IndyBowhunter
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- Mar 13, 2019
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We ate through last year's buck slower than normal, so I was coming into this season with less freezer space than I usually would see in October. Once I shot my first doe this season on Oct. 7, I knew I needed to form a game plan for converting some of our excess meat into an irresistible, Easy to share form.
After reading multiple great reviews over the years, I decided to try my hand at Venison Honey BBQ Snack Sticks, using seasoning and casings purchased from Owens BBQ online. I purchased their mix to make a 25lb batch, and set to work this weekend. The results were absolutely incredible, and I can say I've never seen my wife and kids take to a venison product this well.
For the nitty gritty, I made my batch using 20lbs ground venison and 5lbs of beef brisket trimmings for fat, mixed with the Owen's Honey BBQ mix according to their directions, and then stuffed into 19mm mahogany collagen casings. I then smoked the stuffed casings in my Masterbuilt electric smoker over the course of about 5 hours (once again following Owen's recipe for time and temps), and it took 3 batches to cook all 25lbs die to the limited shelf soace in the smoker.
Learnings
- These are very good, but I'd like to add a spicy component to them to balance the sweetness a bit (I tend to eat very spicy food), but I think I'll always have to make these sweet ones for the family.
- My 5lb manual sausage stuffer makes for SLOW work filling thin casings in a batch this size.
- a 25lb batch takes multiple batches (3) in the MES. Strengthens my case for a big new pellet smoker.
After reading multiple great reviews over the years, I decided to try my hand at Venison Honey BBQ Snack Sticks, using seasoning and casings purchased from Owens BBQ online. I purchased their mix to make a 25lb batch, and set to work this weekend. The results were absolutely incredible, and I can say I've never seen my wife and kids take to a venison product this well.
For the nitty gritty, I made my batch using 20lbs ground venison and 5lbs of beef brisket trimmings for fat, mixed with the Owen's Honey BBQ mix according to their directions, and then stuffed into 19mm mahogany collagen casings. I then smoked the stuffed casings in my Masterbuilt electric smoker over the course of about 5 hours (once again following Owen's recipe for time and temps), and it took 3 batches to cook all 25lbs die to the limited shelf soace in the smoker.
Learnings
- These are very good, but I'd like to add a spicy component to them to balance the sweetness a bit (I tend to eat very spicy food), but I think I'll always have to make these sweet ones for the family.
- My 5lb manual sausage stuffer makes for SLOW work filling thin casings in a batch this size.
- a 25lb batch takes multiple batches (3) in the MES. Strengthens my case for a big new pellet smoker.