I was eating some cheetos and noticed they were sticking to my teeth and got to wondering…
Is it possible to pulverize cheetos then add them to a sausage or franks to give it a cheese flavor and act as a binder?
samspade Now that is an interesting thought. Will be following ideas on this subject.
Kids will love cheeto franks lol
It would probably be worth a try on a small batch. Sounds interesting at least!
or even to do a comparison of Cheetos and cheese curls
samspade On KETO, I use pork rinds as a binder for meatloaf and meatballs. Works great. I dont see why your idea wont work.
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lkrfletcher I just was reminded we used pork rinds as breading for fried chicken years ago.
lkrfletcher that sounds good. I have been on a pork rind kick lately! Love those crunchy little buggers!
lkrfletcher I’ll be trying this on a smoked meatloaf soon. Thanks for the idea.
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HerbcoFood good to know.
samspade johng and I made Nacho Cheese Flavored Jerky/Snack Stick Seasoning and added some cheese puffs instead of the binder yesterday. We are going to give it another shot today to figure out % of puff to meat but it took what is a mild good but slightly underwhelming snack stick seasoning and turned it into a kick-a*s seasoning! Now, as a “BINDER” it might not have worked all that well, we will find out more today but for kicking up the taste, holy moly it was good!
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Jonathon thats cool. I wondered if you wouldn’t experiment with it!
Wow. I was hoping someone would try it. I cant stuff anything until my fridge gets here. The boss does not like the meat sitting overnight in her fridge. Please put the final % used when you get dialed in. Thanks #Jonathan
We did batches of 1, 2.5 and 4% today so we will see what the best ratio is. I have a feeling the “binder” aspect of it isn’t going to work great. In the sample one we did yesterday there was some texture degradation with the added flavor.
This is why I love coming to this site, would have never thought of cheetos in sausage or snack sticks. Now I am curious and will probably try it. Don’t normal put cheese in either.
Yeah I could see how it might turn into a paste as the water and fat get worked in. Maybe crunchy cheetos broken up but still chunky LOL
bocephus ditto, lots of interesting discussion happening here
Ridley Acres I agree lots of interesting things and some are way out there but it keeps me thinking.
samspade hmmm…I can’t see how it wouldn’t work. I wouldn’t rely on that for all of the flavor component but if ground into a fresh brat it would certainly work. Be sure to add some high temp cheddar!
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