Jerky Making

[woodsman416]

Yesterday I butchered up the buck I shot last week. My goal was 30 lbs (precooked weight) of jerky, and some nice roasts. I aged this deer for 9 days with the temperature constant between 32 & 36 degrees. I wound up with 35 lbs of grind, tenderloins, 4 nice sized roasts and these beautiful backstraps.



Before & after grind


I use a mixing box for making jerkey & hot sticks

Jerky ready for the dehydrater

First 15 pounds done! I 'll do another 20 lbs tonight.

[stickbowhntr]

Man , Looking at the last Pic I can almost taste it..got any extra?L.O.L.

[maritimer]

Man that looks good!!! Have a Karma ;D

[Admin]

Now THAT's some great looking stuff right there I am assuming you use a jerky shooter. How do you like that over using straight cuts of meat?

[woodsman416]

There are a few benefits to using a jerky shooter. Although you have to grind, I find it to be less labor intensive, especially since I picked up a double strip nozzle and an extra barrel. The pieces are a lot more uniform. You don't have to marinade and #1 benefit - It doesn't hurt my teeth when I'm eating it!

[trapperandhunter]

yummy !!

[patricimo54]

Man it does look good! The process is a new one to me.

[woodsman416]

Batch #1 all packaged up.



Batch #2 ready to start drying.

[Admin]

Man that is one sweet dehydrator ya got there

Is that the high tech one from Cabelas?

[woodsman416]

Yep, that's the Cabelas dehydrator. 80 liter size.

Yesterdays batch done. 20 lbs (starting weight) of teryaki jerky strips.


All packaged up and ready for the freezer.


I still need to do 2 more deer that friends of mine have taken. I may hunt a little more this year to make sure I have enough chop meat for the year.

[Admin]

That's awesome ;D You've got a heck of an operation going right there. Karma to ya

[acewoodsman]

thats a nice setup woodsman ;D a little bit of hard work goes a long way it'll be nice this summer fishing or camping an able to have some homemade jerky certainly worth a karma

[amanda]

Wow, that's an incredible amount of jerky! Awesome Woodsman!!!!!!! Looks absolutely delicious- YUM! ;D ;D

[stomper]

Where do I apply for the free samples?? ;D

[yankee]

Looks GREAT!

[minnesotascott]

Looks fantastic, on a side note has anybody here made pemican? I have been think of giving my hand at it. If you have made any do you have any hints or tips?

[Admin]

May 30, 2010 18:26:24 GMT -5 @minnesotascott said:

has anybody here made pemican? I have been think of giving my hand at it.

Never have. To be honest, I had forgotten all about pemmican. Will have to look online for recipes.

[mountainman59]

has anyone ever made jerky out of beaver or rats??ive cooked both and had great results...just got 2 dehydraters and cant wait to try them.i remember my grandfather making jerky in an old refrigerator smoker...smoked carp,eel,venison quarters.........i wish i had some of those old marinate recipes....

[derekdutton]

Great looking system you have woodsman.....

Ive thought about a jerky cannon but never went thru getting one. I do however have a jerky cutting board made to slice consistent slices.

How long does it take that machine to dehydrate the 20 pounds woodsman?

I have not made it but a guy i know made beaver jerky out of some beavers for me once. Wasnt much difference really, tasted like jerky to me.

[woodsman416]

Dererk, Last week I made 15 lbs (starting weight) of BBQ jerky. It takes about six hours to dehydrate that much. I rotated the racks twice for consistenacy. My dehydrater can do up to about 30 lbs when fully loaded. That takes about eight hours.

[derekdutton]

Thanks!

Thats a sweet deal you have working for you. Its amazing here how many people pay a high price to have there deers processed. Im always looking for a way to improve what I do and how i do it. I refuse to pay someone to cut up or process a deer for me with the exception of 1 guy that does make me some deer summer sausage sometimes.

[callmaker60]

I have made a lot of jerky by just slicing the meat, does it stay together well, using the jerky gun.