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Make the best homemade snack sticks with Walton's and Meatgistics using this advanced recipe! In this process we will go over all the little tips and tricks we know to help you make professional quality snack sticks using your Walton's home processing equipment. All the tips and tricks listed here will not make an enormous difference individually but when added up, they will go a long way to setting your snack sticks apart from the ones your buddies make once a year out of their deer! Make …

If you have ever made snack sticks, summer sausage, smoked sausage, bacon, hams or really any BBQ you have most likely run into "the stall". This a common term for the stage of thermal processing where your meats internal temperature either slows or stops increasing. This can be an incredibly frustrating part of the cooking process and unless you know what is happening and why you might make the mistake of increasing your smokers temperature to try to get past it. If you have ever made snack …

What are snack sticks?  You might know them as Meat Sticks, Slim Jims™, Deer Stick or Beef Sticks but they are all basically the same product. They are a cured meat product that is ground, seasoned, stuffed into a collagen casing and smoked. Flavor profiles can range from a classic like Willie's Seasoning to the intense heat of Gigawaat Hot Snack Stick Seasoning.   { "__shgImageElements": { "uuid": "s-bac46063-d67f-432c-90d6-e0d0e8982a9a" } } …

Extending the shelf life of seasonings and additives What is the Shelf Life of Seasonings? Most Excalibur Seasonings have a 2-year “best if used by” date printed on the bag. This is not a date that requires disposing of the seasoning, just offers the best time frame in which the seasoning is at its highest quality. The 2-year date is dependent on how the seasoning is stored and if it is kept in original packaging. What are Signs that Seasoning has Expired? Hardening and taking the f …

Why Should You Use Excalibur Seasonings? Because of the quality of the product. To ensure this quality, Excalibur uses the standards of SQF Level 3 certification. To receive that certification, Excalibur subjects their ingredients, and processing facility to rigorous testing. That testing ensures consistency, quality, and taste. How Much Product Can I Make With Excalibur Seasonings? Excalibur seasonings are prepackaged to season specific amounts of meat, ranging from 5 to 100 lb. These pac …