snack stix temp?

[dAWGS]

ok i mixed the meat and stuffed the casings.  my question is this.   when i smoke tomorrow.   i have a 2 probe therm.   should i place one in the smoker and thread one into the center of a stick?

[watchdog56]

Yes but don't get your cabinet temp over 180,I usually go to 170 max and the probe in your sticks should hit 152-155 then pull and either let air cool or you can put them in an ice bath to drop temp and help prevent shrinking.

[dAWGS]

ok one more question.    when can i eat them?  do i need to let them cool or is it just preference?

[Sailor]

You can sample anytime that you want.  I never can wait for the bloom to finish.  I pull and cut one to sample.   ;D

[Keymaster]

Dawgs,
On my last snack stix i went One hour with no smoke at 120 deg.F, then 2-1/2 hours at 165 with 6 pucks of Hickory. Then i cranked it up to 180 deg until the internal temp reached 165 deg f. It was very cold outside so i did have to adjust temps alot. Total time in the smoker was six hours. Good luck  ;D I have a bradley digital six.

[dAWGS]

all i have is apple pucks so i hope that will do

[Keymaster]

Apple will work, Hickory or Pecan would be better but thats personal preference. Be careful with those temps I quoted you. My instructions called for 175 deg for the smoker at the end but my bradley goes up in 10 deg increments thats why I went to 180 deg and it was so cold out. if they get to hot you could have a fat out. My last batch was 5 pounds.

[Sailor]

Personally I would not take the cabinet temp pasted 175.  I also pull my stix at 152.  I find that if they stay longer then an IT of 152 they tend to get dry.  I like a little moistness in mine.  Some people like them dryer.  Guess it is a personal preference.

[NePaSmoKer]

Lots of ways to pull.

I pull at 148-149 to hang and cool. They come to IT