an issue with it and I tend to like things seasoned with it (like older chinese food…makes me hungry just thinking about it!) I believe we sell a lot more of the MSG Free version, a good part of that is probably because the one with MSG is only sold in bags that season 100lb of meat.

I’ll second the Willies Snack Stick seasoning for summer sausage.

@erich52 thanks I need to learn more about sure gel