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Title: snack stick question
Post by: DoubleJ on November 03, 2013, 08:12:35 PM: I just made some Hi Mountain snack sticks. The directions don't say anything about dunking them in ice water after cooking to shrink the casings but I think I remember that. Is this something I do with them? If so, how long do they stay in the ice water before removing?
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Post by: DoubleJ on November 04, 2013, 11:38:44 AM: Anyone?
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 04, 2013, 12:02:48 PM: Guess most people don't shrink them. Might try calling a butcher
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Post by: SkookumHntr on November 04, 2013, 12:30:51 PM: I just made summer sausage and we soaked the casings before we stuffed them!
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Post by: Tman on November 04, 2013, 12:32:20 PM: I just made a batch this weekend. Couldnt imagine the casings shrinking anymore after cooking, pretty firm already.
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Post by: KopperBuck on November 04, 2013, 01:39:29 PM: I didn't soak my last go round and they seemed to do ok - but that was summer sausage.
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 06:30:22 PM: I don't soak snack sticks or pep, air dry only.
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Post by: DoubleJ on November 04, 2013, 06:31:57 PM: I'm struggling right now. Smoker is only getting to 120 degrees and oven only goes down to 170. The smoked for an hour and are finishing in the oven. Internal temp is 132 right now
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 06:37:03 PM: What you have will work, just pull them when they get to 152. I finish mine in the 165-170 range in my smokehouse.
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Post by: DoubleJ on November 04, 2013, 06:50:01 PM: I have another batch that just finished smoking that there is no room in the oven for. Frick. I'm gonna be up until midnight
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 07:11:37 PM: It sounds like you need to build a smokehouse.
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Post by: Skyvalhunter on November 04, 2013, 07:14:24 PM: Quote from: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 06:30:22 PM
I don't soak snack sticks or pep, air dry only.
But do yours get that casing shrinkage look?
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Post by: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 07:41:30 PM: They get the crinkled look like store bought pep. I tried soaking many years ago and the casing separated from meat.

Here is a cropped image from Saturday.
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Post by: Blacklab on November 05, 2013, 03:18:29 PM: Quote from: Wea300mag on November 04, 2013, 07:11:37 PM
It sounds like you need to build a smokehouse.

:yeah:
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Post by: viva_che1363 on November 05, 2013, 04:05:46 PM: are you smoking up some potatoes there blacklab :chuckle:
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Post by: Blacklab on November 05, 2013, 08:22:46 PM: just a couple. I had to spear them so they quit moving.