NO Excuses for Not Making Snack Sticks!!

Tenpoint5 · January 01, 2011, 10:23:56 AM

Well Tenpoint5 1/4 is at it again!! Christmas day she told her Grandpa Larry, that SHE would make him some snack sticks, if he gave her some deer meat. Grandpa gave her 6lbs of venison that had been cut with 15% pork. This morning I rolled her out of bed and told her its time to make some sticks!! I already had the cheese cut up. We put Colby/Monteray Jack in.

Miss Rachel mixed all the meat together

Then we got the cheese out and added it.

Then I dumped in the spices, seasonings, and cure

Back to mixing everything up real good!!

Then load up the stuffer cylinder making sure to pack it down real good so there is no air pockets

Start STUFFING!!! "Dad this really cranks hard!! It's not like the other sausages we made."

Now that we have everything stuffed.

Time to start tying all them little sticks off!!

All ready to go in the smoker when it gets up to temp.

Dad didn't take any pictures of me loading the smoker. It is only 9º outside this morning so we didn't stay out there very long. I will have him take some pictures when we are rotating racks later.

FLBentRider · January 01, 2011, 10:26:21 AM

Looking good!

I'm sure I'll have "helpers" when I make sausage.

Sailor · January 01, 2011, 10:40:50 AM

Miss Rachel you did a fantastic job on those stixs. Looks like you have it down pat.

GusRobin · January 01, 2011, 10:57:52 AM

Miss Rachel - Great looking sausage. I also think it is great that you take the time to teach 10.5 how to make sausage. ;D

BuyLowSellHigh · January 01, 2011, 11:05:17 AM

Miss Rachel looks like a serious pro. She has the stuffer mastered.

Note to self - never get into a sausage contest with Rachel.

That's awesome, Chris!

lumpy · January 01, 2011, 11:13:54 AM

Your lucky to have a helper Chris. So what did you do when all of this was going on? ;)

pensrock · January 01, 2011, 11:17:07 AM

Nice job Rachel someday you'll have to teach your dad how to make sticks. ;) ;D

OU812 · January 01, 2011, 11:25:23 AM

Great job Miss Rachel, them snack sticks look gooood.

Miss Taby use to help me all the time but now shes away at collage and I gotta do it by my self.

watchdog56 · January 01, 2011, 11:41:12 AM

Nice job Rachel. Now everyone thinks she needs to teach Chris how to do it. I think Chris taught her so he will no longer have to make sticks,he can sit back and let Rachel make them and he enjoys the fruits of her labor. Pretty tricky there Chris. ;)

Tenpoint5 · January 01, 2011, 11:57:12 AM

Quote from: lumpy on January 01, 2011, 11:13:54 AM
Your lucky to have a helper Chris. So what did you do when all of this was going on? ;)

Ahh Let's just say it was Noon/5 o'clock somewhere!!! ;D ;D

Tenpoint5 · January 01, 2011, 12:00:32 PM

Well the Hickory smoke is done rolling.

So Miss Rachel did the rack rotating thing and bumped the heat up to 170º to finish.

OU812 · January 01, 2011, 12:03:56 PM

You go Girl. ;D

classicrockgriller · January 01, 2011, 12:07:28 PM

You go 10.5 1/4!

Styxs are looking fantastic!

Grandpa is gonna LOVE them!

deb415611 · January 01, 2011, 12:14:31 PM

Great job Rachel!!

Caribou · January 01, 2011, 12:24:55 PM

Great job Rachel :)
Cranking out those skinny sticks is not the easiest task either.
Carolyn