Well this is my first attempt at snack sticks or deer sticks as I have always called them. I used my brand new Lem #8 grider/stuffer. Using hi mountain snack stick seasoning and cure... I'm a little skeptical on this... I used ground venison that I have my locker process with %20 beef fat. I ran the ground venison through the grinder to start with just to really get the fat incorporated with the meat. Then added the cure, seasoning, and water and mixed together til nice and sticky thrn proceeded to stuff my casings. I had both 17mm and 21mm so I decided to try both. I only had one blow out right away which surprised me. I don't know if I was doing it the hard way by tieing off both ends but I am not going to hang these in the smoker I'm just going to lay them on the Bradley racks. Any advice would be greatly appreciated on an easier way. After the stuffing process was over it was into the fridge for a sleepover with Mr. Coors light. Tomorrow is smoking day! YAY!
first run through the grinder
about half way through
first run through the grinder
about half way through