The Sticks Continue

NePaSmoKer · January 11, 2011, 10:43:44 AM

A friend wants 5 lbs of sticks with 1/2 lb of poke cut in :o okee dokee.

Ground some poke butt for him. I keep my grinder blades, plates in rice to keep moisture off em.

My mix, No ECA this time.

I finally used my water stuffer. Did really good on 5 lbs in just about 21 mins. Faster next time being i figured out the water in water out stuff :D
Only leak i had was my own doing by not having the water connection tight. Other than that no runs drips or errors :D

Hanging with hickory rolling....Yeah PID too ;D

Tenpoint5 · January 11, 2011, 10:48:09 AM

Was getting ready to send out a search party for you. Glad to see your back in the swing of things

SouthernSmoked · January 11, 2011, 01:13:47 PM

Looking good Rick! Haven't tried my Dakotah yet, so you do like it? I was going to return it but the guy at Butcher and Packer told me that I should keep it for when making the small sticks.

Keep us updated with more pic's.

classicrockgriller · January 11, 2011, 01:36:05 PM

Nice tip on the cutter and grinder plates in rice.

Still can't slide them snak casings onto my stuffer tube.

Have to manually load it. Guess I'm holding my tongue right or something.

NePaSmoKer · January 11, 2011, 02:28:30 PM

Quote from: SouthernSmoked on January 11, 2011, 01:13:47 PM
Looking good Rick! Haven't tried my Dakotah yet, so you do like it? I was going to return it but the guy at Butcher and Packer told me that I should keep it for when making the small sticks.

Keep us updated with more pic's.

I like it, works like they say it does.

One thing that i am going to do is put better ball valves on like Kirby has on his water stuffers.

Quote from: classicrockgriller on January 11, 2011, 01:36:05 PM
Nice tip on the cutter and grinder plates in rice.

Still can't slide them snak casings onto my stuffer tube.

Have to manually load it. Guess I'm holding my tongue right or something.

well then hold yer tongue the other way and close yer eyes :D

classicrockgriller · January 11, 2011, 04:00:20 PM

Quote from: NePaSmoKer on January 11, 2011, 02:28:30 PM
Quote from: classicrockgriller on January 11, 2011, 01:36:05 PM
Nice tip on the cutter and grinder plates in rice.

Still can't slide them snak casings onto my stuffer tube.

Have to manually load it. Guess I'm holding my tongue right or something.

well then hold yer tongue the other way and close yer eyes :D

OK that didn't work either! ;D

jiggerjams · January 11, 2011, 04:47:03 PM

Anyone run snack stix out of the Weston 7lb? How was that experience?

pikeman_95 · January 11, 2011, 05:17:08 PM

Rick
How do you return the piston for a refill of meat on that stuffer. I saw one promotion showing that they lift the front end and it slides back?? Did you try to send the piston to the back end after stuffing the sticks? ???
Kirby

NePaSmoKer · January 11, 2011, 05:43:27 PM

Quote from: pikeman_95 on January 11, 2011, 05:17:08 PM
Rick
How do you return the piston for a refill of meat on that stuffer. I saw one promotion showing that they lift the front end and it slides back?? Did you try to send the piston to the back end after stuffing the sticks? ???
Kirby

Yeah you can tip it back or just crack the release valve and the water sucks the piston back itself. Works pretty good but will be better when hard plumbed like yours. The valves they give with the stuffer are not that great.

Got the sticks hanging in my favorite hanging place.

See even i like wrinkles :D

pikeman_95 · January 11, 2011, 05:53:34 PM

That is interesting. I have never lifted mine up to see if the water would suck the piston back. I kind of doubt if it would work because I make my O rings too tight. I never want it to leak water into the meat. Very interesting though. Oh! by the way good looking sticks as usual!!

NePaSmoKer · January 11, 2011, 06:05:40 PM

Quote from: pikeman_95 on January 11, 2011, 05:53:34 PM
That is interesting. I have never lifted mine up to see if the water would suck the piston back. I kind of doubt if it would work because I make my O rings too tight. I never want it to leak water into the meat. Very interesting though. Oh! by the way good looking sticks as usual!!

Thanks Kirby

The older one i had only had 1 O ring and leaked, this one has 2. No leaks around the O rings. Next time i will do a video of how the release valve pulls the piston back. If i understood hydraulics more i give better details.

Habanero Smoker · January 12, 2011, 02:22:50 AM

Looks good.

The times that I used my Dakota, I would set it up on the end of the counter. Then put a food tub on a chair, and extrude the sausage into the tub below. It made it easier for me to control the sausage. At my age, my eye/hand coordination is a bit off. :)

NePaSmoKer · January 12, 2011, 12:34:27 PM

Ready for paper bag and then vac bags.