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• Meatgistics University

  A new way of organizing and accessing any information you might need to make homemade meat products. Broken up into 7 categories and then presented in a class like structure.

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  Seasoning & Additives: 202 High Temp Cheese Attend this intermediate level class from Meatgistics University by watching the video, reading the article and post any questions you have! Why Use High Temp Cheese? Cheese is a great addition to meat snacks like Snack Sticks, Bratwurst or Summer Sausage. The advantage of Hi Temp Cheese over other cheeses is that it is designed to hold its form through the cooking process. It’s important to remember that Hi-Temp Cheese is still cheese, it is just processed in a different way. So, it needs to be stored in a fridge under 40°, if it is stored like that it will have a shelf life of 60 days but it can be frozen to extend that to 12-18 months. Hi-Temp Cheese will hold its form when heated up to 400°, most cheeses start melting between 130 to 180 degrees. Recommended Amount Walton’s recommends that you use 1 lb of the high temp cheese of your choice to 10 lb of meat. Some like it cheesier some not so cheesy but 1 -10 lb is a good starting point. These are cut into 1/4 inch chunks so they will fit through almost any stuffing tube, meaning you can use them in even the smaller sized snack sticks. Choosing The Right Cheese A couple of words on choosing the right cheese, if you are making something with a subtle or classic taste you are probably better off choosing the Cheddar, Swiss or Mozzarella. If you are making something with a stronger taste then you might want to try the hot pepper or the ghost pepper. Now, an important note about the Ghost Pepper, this is not like the hot pepper cheese that just has a little pepper taste, this stuff has a lot of heat behind it! We carry Hi-Temp Cheddar, Hot Pepper, Swiss, Mozzarella, and Ghost Pepper Cheese and they all come in 1 or 5 lb bags. Shop waltonsinc.com for High Temp Cheese Shop waltonsinc.com for Additives
• Waltons Community

  A place to talk about whatever you want like Meat Processing, Smoking & Grilling, Hunting, and other Random Topics

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  @Jonathon We’ll that was the first thing that came to mind the first batch i ever made had a cold beer in hand and was sampling on and closed my eyes and the smoke aroma smelled just like i had a cigar in my mouth thus [meat cigars]
• Waltons Blog

  Updates, recipes, new videos, how-to info and more directly from Walton’s. We are constantly adding new info so check back weekly or subscribe to be notified of new content.

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  Weekly Blog Post - Take A Survey, A New Set and Meatgistics University Meat Processing Equipment Find out what's going on at Walton's and Meatgistics this week. We will have a loose schedule for soon to be released videos, what we are working on long-term and maybe a few quick tips and tricks that are on our mind! What Videos are being released soon? Meatgistics University - Meat Processing Equipment 203: Mixer Maintenance - We show you how to breakdown, clean and reassemble the Weston 20 and 44 lb meat mixers. Meatgistics University - Meat Processing Equipment 204: Bag & Casing Clipper We are discussing the Walton’s Bag & Casing Clipper What Projects are we looking ahead at? We have a new set that we will hopefully be introducing next week. This set will allow us more versatility and the ability to show more than just one or two people sitting at a table! What’s on our Mind? We are upgrading waltonsinc.com this year, we’d like you to take a few minutes and take this survey to let us know what you would like to see changed, improved or removed on the new site! Click HERE to give us your input on what we can do better! Noteworthy Recent Posts There are 3 very recent posts that I’d recommend you check out; @deplorablenc1 Shows off his recipe and the results for his Pickled Venison Heart @Joe-Hell Shows off and talks about his Gigawatt! Snack Sticks @gerry-johnson Made some Moose Bacon, Bologna, and Summer Sausage that looks amazing! Hopefully, he will share a little more of his process with us all?! Meatgistics Community Our little community continues to grow at a steady rate. In the past 7 days we have had; 120 New users 61 New Posts 12 New Topics
• Waltons Learning Center

  Learn about meat processing with recipes, tips, tricks, Meat Hacks, and more from the expert’s at Walton’s

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  @doug7777 142 degrees is a stalling point where the fat starts to render. I used to get very impatient and start cranking up the heat to get the INT to go up. That usually results in burning all the fat out of the snack sticks. Be patient. The temp will eventually start to rise again. Once it does, it will continue to do so at a steady pace. I have had snack sticks in the smoker for 24 hours or better due to having 25lbs hanging at one time. I have also had 4-5 lbs at a time in the smoker only take 4-5 hours total.