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Re: Venison Sausage "updated"
« Reply #15 on: February 08, 2014, 06:09:17 PM »
I'll be waiting to hear more feedback on this!  Thanks for the update, PJ!  Wouldn't think sausage would "stall."  Very interesting!
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Re: Venison Sausage "updated"
« Reply #16 on: June 08, 2014, 01:51:06 AM »
I had just posted this under snack sticks then I say this topic, so here is a copy and paste.
My experience making around 300 pounds of snack sticks the past four years pounds has caused me to develop a few opinions:
Butcher & Packer in Detroit sells the best tasting Stick seasoning, I buy the kit it has everything you need.
You need a snack stick stuffing tube, it saves your sanity, use the Collagen casings they are best for sticks.
You need at least a five pound sausage stuffer, stuffing off a grinder makes a mush consistency of your meat.
Vary the texture and size of your grind for a better mouth feel.
Adding High Temp cheese is never a bad idea, its tasty and increase your yield.
Stuff as much as you can at a time making long ropes, hang these ropes or cut to length and place on racks. You can twist licks if you want to look fancy but really nobody cares.
Run the smoker at 250, sticks are thin they take smoke quickly, a hot smoker keeps them from sweating and getting greasy. You want them to cook not sweat.
Don't believe the nitrate hype, use the pink salt that comes in you kit so you don't die or kill your friends.
Use a probe thermometer to tell when your sticks hit 150, yes I know the bag of mix says 165, however they don't want to get sued. 150 makes a moister more consistent stick. If a slab of bacon is fully cooked at 150, why would you torture those skinny little sticks all the way to 165?
At 150 IMMEDIATELY remove the sticks from the smoker and PLUNGE them into a large cooler of ice water, don't be stingy with the ice. This ice bath stops the cooking process, it cools the stick so meat and fat do not separate. It also prevents the sticks from being withered and the casing slipping off.
Cut the sticks to length, wrap in Cling wrap twice and freezer paper once, they will keep excellent in the freezer for several months or until your teenage children find them.
Enjoy
« Last Edit: June 08, 2014, 08:08:43 PM by Pork Belly »
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Re: Venison Sausage "updated"
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2014, 02:01:11 PM »
Wow, those look amazing, I will have to try making these in the near future.  What type of meat would you recommend if I don't have access to venison.  Pork, beef or a combination of both, and if so, what type of cut of meat and what ratio (if mixed).
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Re: Venison Sausage "updated"
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2014, 04:44:34 PM »
If you buy whole beef chuck and grind it yourself you will have good results. Chuck has a fat meat ratio similar to pork shoulder. Or do a combo of beef and pork. you want 70% meat to %30 fat as a minimum. Occasionally we make "Freezer Sticks" which are anything that is odds and ends or starting to freezer-burn (trim the burn grind the rest) when we do the yearly defrost on the freezer. Last year was Duck, Goose, Deer, Pork and Bison. Great stuff.
« Last Edit: June 08, 2014, 08:12:06 PM by Pork Belly »
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