St. Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14. The holiday has its origin as a liturgical feast day, and has been associated with love and affection since the Middle Ages. Are you preparing a meal for your Valentine? Try a heart-shaped Ribeye Steak for two! We will have these and other great meats available on Valentine's Day.

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Processing Update:

We continue to stay busy through the winter months with processing custom wild game orders. Due to our high quality standards and the volume we produce, it may take a few months for your order to be completed after you place the order. Thank You for your patience! If you are waiting for an order, we will contact you when your order is completed. All orders are vacuum packaged and frozen to guarantee quality and convenience.  

How Do We Smoke our Meats?

Snack Stix in one of our Smokehouses

Many of our products are cooked and smoked: bacon, smoked bratwurst, hams, snack stix, summer sausage, jerky, and much more. 

We use a combination of old-fashioned tradition and modern technology to produce high-quality meat products. 

The raw products are first hung on steel racks. The product is then put into one of our three smokehouses. The smokehouse generators burn wood chips slowly to produce natural smoke. The smoke, in combination with humidity, imparts the meat with the characteristic color and flavor of smoked meats. 

Our smokehouses are operated by computers which allow us to program the correct cycle for each product. The smokehouses are able to control the humidity, smoke, temperature, and other factors to ensure proper cooking and drying for each individual product. For some of our products, it is necessary to cook the product without smoke (such as Precooked Bratwurst). 

Throughout the process, we must monitor the cooking and cooling to confirm product safety and quality, and guarantee compliance with federal and state regulations. All Ready-to-Eat products must be cooked to a safe temperature. After cooking, the product is quickly put into a cooler. The product must cool as quickly as possible; this produces a safe and high quality product. 

Let us know if you have any questions about cooking and smoking!