First Snack Sticks on new MES smoker

[johnnyb54]

Newbie here so please forgive my ignorance. I first posted my snack stick adventure today in the MES forum. A SmokingMeat forum member was kind enough to mention I would get more views if it was posted in the sausage forum. So not knowing how to move my original post I figured I would just post the below link to it. I hope you find it enjoyable. Thanks

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/182703/inaugural-smoke-on-the-40in-mes-snack-sticks

 

[reinhard]

JohnnyB----That is a great thread you put on here.  Pictures, methods, and final product.  Fantastic looking sticks!! 

Reinhard

 

[crazymoon]

J54, Nice looking sticks and nice post !

 

[oldsmoker1214]

JohnnyB, thanks for posting this. Great looking sticks and you have given me some good ideas that i will be trying out this weekend. Thank you.

 

[gary s]

Johnny, if that's your first run at it  Wow, looked like you have been doing this for years   Great Job  

Gary

 

[johnnyb54]

Johnny, if that's your first run at it  Wow, looked like you have been doing this for years   Great Job  :points1:

Gary

Gary thanks for looking. While this was my 1st time using the MES I have been cooking on Big Green Eggs for the last 11 years. I bought the MES just so I can make my sausage, jerky and bacon year round instead of just in the colder months. Trying to keep a Big Green Egg between 140-180 degrees is a real pain. It's possible but a rain pain.

 

[gary s]

Yeah, I see the watt burners have a lot easier time, but so for on my bacon,Canadian bacon, and Butt bacon I have been able to maintain low temps pretty easy with my RF,  I'll no more when I start doing sausage

Gary

 

[ryno21]

Fine Job! Looks Great 

 

[johnnyb54]

Ryno21, nice looking snack sticks in your Avatar.

 

[boykjo]

I moved your post to the sausage forum.................

 

[johnnyb54]

I moved your post to the sausage forum.................Thumbs Up

Thanks

 

[msuiceman]

awesome looking sticks... i need to get the smaller tube i think to do those. what mm was the colagen cases? I'm wondering if the 11/16" OD tube I have would support that or should I get the smaller tube.

 

[johnnyb54]

awesome looking sticks... i need to get the smaller tube i think to do those. what mm was the colagen cases? I'm wondering if the 11/16" OD tube I have would support that or should I get the smaller tube.

Thanks for the compliment on the snack sticks. The collegen casings were 21mm and the stuffing tube I used was a 3/8 ID diameter. This is the tube I use.

 

[ryno21]

Ryno21, nice looking snack sticks in your Avatar.

Thanks!