<![CDATA[Restructured Jerky, first time]]>I have made tons of whole muscle jerky but never restructured. When I bought the new stuffer during the Christmas sale, I added the jerky maker attachment to give it a go at some point. This weekend was the time. Started with 15 pounds of 93/7 ground beef. It was on sale for two bucks a pound cheaper than any whole cuts, so I used it instead of grinding my own. Added meat, seasoning, cure and smoked meat stabilizer to the mixer. After 4 minutes it dead stopped my #22 grinder attached to the mixer. Added 16 oz of water and it was turning again. This is the second time this week my #22 has dead stopped. Earlier this week it stopped while grinding pork and cream cheese at the same time. Wish I had waited 3 months to buy the grinder and gotten the new one with reverse. Anyway, got it all mixed up and into the stuffer with the jerky attachment. Man does that thing work slick! It made quick work cranking out two strips at a time. I can’t even imagine how much time it saved compared to using a jerky gun. Got them all extruded and did some in the oven and in the smoker. Both turned out excellent!

Couple lessons learned.

  1. #15 of restructured jerky takes up a lot of space! I had my whole counter top plush the top of my deep freeze full of jerky on just the first run through the stuffer. It also takes a lot of room to cook it. The first run through the stuffer filled my smoker, my Traeger, and my oven. Second run filled my Traeger and oven.

  2. I wish I didn’t have to add the water. The Traeger handled it but the smoker and convection oven both struggled to dry it out. 2 1/2 hours in the Traeger and 6 hours in both the smoker and oven.

Overall, the flavor and texture is great. I will definitely do it again.

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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/5325/restructured-jerky-first-timeRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 20:44:33 GMTMon, 16 May 2022 02:19:27 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Wed, 18 May 2022 06:14:02 GMT]]>Grimpuppy looks great 👍

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78010https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78010Wed, 18 May 2022 06:14:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Tue, 17 May 2022 01:18:27 GMT]]>Grimpuppy looks great good job

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77938https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77938Tue, 17 May 2022 01:18:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Tue, 17 May 2022 00:21:15 GMT]]>Grimpuppy thanks for this post. I’ve been wanting to try this. I have the jerky attachment too.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77937https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77937Tue, 17 May 2022 00:21:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 22:17:20 GMT]]>Looks incredible!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77936https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77936Mon, 16 May 2022 22:17:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 21:08:57 GMT]]>Grimpuppy Good looking jerky.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77931https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77931Mon, 16 May 2022 21:08:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 20:08:30 GMT]]>Grimpuppy good looking stuff I don’t think I would have made that much for my first attempt

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77929https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77929Mon, 16 May 2022 20:08:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 15:11:49 GMT]]>Nice!!! Yeah I’m glad mine has the Reverse.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77916https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77916Mon, 16 May 2022 15:11:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 14:29:21 GMT]]>Grimpuppy Looks like all of your hard work payed off. Looks great.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77915https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77915Mon, 16 May 2022 14:29:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 07:43:37 GMT]]>Grimpuppy nice batch there!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77900https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77900Mon, 16 May 2022 07:43:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 06:16:27 GMT]]>Grimpuppy great post, thanks for the lessons learned!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77897https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77897Mon, 16 May 2022 06:16:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 03:04:54 GMT]]>Grimpuppy if you need help eating all that I can give you my address. Nice work

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77883https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77883Mon, 16 May 2022 03:04:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 02:44:04 GMT]]>Grimpuppy good looking product

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77869https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/77869Mon, 16 May 2022 02:44:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Restructured Jerky, first time on Mon, 16 May 2022 02:42:56 GMT]]>Grimpuppy Wow that looks good.

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