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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 …

A message from Austin Walton, VP of Operations It is finally here! A new website, a new experience, and great new functionality. It has been a wild and crazy ride the past year. I want to thank all of our customers for sticking with us, providing feedback, and helping us reach where we are today! So much has happened at Walton's in the past year, or really two years. We started with a new website that seemed promising in May of 2021. While there were a lot of good intentions and potential, we en …

A message from Dylan Walton, VP of Sales To all of our valued customers, A year ago, we launched a new and updated website in an attempt to better accommodate both our retail and commercial customers. It was a big change for many of our customers who use the website to find items and place orders on a regular basis, but there were many new tools and capabilities that we were excited about being able to implement for you to make the whole buying process easier. At Walton's, we do almost all our o …