Canned meat is just plain awesome.

[Admin]

This was our first season of canning meat and I am soooo glad we bought that pressure canner. The venison we did came out incredible and we just tried our canned chicken and it is outstanding ;D What a quick and easy lunch without all the store bought preservatives. I'm lovin it ;D



I'll be blasting some turkeys this spring and canning turkey meat. . How cool is that?

[patricimo54]

Looking good! Did you just follow a recipe out of Balls "Blue Book"?

[Admin]

The missus followed directions from some other book.

[mike692]

I agree. Easiest meal ever! I love doing trout. I catch these stocked trout here in the spring and early summer. Save them up and can them. They aren't too much different than canned salmon in my opinion. You can make fish cakes or whatever with them.

[acewoodsman]

wow that looks awsome jc we never did alot of canning meat but i think we're going to have to give it a try this yr ;D that would have been good tonight the misses made some chicken an dumplins for dinner an that would have worked out good ;D thats a pic worth a karma

[snydboshawn]

I have a few buddies that can meat. I'd love to try but have no clue on canning at all. Looks yummy! ;D

[badger]

My buddies mom used to do steelhead for us, and it was superb!

[hounddog25]

outstanding jc....you both get a thumbs up... ;D ;D

[Admin]

I'm really enjoing this meat canning and will be doing a lot more of it. It's a great way to put up game meats and not have to worry about refridgeration. I wish I had learned this back in my cabin days.

[ninedeer]

;D I couldn't agree more.I love canned meat.Open a Jar and dig in.Ther is so many ways one can use canned meat.

[Mamma D]

Feb 18, 2009 16:10:36 GMT -5 patricimo54 said:

Looking good! Did you just follow a recipe out of Balls "Blue Book"?

We have a book called "Stocking Up" by Rodale Press - it's a fabulous book - I followed the instructions to a te for canning meat - I don't want to take any chances ...I have read & heard of people using the simple hot water bath method for canning meat ...I wouldn't chance it ...pressure can it for the recommended time.

[Nutso]

Feb 22, 2009 13:13:45 GMT -5 Mamma D said:

I have read & heard of people using the simple hot water bath method for canning meat ...I wouldn't chance it ...pressure can it for the recommended time.

I agree. I wouldn't can meat any other way then using a pressure cooker. It's the way my Gram and Mom did it....and if it ain't broke....don't fix it!!!!

[bigpat]

I have a cousin who cans a lot of venison. He doesn't have a pressure cooker, so he boils it for 3 hours I think. As far as I know he's never had a problem.

[mike692]

Feb 22, 2009 19:55:07 GMT -5 bigpat said:

I have a cousin who cans a lot of venison. He doesn't have a pressure cooker, so he boils it for 3 hours I think. As far as I know he's never had a problem.

That's how we used to do it too. Never had a problem, but I wouldn't do it anymore. The pressure cooker is safer, and takes a lot less time. Monitoring a boiling water bath for three hours isn't much fun.

[Mamma D]

Feb 23, 2009 0:33:15 GMT -5 mike692 said:

Feb 22, 2009 19:55:07 GMT -5 bigpat said:

... so he boils it for 3 hours I think. As far as I know he's never had a problem.

That's how we used to do it too. Never had a problem, but I wouldn't do it anymore. The pressure cooker is safer, and takes a lot less time. Monitoring a boiling water bath for three hours isn't much fun.

not to mention the energy it would take for the extra processing time

...I know alot of people still use old hot water bath - but just to risky if you ask me - might be just fine 99% of the time but is it worth the risk?? Botulism is nothing to sneer at, it can kill you