I have been working on my snack sticks for quite awhile and I began smoking at a very low temperature then moving to sous vide to finish. Well my last batch turned out AMAZING!!! Sticks were full, plump and had a great snap. I feel like my mix was good and stuffing was good. I shocked them in ice water for about 30 minutes after bringing them to 152 in the water bath. I pulled them and sat them out to dry for roughly an hour and fridge over night. Next day they were amazing. Following day they were amazing. I cut them into uniform sticks and vac packed in my chamber vac. Issue now is the casings are slightly lose and sort of like wet paper almost. They don’t slide right off but they’re not quite right. Any advice?

I had them in my smoker for roughly 3 hours at the highest point was about 130ish. I put them all in a large ziplock bag and put them in water set at 152 for 2 total hour. Took the entire bag and put it down in ice water for 30 minutes. Pulled them. There was a slight bit of fat rendered on the outsides of the casings and I wiped them all down. Let them sit on a cooling rack for 1 hour then I cut them and sat them on a rack over night in the fridge uncovered. They literally were perfect and now this. Can’t figure out how to post a picture.

I had them in my smoker for roughly 3 hours at the highest point was about 130ish. I put them all in a large ziplock bag and put them in water set at 152 for 2 total hour. Took the entire bag and put it down in ice water for 30 minutes. Pulled them. There was a slight bit of fat rendered on the outsides of the casings and I wiped them all down. Let them sit on a cooling rack for 1 hour then I cut them and sat them on a rack over night in the fridge uncovered. They literally were perfect and now this. Can’t figure out how to post a picture.

I have been working on my snack sticks for quite awhile and I began smoking at a very low temperature then moving to sous vide to finish. Well my last batch turned out AMAZING!!! Sticks were full, plump and had a great snap. I feel like my mix was good and stuffing was good. I shocked them in ice water for about 30 minutes after bringing them to 152 in the water bath. I pulled them and sat them out to dry for roughly an hour and fridge over night. Next day they were amazing. Following day they were amazing. I cut them into uniform sticks and vac packed in my chamber vac. Issue now is the casings are slightly lose and sort of like wet paper almost. They don’t slide right off but they’re not quite right. Any advice?