BigAl
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Slim Jims or Pepperoni stick ????
Have you made some ??? How long do they last? Can you freeze em ?
The reason I'm asking is I built a real nice little meat locker on the ranch so we can process our own game during hunting season .It is about 16 x 20 . This has gone over "Very well"
and we now take the money we save paying someone else to do it and add stuff each year to our meat locker operation .
Each year I end up with about $400 bucks to work with .
This next year we will be taking on "paying hunting guest" to stay in the new Apartment above the barn and I would like to add this service of meat processing to make their stay more complete . I figure we will start doing about 15-20 game animals a year .
This does not include the beef cows .bear ,Badgers, tree huggers, or road kill we also get each year .
I already got grinders , meat mixers, tenderizers ,meat tubs , knife sets , wrapping paper . and stainless steel work tables ,etc.
So now I am thinking we want to go into the 'Summer sauage" ,Jerky and SlimJim making operation too . I have a ton of Whitetail deer and Elk Meat to work with . The only thing I have ever done is make jerky and it came out great but never have I tried my hand at Summer sauage or making SlimJim .Might even start making Elk breakfast sauage too
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I am thinking I need to buy a dehydrator . What about a vaccum sealer ?? Can that be used to extend the shelf life ???I also need to buy one of those chaulking guns looking things to shoot the meat into the casings after we get it seasoned and ready load the casings
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Have you done this ? Can you share your experiences and do's and don'ts ?
MUCHO APPRECIATO!!!!!!!!
Have you made some ??? How long do they last? Can you freeze em ?
The reason I'm asking is I built a real nice little meat locker on the ranch so we can process our own game during hunting season .It is about 16 x 20 . This has gone over "Very well"
Each year I end up with about $400 bucks to work with .
This next year we will be taking on "paying hunting guest" to stay in the new Apartment above the barn and I would like to add this service of meat processing to make their stay more complete . I figure we will start doing about 15-20 game animals a year .
This does not include the beef cows .bear ,Badgers, tree huggers, or road kill we also get each year .
I already got grinders , meat mixers, tenderizers ,meat tubs , knife sets , wrapping paper . and stainless steel work tables ,etc.
So now I am thinking we want to go into the 'Summer sauage" ,Jerky and SlimJim making operation too . I have a ton of Whitetail deer and Elk Meat to work with . The only thing I have ever done is make jerky and it came out great but never have I tried my hand at Summer sauage or making SlimJim .Might even start making Elk breakfast sauage too
I am thinking I need to buy a dehydrator . What about a vaccum sealer ?? Can that be used to extend the shelf life ???I also need to buy one of those chaulking guns looking things to shoot the meat into the casings after we get it seasoned and ready load the casings
Have you done this ? Can you share your experiences and do's and don'ts ?
MUCHO APPRECIATO!!!!!!!!