Anybody doing ground venison jerky?

mudgunner91 Joined Mar 2012 Posts 1436 EE 0% (0) ND, USA	Posted: 12/29/2023 10:43:18 PM EDT If so, what recipe ya using?

This_Is_Necessary \_-_-_-_-_USN Retired_-_-_-_-_/ Joined Jan 2005 Posts 15996 EE 100% (142) TX, USA	Posted: 12/29/2023 10:52:09 PM EDT [#1] Not recently. But I do have a large back strap from an Oryx. I told my wife she can use 1/2 of it for cooking but the other 1/2 will be jerky. So, tag for recipe ideas.
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aimatdeer Member Joined Dec 2014 Posts 1709 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 12/29/2023 10:53:39 PM EDT [#2] Everyone loves my jerky Attached File

IndyGrendel63

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Posted: 12/29/2023 11:29:07 PM EDT

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I forget the brand of seasoning, but I probably bought it at Cabelas. It worked great on strips of cut meat, but when I tried it with some ground elk it was too salty to eat 😞 wasted several pounds of fine elk meat. I would only use cuts from a roast for jerky, save the ground meat for chili (with beans!)

akcaribouhunter Member Joined Feb 2008 Posts 28369 EE 0% (0) AK, USA	Posted: 12/30/2023 3:10:38 PM EDT [#4] My wife marinades it then grinds up the moose and dries it. She bought some spices to try but she wants a powered mixer.

AeroEngineer Not my circus, not my monkeys. Joined Sep 2012 Posts 28932 EE 100% (32) VA, USA	Posted: 1/1/2024 10:55:25 PM EDT [#5] I use Hi Mountain seasoning & cure kits. I’ve tried a few and none of the flavors were bad.

NBT Member Joined Mar 2009 Posts 854 EE 100% (69) USA	Posted: 1/1/2024 11:30:23 PM EDT [#6] We don't use anything else now... Hillbilly

gman82001 Member Joined Jan 2008 Posts 9122 EE 100% (55) WY, USA	Posted: 1/3/2024 10:50:47 PM EDT [#7] Cabelas hickory seasoning and about 4 jalape o minced in a food processor. 5lb elk and press into strips, best stuff I've ever made and won't make it any other way now

LeadBreakfast Plumbum Purveyor Joined Apr 2018 Posts 9329 EE 100% (6) USA	Posted: 4/25/2024 6:39:43 AM EDT [#8] The only jerky I make anymore is whole muscle or Hank Shaw's pemmican style for ground.

eclark53520

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Posted: 4/29/2024 1:23:27 AM EDT

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Unless you've already ground the meat, don't bother grinding to make jerky. Jerkys FAR better made from sliced muscle and not ground up.

Make your own marinade with soy sauce/worchestershire sauce as a base. Add whatever spices you like. I add onion/garlic/cajun/cayenne and whatever else looks good...along with some curing salt.

Then all you do is dry it in a dehumidifier. Done.

Pointless to bother with grinding the meat and dealing with an extruder...just adds a bunch of steps and equipment you don't need at all. Plus extra time spent for no benefit.