Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Cooking Forum => Topic started by: Redhand on October 16, 2016, 02:47:29 pm

Title: Dried deer meat
Post by: Redhand on October 16, 2016, 02:47:29 pm

Drying some deer meat over the weekend.  Just about done, man this stuff doesn't last long.

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: JW_Halverson on October 16, 2016, 03:02:27 pm

Very traditional!

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: nclonghunter on October 16, 2016, 09:47:02 pm

I like both the technique and taste....do you marinate or season the meat first.

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: Redhand on October 16, 2016, 11:59:02 pm

JW   I can remember when the whole family used to go to the mountain camping by the river for a couple of weeks just drying meat. Geeze that's been over 30 years ago. Yep those were the good old days. We usually dried meat in September around Labor Day weekend. 

nclonghunter  I don't marinade I just season with is salt and pepper.

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: burchett.donald on October 17, 2016, 05:08:14 pm

  Marlen,
                 How long does it normally take to dry the meat depending on humidity? Also what wood are you using? Looks good...
                                          Don
                                                 

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: Redhand on October 17, 2016, 09:40:08 pm

Don  I live out in the West humidity is not that high. This meat took about two days of drying it was started Saturday around noon and at night it was brought in the house to air dry over night. The next day it was put back on the rack to finish drying. It also depends on how thin the meat is cut. The wood we used was quakie aspen. And it is really good especially when it's pounded and mixed with dried buffalo berries.

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: bjrogg on October 17, 2016, 11:46:17 pm

Dang that looks good Redhand, makes my mouth water. I just seasoned up a big zip lock bag of jerky for my not so primitive dehydratedor. I'm sure it won't be as good as your dried venison but I'm pretty sure it'll go fast to. Thanks for posting
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: neuse on October 18, 2016, 08:09:22 am

That looks good, I like the traditional  set up you have.

Title: Re: Dried deer meat
Post by: BowEd on November 02, 2016, 02:05:14 pm

This looks good too.