I'm hooked

[Livin the dream]

I just wanted to say thanks to all you guys who helped me getting started. I'm hooked. Made some snack sticks for my first attempt. First couple sticks were stuffed a little loose, but it's a learning process. I'm gonna attempt a couple of pictures.  I can't wait for my curleys order to get here.

[leechlake]

sweet.  It's a good hobby.  Wife doesn't mind when you're doing it and most everyone like's the results.  

[lovebigbluegills]

Looks great LTD!!!! What seasoning mix did you go with for that batch?

[reinhard1]

Nice to see your smokin away.  That northern air will make it so much better.  Good job on those sticks!!  good luck.

[lovebigbluegills]

Welcome to the addiction!!!!!

[Cooperman]

LTD,

Great looking sticks!!

what kind of smoker do you have?

[smurfy]

51 minutes ago, Livin the dream said:

I just wanted to say thanks to all you guys who helped me getting started. I'm hooked. Made some snack sticks for my first attempt. First couple sticks were stuffed a little loose, but it's a learning process. I'm gonna attempt a couple of pictures.  I can't wait for my curleys order to get here.

I best taste test it to make sure it  passes final expection!!!!!!!!!!!

[Livin the dream]

Coop-it's a smoke hollow electric smoker. I think we bought it at menards. Very easy controlling temps. That's my pellet tube smoker producing the smoke. Someday, I would like a bigger smoker, as 5 lbs of sticks was pretty full.

[smurfy]

So you do know some bear might visit you this time of year with smoking those goodies don't ya???

[Livin the dream]

Lets hope not smurfy. I just took out the tube smoker after 4 hours of smoke, raising temp to 130 for a hour. then gonna raise temp again to 180 as per rh-1. Can't wait for happy hour.. Ice cold hamms  beer and snack sticks. 

[reinhard1]

Love to see the final results!!!  good luck.

[lovebigbluegills]

1 hour ago, Livin the dream said:

Lets hope not smurfy. I just took out the tube smoker after 4 hours of smoke, raising temp to 130 for a hour. then gonna raise temp again to 180 as per rh-1. Can't wait for happy hour.. Ice cold hamms  beer and snack sticks. 

Take a picture, and enjoy!!!!  Not much better than cold beer and a couple snack sticks!!!!

[smurfy]

12 minutes ago, lovebigbluegills said:

Take a picture, and enjoy!!!!  Not much better than cold beer and a couple snack sticks!!!!

yea but he said a hamms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bobberineyes]

Fun stuff for sure Ltd,  add hot cheese to some, hot pepper flakes. I'm thinking next time trying reinhards ground chuck with no casings.

[Livin the dream]

I'm knew someone was gonna bust my chops on the "hamms"..the wife and I have a beer of the month thing going on here in our house. Back to the sticks. I used lem backwoods seasonings, and they are very good. I had some issues with smoker blowing the breaker in my garage, and I had to rotate the racks for even cooking. My stuffing skills gotta get better too. Next week I'm gonna try one of rh-1 recipes and try some hi temp cheese. 

[Boar]

lol! thqts awsome. for what ever reason, there is just great satisfaction that come from a  successful smkoed batch. its  in yur blodd now. congratulations. Welcome to the brotherhood!!

[reinhard1]

If your smoker is kicking out the breaker switch, try a different circut.  I have a large freezer going in my garage and some other things and that happened to me.  I took a long extention cord and plugged it into another circut outside the house and that did the trick.  No problems since.  good luck.

[delcecchi]

5 hours ago, Livin the dream said:

Lets hope not smurfy. I just took out the tube smoker after 4 hours of smoke, raising temp to 130 for a hour. then gonna raise temp again to 180 as per rh-1. Can't wait for happy hour.. Ice cold hamms  beer and snack sticks. 

They still sell hamms?  I could hardly drink it in the 60s when we went on the brewery tour and it was free.

[reinhard1]

Dell, I see they sell Hounenstein also.  I used to buy that for 5 bucks a case many, many years ago.  Used to be a favorite of mine.  Hamms and Fitgers used to be my go to be beer when I lived in Duluth in my younger years.  good luck.

[LindellProStaf]

We used to drink some Hamm's just cause it was MN beer.  Haven't had it in years, but my brother has some now and then.

[Boar]

Those are awsome stick LTD. awsome job. your one of us now. for ever united in smoke!!

[ThunderLund78]

I think the Hamm's name was bought by Heileman's or Miller and it's now a Wisconsin thing - and they drink anything over there. It's no longer a proud Minnesota brew - but maybe it never was   Hauenstein is ALIVE AND WELL and one of my favorite bargain beers.  Schell's brews it and you can really only find it in within 100 miles of New Ulm/Mankato.  The local bar & grill sells it in bottles on their "retro" beers list.  Goes down smooth for sure, but that's where the fun ends.  I think the little cartoon guy with the rock hammer on the cap actually goes on the loose inside your head and starts hammering away once you fall asleep.

[delcecchi]

54 minutes ago, reinhard1 said:

Dell, I see they sell Hounenstein also.  I used to buy that for 5 bucks a case many, many years ago.  Used to be a favorite of mine.  Hamms and Fitgers used to be my go to be beer when I lived in Duluth in my younger years.  good luck.

Buckhorn

But one of the joys of working hard and investing is that when you are retired you don't need to drink that stuff. Quality instead of mass quantity.  Do they still make Schmidt extra special?  I might pick up some for old times sake.

Edited March 23, 2016 by delcecchi

[Livin the dream]

Well I just finished. Sticks were chilled and cut to length for vacuum sealing, and I saved the ends for myself. I give myself a c+ rating. Thanks to all that have replied. 

[Boar]

cool beans forgett all the beer hijacking some people have no manners. nce job, send some to reiny so he can critique it.