I have a jerky gun for making ground jerky and snack sticks.
I want to make small pepperoni snack sticks and don`t which size collagen casings to buy.
I don`t want to make chubs.
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I have a jerky gun for making ground jerky and snack sticks.
I want to make small pepperoni snack sticks and don`t which size collagen casings to buy.
I don`t want to make chubs.
Measure the diameter of your nozzle in millimeters and go from there. You can order them from Allied Kenco in Houston. https://www.alliedkenco.com/
I like 16mm and 19mm casings for snack sticks with a jerky gun
I have been very happy buying High Mountain season kits. Assorted flavors and come with casings. A friend was talking about buying sausage casings at local store. Told him I bought the kit for the same price and good good seasoning to boot GW
I use 20-22mm sheep casings https://store.butchersupply.net/shee...gged-p203.aspx but I also have a crank operated stuffer...
HWooldridge, I ordered some 18MM casing from alliedkenco.
Thanks for the link.
Sure thing - I buy all my sausage supplies from them.Quote:
Originally Posted by dale2242
I used to do the squirt gun thin jerky in years past, but putting it in a casing never occurred to me.
I got mine in sort of a kit that had a 1/4" wire mesh with a frame around it.
I'd squirt it out and dry/dehydrate it in the over for several hours.
Then it got bagged and stored in the freezer.
I never did it, but I heard if you use that special type salt for dried or cured sausage, I think it's called insta-cure,
you can dry it out in a frost free refrigerator over a few days.
The commonly used cures are Prague #1 and #2. IIRC, #1 is a quick cure used for jerky, sausages, smoke meat, etc. #2 is for cold smoking so it’s used for salami, bologna, summer sausage, etc. I generally use #1 when I make dry, smoked sausage from venison or some mix thereof.
I made pepperonis with deer burger.
I used commercial seasoning and 18MM collagen casings.
They turned out great.
I`m going to try summer sausage snack sticks next.
Been using LEM for many years. Take a look at their website. They have everything you could need.
Use lamb intestine.
blackriver, I just checked LEM.
The prices look good.
I will be ordering my casings there.
The allied kenco store in Houston is a fun place to stop. Any type of meat handling need can be filled here. You can enjoy the smell of spices in the store. Wish I got to Houston more often. They've been around a long time. Great place.
I have made 2 orders to Allied Kenco.
I`d like to stop by but Texas is a long way from Oregon.
I made another batch of pepperoni and added more pepper.