jerky anyone ?

[grumpyoldman]

i was just reading an article in a mag. about home made jerky and realized it has been ages since i made any .
in the past i have used several different cuts of beef to make it and experimented with different seasonings ,i know there are as many ways to make jerky as there are people, so this could be a fun and interesting thread

 

[Badjak]

Never had or made jerky.
Biltong is king around here
I've made it a couple of times and it's very addictive

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

jerky anyone ?​

A little, but once the new clutch is broken in...

 

[FrankZ]

I've made it but it was a long time ago.

 

[grumpyoldman]

thats the thing about jerky , you have ate it made it or both.
something the article mentioned that i have never done was brining the meat .my guess is that would mean soaking it in some sort of salt solution but i could be wrong about that , the article didn't go into any details

 

[dragnlaw]

Never had or made jerky.
Biltong is king around here
I've made it a couple of times and it's very addictive

There are probably subtle difference but basically it is dried meat for eating on the trail sort of thing, no? I think they call it Biltong in Aussie land too.

the article didn't go into any details

and this is where google is your friend.

I'm sure someone here must have posted a recipe at one time. Perhaps there is a good chat there too!
I know I have a recipe in my dehydrator book but just never got to it, I have eaten store bought and was good, salty but good.

 

[grumpyoldman]

i used to make it quite often . reading the article just got me to thinking about making it again to snack on

 

[dragnlaw]

So I 'googled' and Mr. AI answered. I knew there were differences of course but not exactly. So here it is according to AI
Key points to differentiate: There was more but figured this was good enough

• Composition:
  • Pemmican: Ground dried meat mixed with rendered fat (tallow) and sometimes berries, creating a dense block.
  • Biltong: Thin slices of beef air-dried with minimal spices, usually just salt and pepper.
  • Jerky: Thin slices of meat, often heavily seasoned and sometimes smoked, depending on the style.
    Texture:
    • Pemmican: Dense and crumbly due to the ground meat and fat mixture.
    • Biltong: Chewy and slightly fibrous due to the air-drying process.
    • Jerky: Can vary in texture depending on the cut and drying method, but generally chewy

 

[caseydog]

thats the thing about jerky , you have ate it made it or both.
something the article mentioned that i have never done was brining the meat .my guess is that would mean soaking it in some sort of salt solution but i could be wrong about that , the article didn't go into any details

My now retired dog sitter made some amazing jerky. She's only 86, what's up with this retirement thing???

CD

 

[dragnlaw]

This is one from member Margot Howe Margot's Beef Jerky glad I found it again as I had lost the first one! Of course, I still haven't made it.

 

[caseydog]

My now retired dog sitter made some amazing jerky. She's only 86, what's up with this retirement thing???

CD

I called her right after I posted this. I offered her 100 bucks a day to the care of my mom's terminally stupid dog. She changed the subject.

She lost her cat to illness, Voodoo -- Psychopoodle's best friend, who I lost to cancer.

CD

 

[dragnlaw]

casey I can relate to her feelings. One a year ago I lost my last companion. That was all 3 of my fur babies within 10 weeks. Took me months to talk about them and I still get upset easily.
Best leave her alone.

 

[Badjak]

Biltong: Thin slices of beef air-dried with minimal spices, usually just salt and pepper

Sort of ..
Generally 1.5-2 cm thick to start of with.
Can be beef (mostly) but also kudu, ostrich, eland ..
Vinegar wash, then salt and pepper but often also coriander.
Hung to dry and now you get to choose the dryness you want

 

[caseydog]

casey I can relate to her feelings. One a year ago I lost my last companion. That was all 3 of my fur babies within 10 weeks. Took me months to talk about them and I still get upset easily.
Best leave her alone.

I really miss Teddy (AKA Psycopoodle). And I don't generally like cats, but Voodoo was a really cool cat.

Teddy was sleeping at the dog-sitter's house one day, and Voodoo snuck up on him, and smacked Teddy on the face while he was sleeping, then ran away. Teddy chased Voodoo across Jan's house, and jumped up on a tall chest of drawers, and looked down at Teddy just to taunt him. Teddy got even, but then Voodoo had to get even. At the end of the day, they were worn out and slept back to back on the same bed. Seriously, they slept back to back as if to say, "I got your six," as they say in the military.

They had a truly unusual cat and dog friendship.

CD