I won’t say which excalibur seasoning I use but they are all I use!

NDKoze the ice bath keeps the sticks from shrinking and getting wrinkly. Washing off the excess smoke does not hurt the sticks at all. All the smoke has already been imparted into the meat, thus the redness all the way thru the stick. In fact, if you use a bitter smoke it should help some by rinsing the harsh smoke off.

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