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Ground/Formed Venison Jerky

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  • ND MikeN Offline
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    Jonathon if I were to use Willies to make reconstructed jerky would I have to change anything? I wouldn’t use sure gel but I would probably use smoked meat stabilizer so I could smoke it the same day.

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    • ND MikeN ND Mike

      Jonathon if I were to use Willies to make reconstructed jerky would I have to change anything? I wouldn’t use sure gel but I would probably use smoked meat stabilizer so I could smoke it the same day.

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      ND Mike said in Ground/Formed Venison Jerky:

      Jonathon if I were to use Willies to make reconstructed jerky would I have to change anything? I wouldn’t use sure gel but I would probably use smoked meat stabilizer so I could smoke it the same day.

      Some jerky seasonings recipes will call for a larger amount of seasoning per lb of ground meat than for whole muscle jerky.

      Not sure about Excalibur though?

      Paul

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      • ND MikeN ND Mike

        Jonathon if I were to use Willies to make reconstructed jerky would I have to change anything? I wouldn’t use sure gel but I would probably use smoked meat stabilizer so I could smoke it the same day.

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        ND Mike I would like to know the ratio as well. I love the Willies sticks so the ground jerky has me interested

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          processhead If you use willies to make restructured there are no changes that are needed. Restructured is similar enough to the cured sausage that a 1-1 ratio will be fine. Test batch might not be the worst idea though. Now, if you are using a jerky seasoning, like |Walton-s-Bold-Jerky-Seasoning then you might use 5-10% more seasoning as we are going to loose less product by % of weight.

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          • JonathonJ Jonathon

            processhead If you use willies to make restructured there are no changes that are needed. Restructured is similar enough to the cured sausage that a 1-1 ratio will be fine. Test batch might not be the worst idea though. Now, if you are using a jerky seasoning, like |Walton-s-Bold-Jerky-Seasoning then you might use 5-10% more seasoning as we are going to loose less product by % of weight.

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            Jonathon said in Ground/Formed Venison Jerky:

            processhead If you use willies to make restructured there are no changes that are needed. Restructured is similar enough to the cured sausage that a 1-1 ratio will be fine. Test batch might not be the worst idea though. Now, if you are using a jerky seasoning, like |Walton-s-Bold-Jerky-Seasoning then you might use 5-10% more seasoning as we are going to loose less product by % of weight.

            I never really understood why the different seasoning amounts used between whole muscle and ground jerky styles.

            I would appreciate an explanation from someone who understands the reason behind this?

            Paul

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            • JonathonJ Jonathon

              processhead If you use willies to make restructured there are no changes that are needed. Restructured is similar enough to the cured sausage that a 1-1 ratio will be fine. Test batch might not be the worst idea though. Now, if you are using a jerky seasoning, like |Walton-s-Bold-Jerky-Seasoning then you might use 5-10% more seasoning as we are going to loose less product by % of weight.

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              Jonathon IMG_0422.jpg IMG_0442.jpg

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                MCURRAN That is good looking jerky.

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                  25lbs of ground formed using the WIllie’s Snack Stick mix. Turned out awesome. 20lbs venison and 5lbs pork fat.

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                    MCURRAN thats a good days work right there!

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                      MCURRAN wow that looks great!!!

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                        MCURRAN
                        Very nice. What did you space the racks with?

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                          MCURRAN that jerky looks awesome.

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                            Great job!

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                              Might have to try ground formed jerky, I have always made whole muscle. My Dad and younger Brother have made ground meat jerky.

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                                Might have to try ground formed jerky, I have always made whole muscle. My Dad and younger Brother have made ground meat jerky.

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                                bocephus said in Ground/Formed Venison Jerky:

                                Might have to try ground formed jerky, I have always made whole muscle. My Dad and younger Brother have made ground meat jerky.

                                I’ve tried it with limited success. This makes me want to revisit it. This looks awesome. MCURRAN

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                                  MCURRAN
                                  Very nice. What did you space the racks with?

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                                  PapaSop three of those are the walton’s jerky racks just stacked on each other. There is limited space between the trays with those. The other three are from Cabela’s I believe. The have folding legs on the outside and leave a bit more room in between the trays.

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                                    MCURRAN good looking jerky, that’s a days worth of work.

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                                      Might have to try ground formed jerky, I have always made whole muscle. My Dad and younger Brother have made ground meat jerky.

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                                      bocephus I really like it. I’m not sure if it really cuts down in processing time but it does shave a little cost compared to snack sticks. These were made with just the 25lb pack of seasoning, the correct amount of cure, pork fat, and a little bit of water (I think I added 2/3cup). Cooked in the pellet smoker until 160 degrees. I used the folding technique to measure temp. I did wipe some grease from all sticks a couple times during the cook when I flipped them over and rotated trays.

                                      I’ll be making Mandarin Teriyaki formed jerky using the Walton’s Snack stick seasoning blend and will post those results when I’m done.

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                                        bocephus I really like it. I’m not sure if it really cuts down in processing time but it does shave a little cost compared to snack sticks. These were made with just the 25lb pack of seasoning, the correct amount of cure, pork fat, and a little bit of water (I think I added 2/3cup). Cooked in the pellet smoker until 160 degrees. I used the folding technique to measure temp. I did wipe some grease from all sticks a couple times during the cook when I flipped them over and rotated trays.

                                        I’ll be making Mandarin Teriyaki formed jerky using the Walton’s Snack stick seasoning blend and will post those results when I’m done.

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                                        MCURRAN They definitely look good!

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