Cooking the sticks can be accomplished in the oven on a smoker or in a temperature controlled dehydrator that can be set to at least 160 degrees.
Making snack sticks in the oven.
Snack sticks are a meat snack and semi dried sausage that are stuffed into a small diameter casing.
Mustard seed 2 tsp.
Ground pork bowl 1 tsp.
Coarse black pepper 2 tsp.
We show how to make snack sticks with and without collagen casings from g.
Liquid smoke tsp ground black pepper tsp.
Grinding the meat with my new grinder i got for christmas stuffing the casings with t.
I do mine in a dehydrater set at 155.
I start out low around 145 to 150 degrees for an hour then turn the temperature up to 170 degrees and continue to cook until the snack sticks reach an internal temperature of 150 degrees.
Mustard seed tsp.
2 tsp.
Things you ll need 2 lbs.
The beef sticks need to reach an internal temperature of 150 degrees fahrenheit.
Typically a collagen casing is used but it is also acceptable to use natural casings or even make skinless snack sticks.
Legg snack stick seasoning 1 tsp prague powder 1 curing salt 19 21mm collagen casings for the sake of convenience i recommend the 21mm size whereas strongly advising against any.
Fennel seeds tsp.
Garlic salt 1 tsp.
Garlic powder hand grinder with stuffing attachment 1 box 22 millimeter sheep casings aluminum foil meat thermometer.
It takes about 6 hours.
For snack sticks you really want to start them out at 125 for 1 hour and then 140 for 1 hour before moving on to 155 for 2 hours and then 170 until the internal temp of the meat reaches 160.
Hickory smoked salt 5 tsp.
A lot of variables come into play.
Ground beef 1 lb.
Stick a digital thermometer into one of the beef sticks.
Meat curing product must contain salt and sugar.
Making homemade snack sticks with a mixture of venison beef and pork.
1 4lb beef roast 1 1lb pork roast 7 tbsp a c.
I only finish mine in the oven for 15 minutes set at 200 rack all the way up.
Leave the oven door cracked.