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Title: Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Advice, Recipes, etc
Post by: Adam S. Daugherty on December 26, 2012, 11:46:00 AM: Santa brought me a masterbuilt smoker and a sausage stuffer. Going to make some summer sausage and snack sticks out of deer meat. I have made before in the oven using one of the packet of pre mix seasoning you can buy. They tasted great but were ugly as I did not pack the casings tight enough and they came out a litte wrinkly. Instead of baking in oven going to use smoker. What is best seasoning out there to use? Also what type of casings are best to use. I would like the kind you can bite through and eat for the snack sticks, so I would assume they would have to be natural guts of something. Where is best place to buy casings. Just pass on any general info for a rookie summer sausage and snack stick maker that you think would be beneficial. I have had some before that had cheese and jalapenos in them, what is the process for including things besides just the meat and seasoning.
Thanks in Advance.
Title: Re: Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Advice, Recipes, etc
Post by: T Folts on December 26, 2012, 11:56:00 AM: High mountain seasoning is very popular and the kits come with casings. I got a stuffer in November for my B-Day and love it. I use a gas smoker and have used high temp cheese in my last few batches. We have a meat/smoker supply store close to my home and give good advise. I bought some of the clear casings and used their spice
blends for brats and they turned out real good.
Good luck and have fun.
Title: Re: Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Advice, Recipes, etc
Post by: bergie on December 27, 2012, 07:37:00 PM: Go on line and look up THE SAUSAGE MAKER they are in NY there is a book by RYTEK KUTAS I have this book and it is great and they have all the supply's you will need. Hope this helps. Bergie
Title: Re: Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Advice, Recipes, etc
Post by: Biathlonman on December 29, 2012, 06:03:00 AM: I really like LEM kits. Everything I've tried has been great. Will be putting in a big order with them after the first of the year.
Title: Re: Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Advice, Recipes, etc
Post by: PICKNGRIN on February 04, 2013, 11:21:00 PM: High Mountain is good. Another is Eldon's Sausage in Idaho. His Sweet & Spicy stick seasoning is excellent!! He has quite a few seasonings with no MSG also.
Title: Re: Summer Sausage and Snack Stick Advice, Recipes, etc
Post by: ksbowman on February 05, 2013, 10:28:00 PM: I perfer collagen casings as they are easier to work with. I have too many blow outs on gut casings for snack sticks and summer sausage.