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You cannot imagine the joy of just leaving out a plate of beef jerky in your kitchen. I'm not sure how much weight is lost in the meat, because it never lasts that long.
Also, because you're (presumably) cutting by hand, you end up with different cuts. If you're hungry you get a thick cut. If you're just grabbing a snack or a quick bite you might want a thin cut that's translucent. It legit makes my day to walk through my door after work and just grab a piece of jerky from a plate in my kitchen. I cannot tell you how happy it makes me. |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
I need to get a dehydrator. It's expensive to eat steak everyday
My mouth is watering scrolling through this thread. |
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Not sure how the hell I missed this thread this whole time, but I’m here now. And I feel great about it.
Off to research dehydrators…. |
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Originally Posted By TheOldRepublic: I need to get a dehydrator. It's expensive to eat steak everyday My mouth is watering scrolling through this thread. View Quote You would be surprised how cheap it is. So a couple things. First, breakfast is a psyop. If you're not hungry in the morning, don't eat. Have a big lunch at 11 because you're hungry. Come home, maybe you're hungry again, maybe you just want a little something. Also, meat is much more filling than trash. Meat is the key. Red meat is the ultimate key. I got 5 pounds for 5.99/lb today. That's not bad. And when I grab a snack in the next few weeks, not only do I know what's in it, it's satisfying. Downside: you will love it and eat excessive amounts of dried meat and have turbo farts and women will hate you The cost of doing business, or hold it. Gents, you can hold it and get both. This is western civilization 101. |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
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Just to throw it out there, you don't need a dehydrator to make jerky. You can use a smoker, campfire, charcoal grill, etc. Heck, you can make biltong at room temperature with a fan, so jerky is doable that way as well with proper food safety. A dehydrator certainly makes it a lot easier though; but I do like the smoked flavor.
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Originally Posted By Bartholomew_Roberts: Just to throw it out there, you don't need a dehydrator to make jerky. You can use a smoker, campfire, charcoal grill, etc. Heck, you can make biltong at room temperature with a fan, so jerky is doable that way as well with proper food safety. A dehydrator certainly makes it a lot easier though; but I do like the smoked flavor. View Quote 100%. Airflow is the key to modern jerky. Smoke is the key to old fashioned jerky. Airflow beats temperature. Cooked meat goes bad faster than dehydrated meat. To be graphic, people who died on Everest are dehydrated. To go back in time, salt was a huge preservation method. Salt is easy, you can't dry an entire cow that easy. Jerky requires time and effort, and furthermore your effort is rewarded with less product not more. However the product you're left with is just absolutely fantastic |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By DK-Prof: So are any of the cheap, but highly rated, dehydrators on amazon good? I'm talking about the ones from about $50 to $75. Or am I better off just getting one for about $150? View Quote I use a different Nesco and it works good |
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: A meat slicer would be nice but I don't really have the room. I bet it would be great for consistency. On the flip side, it's nice to have different cuts which happen naturally. The gun pointing meme is just something @CajunMojo and I do for lulz. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Originally Posted By weapons_free: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: My favorite meat processing knife is actually this monstrosity, recommended to me by @sq40. It's good for big cuts, or even if you want thin slices. For example look at the length of each knife. I can get one good clean pass by using the giant knife, vs the traditional normal knife. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/425212/20240217_175820-3132539.jpg I use a small meat slicer. Just pulled out a bunch of venison today so I can start my next batch. Quick question tho, does shooting the dehydrator change the flavor or texture? I'm hesitant to try it A meat slicer would be nice but I don't really have the room. I bet it would be great for consistency. On the flip side, it's nice to have different cuts which happen naturally. The gun pointing meme is just something @CajunMojo and I do for lulz. IT'S NOT JUST FOR DEHYDRATING ANYMORE. Attached File |
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Originally Posted By CajunMojo: IT'S NOT JUST FOR DEHYDRATING ANYMORE. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/59505/1000002298_jpg-3133047.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By CajunMojo: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Originally Posted By weapons_free: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: My favorite meat processing knife is actually this monstrosity, recommended to me by @sq40. It's good for big cuts, or even if you want thin slices. For example look at the length of each knife. I can get one good clean pass by using the giant knife, vs the traditional normal knife. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/425212/20240217_175820-3132539.jpg I use a small meat slicer. Just pulled out a bunch of venison today so I can start my next batch. Quick question tho, does shooting the dehydrator change the flavor or texture? I'm hesitant to try it A meat slicer would be nice but I don't really have the room. I bet it would be great for consistency. On the flip side, it's nice to have different cuts which happen naturally. The gun pointing meme is just something @CajunMojo and I do for lulz. IT'S NOT JUST FOR DEHYDRATING ANYMORE. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/59505/1000002298_jpg-3133047.JPG If someone got a pre shot picture of them pointing a gun at the game animal, then another of them pointing at the meat cooking it might become my favorite meme of all time |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: You cannot imagine the joy of just leaving out a plate of beef jerky in your kitchen. I'm not sure how much weight is lost in the meat, because it never lasts that long. Also, because you're (presumably) cutting by hand, you end up with different cuts. If you're hungry you get a thick cut. If you're just grabbing a snack or a quick bite you might want a thin cut that's translucent. It legit makes my day to walk through my door after work and just grab a piece of jerky from a plate in my kitchen. I cannot tell you how happy it makes me. View Quote If I left out a plate fresh jerky, my beagle would evolve wings to get to it. My badass little air fryer / oven has a dehydrate feature I need yo try. The bread proof function works well, same with the rotisserie, so I imagine it will do a good job. Attached File As an aside… i wonder how well their Pizza Batleth works? Attached File |
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: You would be surprised how cheap it is. So a couple things. First, breakfast is a psyop. If you're not hungry in the morning, don't eat. Have a big lunch at 11 because you're hungry. Come home, maybe you're hungry again, maybe you just want a little something. Also, meat is much more filling than trash. Meat is the key. Red meat is the ultimate key. I got 5 pounds for 5.99/lb today. That's not bad. And when I grab a snack in the next few weeks, not only do I know what's in it, it's satisfying. Downside: you will love it and eat excessive amounts of dried meat and have turbo farts and women will hate you The cost of doing business, or hold it. Gents, you can hold it and get both. This is western civilization 101. View Quote The ball and chain works both ways. Sure she has threatened my life over a fine colon blowout. But you know what, im still here and I will have her make me beans for dinner still. |
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Shit… im watching Cheese on Modern Marvels while reading this thread.
Now I need to make cheese and jerky now. Attached File Modern Marvels: Cheese's Glorious, Gooey History! (S13, E24) | Full Episode |
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Originally Posted By sq40: Shit… im watching Cheese on Modern Marvels while reading this thread. Now I need to make cheese and jerky now. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/49447/IMG_7843_jpeg-3133214.JPG https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju3TUVr809o View Quote We should also learn how to make cheese. You are correct. |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
So I was telling my wife that I was thinking of buying a dehydrator,and she points out that our fancy convection oven has a dehydrator setting - with a temperature range from 100 to 160, so I'm totally going to try that before spending money on a new piece of equipment that will take up counter space in the kitchen.
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Originally Posted By DK-Prof: So I was telling my wife that I was thinking of buying a dehydrator,and she points out that our fancy convection oven has a dehydrator setting - with a temperature range from 100 to 160, so I'm totally going to try that before spending money on a new piece of equipment that will take up counter space in the kitchen. View Quote 100 is the key. I do mine at 95° but I'm sure 100 is fine |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
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The trouble with figuring out how long jerky keeps is it always gets eaten way before it spoils.
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Originally Posted By Bartholomew_Roberts: The trouble with figuring out how long jerky keeps is it always gets eaten way before it spoils. View Quote Yep we move too fast for science. I have already begun stealing the smaller thinner slices from myself before the drying process is even done. |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
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2.5lbs of top round. Ended up with 16.41oz of jerky after samplers.
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Yep we move too fast for science. I have already begun stealing the smaller thinner slices from myself before the drying process is even done. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Originally Posted By Bartholomew_Roberts: The trouble with figuring out how long jerky keeps is it always gets eaten way before it spoils. Yep we move too fast for science. I have already begun stealing the smaller thinner slices from myself before the drying process is even done. I'm proud of your use of too. Well done. |
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Also, just finished a batch of hatch chile garlic black pepper jerky. I'm a happy boy. Thanks again Whisky
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: If someone got a pre shot picture of them pointing a gun at the game animal, then another of them pointing at the meat cooking it might become my favorite meme of all time View Quote Attached File Attached File This was after I shot but before I climbed down the tree. Best I can do, but I’ll make that a priority next season. |
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Originally Posted By JimPope: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/312001/IMG_0165_jpeg-3133550.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/312001/IMG_4802_jpeg-3133552.JPG This was after I shot but before I climbed down the tree. Best I can do, but I’ll make that a priority next season. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By JimPope: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: If someone got a pre shot picture of them pointing a gun at the game animal, then another of them pointing at the meat cooking it might become my favorite meme of all time https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/312001/IMG_0165_jpeg-3133550.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/312001/IMG_4802_jpeg-3133552.JPG This was after I shot but before I climbed down the tree. Best I can do, but I’ll make that a priority next season. Yes, also point the gun at the meat you're cooking. |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Imagine instead of having to make stew or hamburgers or steak you could just grab a piece of meat that can sit around all day.
Imagine having meat on demand. Do you want a meal? Eat a quarter of the plate. Do you want a snack? Have a few. Do you just want a quick meat? Grab one on your way out the door. I cannot tell you how great it is to have a constant plate of meat, which is available at all times and will not spoil. This is the internet. I cannot bring this joy to you over text. You have to experience a dried meat plate to understand the happiness it brings |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Okay WHAT You have my attention. Tell me about this View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Originally Posted By Calculating: Also, just finished a batch of hatch chile garlic black pepper jerky. I'm a happy boy. Thanks again Whisky Okay WHAT You have my attention. Tell me about this Unfortunately they don't have hatch Chile's anywhere around here I've found, so last time I was in TX I bought 5 lbs of roasted chiles to bring home. Then I dehydrated them, whacked them up in a blender with some salt for a powdered hatch mix. Sprinkled that on some soy and Worcestershire marinated eye of round roast thinly sliced with about 12 cloves of garlic minced into the marinade. Laid it all out on the trays and sprinkled granulated garlic and fresh crushed black pepper before following your suggestion of 90° for 24 hours dehydrating. Been experimenting since you started this thread, so far that's me and my kids favorite. |
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Originally Posted By Calculating: Unfortunately they don't have hatch Chile's anywhere around here I've found, so last time I was in TX I bought 5 lbs of roasted chiles to bring home. Then I dehydrated them, whacked them up in a blender with some salt for a powdered hatch mix. Sprinkled that on some soy and Worcestershire marinated eye of round roast thinly sliced with about 12 cloves of garlic minced into the marinade. Laid it all out on the trays and sprinkled granulated garlic and fresh crushed black pepper before following your suggestion of 90° for 24 hours dehydrating. Been experimenting since you started this thread, so far that's me and my kids favorite. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Calculating: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: Originally Posted By Calculating: Also, just finished a batch of hatch chile garlic black pepper jerky. I'm a happy boy. Thanks again Whisky Okay WHAT You have my attention. Tell me about this Unfortunately they don't have hatch Chile's anywhere around here I've found, so last time I was in TX I bought 5 lbs of roasted chiles to bring home. Then I dehydrated them, whacked them up in a blender with some salt for a powdered hatch mix. Sprinkled that on some soy and Worcestershire marinated eye of round roast thinly sliced with about 12 cloves of garlic minced into the marinade. Laid it all out on the trays and sprinkled granulated garlic and fresh crushed black pepper before following your suggestion of 90° for 24 hours dehydrating. Been experimenting since you started this thread, so far that's me and my kids favorite. You have inspired me to try new things. To increase the garlic and the peppers. I'm absolutely in love with the 90 degree temperature and long dry time, I have found it produces excellent results |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By PewPewPew1212: In! I have an old Nesco dehydrator I’ve used quiet a bit in the past and just last week made my first batch of jerky in a long while — didn’t turn out like I’d hoped Anyone have a favorite recipe for ground beef jerky? View Quote Wish I had my grandfather's recipe for ground beef jerky, it was really good stuff, but he was a chef so everything he made was awesome. |
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With the grain is one of the most important things, along with airflow time.
Additionally, I've found shortened marinade times are nice, along with increased black pepper. You like meat, the taste of the meat is the ultimate goal. Can it be complimented? Absolutely. Does it need to be marinated for 12 hours? Absolutely not. |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: That's a nice thin translucent one thanks to sq40 knife https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/425212/20240218_123311-3133235.jpg View Quote Good looking jerky. |
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Originally Posted By sq40: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: That's a nice thin translucent one thanks to sq40 knife https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/425212/20240218_123311-3133235.jpg Good looking jerky. The nice part about hanging together is we get good jerky |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By DK-Prof: So I was telling my wife that I was thinking of buying a dehydrator,and she points out that our fancy convection oven has a dehydrator setting - with a temperature range from 100 to 160, so I'm totally going to try that before spending money on a new piece of equipment that will take up counter space in the kitchen. View Quote Eh, a dehydrator doesn't belong on the counter. I keep mine in storage. I eat quite a bit of jerky, but even so it only gets used once every two weeks or so. No reason to keep it out taking up space. I only have a cheap one that has zero settings too. Still makes delicious jerky. |
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Originally Posted By FS7: Eh, a dehydrator doesn't belong on the counter. I keep mine in storage. I eat quite a bit of jerky, but even so it only gets used once every two weeks or so. No reason to keep it out taking up space. I only have a cheap one that has zero settings too. Still makes delicious jerky. View Quote When my wife was faculty at Vanderbilt, one of her colleagues with an officer e across the hall cured meat in his office. So I figured I could always bring the dehydrator to my office on campus, and make jerky there! |
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Originally Posted By DK-Prof: When my wife was faculty at Vanderbilt, one of her colleagues with an officer e across the hall cured meat in his office. So I figured I could always bring the dehydrator to my office on campus, and make jerky there! View Quote You'll be popular, that's for sure. The cheap one I use (Presto, was something like $40) is just a heating element and a fan. But the advantage of that is that the entire floor will get to enjoy the aroma of seasoned dried meat. It's not a bad idea at all, at least if you use whole meat. Ground jerky requires a cannon (like a meat caulking gun) and it gets messy. Maybe not the best for an office of higher learning. |
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Originally Posted By DK-Prof: When my wife was faculty at Vanderbilt, one of her colleagues with an officer e across the hall cured meat in his office. So I figured I could always bring the dehydrator to my office on campus, and make jerky there! View Quote Hmmm.. curing meats at home. Modern Marvels: The Surprising World of Cold Cuts (S13, E43) | Full Episode |
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Now I want to make bresaola or biltong.
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Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: If someone got a pre shot picture of them pointing a gun at the game animal, then another of them pointing at the meat cooking it might become my favorite meme of all time View Quote i can check my pictures but it would be a roll of the dice cause theres multiple deer in my freezer. i could probably get that pics with pheasants or lake trout (no gun) but havent made jerky with them |
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Originally Posted By weapons_free: i can check my pictures but it would be a roll of the dice cause theres multiple deer in my freezer. i could probably get that pics with pheasants or lake trout (no gun) but havent made jerky with them View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By weapons_free: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: If someone got a pre shot picture of them pointing a gun at the game animal, then another of them pointing at the meat cooking it might become my favorite meme of all time i can check my pictures but it would be a roll of the dice cause theres multiple deer in my freezer. i could probably get that pics with pheasants or lake trout (no gun) but havent made jerky with them PHEASANT JERKY |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: That's a nice thin translucent one thanks to sq40 knife https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/425212/20240218_123311-3133235.jpg View Quote I need to up my slicing game |
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Originally Posted By weapons_free: Whiskers my kitchen is small too but this is the shitty little slicer I use. It works great for my needs https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326579/PXL_20240219_215531013_MP-3134765.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326579/PXL_20240219_215823089_MP-3134766.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326579/PXL_20240219_230114131_MP-3134767.jpg View Quote |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
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Originally Posted By weapons_free: That little slicer has turned at least ten deer into jerky including the stuff I brought to east View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By weapons_free: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: That little slicer has turned at least ten deer into jerky including the stuff I brought to east No no the gun thing. The slicer does look nice though |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
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Originally Posted By weapons_free: Am I doing it right yet? Just for you dehydrator pics will be one of my bullpups View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By weapons_free: Originally Posted By WhiskersTheCat: No no the gun thing. The slicer does look nice though Am I doing it right yet? Just for you dehydrator pics will be one of my bullpups Yeah. It's so stupid but funny |
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Originally Posted By PeepEater:
You bought ammo with jibber jabber on the label and are surprised it was corrosive? Knight of Wonder |
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Originally Posted By weapons_free: Halfway done loading the dehydrator..... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326579/PXL_20240221_004028377_MP-3135939.jpg I heard something off so I called in overwatch https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/326579/PXL_20240221_004131394_MP-3135940.jpg I'll have to switch to a more cqb gun when it gets close View Quote That is a decent pile |
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