Snack Stick Help

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I made up a batch of beef snack sticks yesterday and got pressed for time last night and did not get the color I was hoping for. Anything I can do to improve such as putting them in the oven? or just live with them and improve next time?

Thanks much!

 

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What color are you looking for?
Cure will change the color...Did you add cure?
Casings can be "Mahogany"or a "Natural" color
What color casings did you use?
Do they taste OK?


Todd

 

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The smoke is what changes the outside color.

 

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TJohnson said:

What color are you looking for?
Cure will change the color...Did you add cure?
Casings can be "Mahogany"or a "Natural" color
What color casings did you use?
Do they taste OK?
Todd

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I was looking for a dark red color.  I used a natural color collagen casing. They taste great, next time either more smoke or use a mahogany casing.

 

 

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Homebrew said:

I was looking for a dark red color.  I used a natural color collagen casing. They taste great, next time either more smoke or use a mahogany casing. 

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One more thing. I did use cure.

I'll post pictures tonight.
 

 

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Use mahogany casings
How long did you smoke them for?

Todd

 

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TJohnson said:

Use mahogany casings
How long did you smoke them for?
Todd

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 I used the following smoke schedule:

2 hours @ 135 no smoke

2 hours @ 145 smoke

2 hours @ 165 smoke

 

billyj571

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sounds right hummmm