All Beef Cajun Sticks

[dbondy]

Looks great nepas.

[NePaSmoKer]

Today was cut em up day  ;D

Not to bad looking



Good color and uniformity.


Taste is better than any store bought. The ECA turned out perfect.


Now into a paper bag.

[OU812]

Lookin Good NePas

One of these days I'll figure out how to make some snack sticks.  ;D

[NePaSmoKer]

Lookin Good NePas

One of these days I'll figure out how to make some snack sticks.  ;D

:D  :D

Yeah ya think so

[mow_delon]

Nepas,
I know that it is in the recipies, but at what IT do you remove the sticks from the smoker?  I made a batch (10 lbs) about a week ago that I put on racks (used 6 racks in OBS) rather than hang and rotated racks front to back, top to bottom every hour after the third hour.  At my second rotation, I found a few sticks that were up to 155, so I removed them.  The next time I rotated, I found a couple that were close on one rack and every other rack was now up to 170-180 degrees F.

Long story short, How do you get such perfect uniformity in your sticks?

[Tenpoint5]

Mow_delon
That's simple you just have to make snack sticks about twice a week for a couple of years. Like Nepas does!! I dont think he even uses a thermometer anymore he just goes by sight and feel.

[NePaSmoKer]

Nepas,
I know that it is in the recipies, but at what IT do you remove the sticks from the smoker?  I made a batch (10 lbs) about a week ago that I put on racks (used 6 racks in OBS) rather than hang and rotated racks front to back, top to bottom every hour after the third hour.  At my second rotation, I found a few sticks that were up to 155, so I removed them.  The next time I rotated, I found a couple that were close on one rack and every other rack was now up to 170-180 degrees F.

Long story short, How do you get such perfect uniformity in your sticks?

m_d

Chris is right, i just go by feel now.

Anyways

Racking is fine and like you said some come to temp faster. I found that when you rack the sticks and about every hour go rotate and move the sticks back and forth (like your rolling small rolling pins) that help bring the IT up faster. Why? i dont know.

Uniformity depends on how tight you stuff the casings. Some stuff loosely some tight. I also mix, stuff and refrige overnight, some dont.