Playing with my Excalibrator food dehydrator and jerky gun I picked up a few weeks back.
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Decided to make some snack Sticks.
Do not have a stuffer or casing so making them case-less.
2 1/2lb ground beef.
Seasonings (Shown in picture):
- 1 tsp Morton Tender Quick cure per Lb. of meat (plain salt will NOT work)
- 1/2 tsp Crushed Red pepper
- 1 tsp Fennel Seed
- 1/2 tsp Anise Seed
- 1 tsp Mustard Seed
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 2 1/2 oz. water.
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Placed all in my little food processor and chopped all the spices up.
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Mixed the spice mix with Lean ground chuck.
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Loaded the jerky gun up with the stick tip on it ad shot them out.
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Ready for the dehydrator, which is where they are now.
More to come later as they dry.
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Update
I switched them from the dehydrator to the oven because they had a ground beef base. The dehydrator only goes to 145° and I though I should take them to 160°.
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All done.
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Cut and ready to paper bag, then into the fridge.
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They got a little too hot at some point as they some did "fat out" a little.
Yeah Baby.....thems goina be good
Very nice. Gonna give a
Batch a try without casings next time. Looking forward to your results without them.
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Oh Yeah! Can't wait to see the final results.
Nice roni
Question?
Did you have any problems with the weston shooter?
Quote from: NePaSmoKer on February 19, 2012, 12:47:17 PM
Nice roni
Question?
Did you have any problems with the weston shooter?
Only the 3rd time I've used it but no trouble from it yet.
Why? Should I be watching out for something?
Nice! Looking forward to the finished product!
Will be watchin for the finish, look and sound good...
All done, I UPDATED the first post.
Ya done real good partner, really like the color...they came real well for the first time...