Jerky gun
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01/19/18 06:30 PM
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Anybody use a Jerky Gun? Ive been looking at em and looking for recommendation on one.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/19/18 06:45 PM
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I've seen them they look like big stainless steel caulking gun. I could never get my self to buy one. I figured out years ago my wife's cheap little plastic pastry/cookie gun worked just fine. If you plan to use it a lot big stainless deal probably nicer. I don't make jerky that often so always figure if I break the little plastic gun no big deal.. Can also make your jerky in shape of them little butter cookies if ya want. LMAO! I just squirt it out flat or round.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/19/18 06:46 PM
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I had one and used it once. The texture of the jerky did not appeal to me. The stuff that comes out of the gun is no where near a real piece of jerky. The taste was alright but the texture was weird. I threw mine away.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: jbyrd63]
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01/19/18 07:38 PM
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Plus jerky is never tough. The part of jerky I like is the toughness. I like grabbing a piece of jerky and pulling hard to get a chunk off and then chewing, and chewing on the piece of meat. With the jerky gun, in my opinion, you just get a chunk of mush.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/19/18 08:06 PM
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I like macs idea, ill check the cooking utensils.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/19/18 10:09 PM
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I have the smaller version , I like it. We make 30 to 50 lbs of deer jerky a year out of venison Hamburg , couple things, meat has to be ground twice to shot easily. I spray my trays with Pam cooking oil, meat doesn't stick to them. We mix 10 lbs at a time, freeze 5 and dry 5. I have a Nesco dryer, use 7 trays , done in 6 to 9 hrs.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/19/18 10:09 PM
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I had the small Nesco jerky gun, but it didn't hold much. Bought a bigger one, holds close to 2 lbs. I love it, has different tips to make either the flat jerky, or round slim jim style. With the bigger gun, what I do is clean off the kitchen table and make sure it's nice and clean. I then use the jerky shooter with the flat tip, it actually makes to rows of flat strips about 3/4" wide. I start on one end of the table and just run the gun down the entire length, (looks like jerky train tracks). Once you empty the jerky shooter by doing this, I just use a pair of scissors and got back and just cut to whatever length you want. (I usually cut around 6" or so).
All you have to do is pick up pieces and lay on dehydrator, by doing it this way it's a lot easier to place them on the trays without fumbling around with the jerky gun. I set the dehydrator on high (about 158 degrees) and let it go around 4 - 5 hours. Kids love it, it's not mushy at all, may not be as tough chewing as muscle strips, but turned a lot of non venison eaters into loving it.
Just my 2 cents! Good luck.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/19/18 10:41 PM
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I have a Jerky Cannon from LEM. A very good investment IMO. http://www.capitalcityrestaurantsupply.com/prodDetail.cfm/2553279You can make great jerky, Just as tough as whole muscle meat if you follow the directions on the High Mountain Seasoning. I dry mine pretty dry and everyone loves it. about 8 hours in my dehydrator for 5lbs of meat. Makes a big gallon bag of jerky. I use the Cannon to stuff sticks and other casings as well.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/20/18 12:36 AM
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Order the tips from LEM if ya have a grinder. Run the tips on the end of the grinder. Like how you would make sticks or stuff them worthless hamburger bags. It saves several steps, and cleaning a shooter or cannon is a pain in rear unless it's the kind that goes BOOOOOM. Ya just run your screens(thats right-stainless steel door screen) on a cookie sheet or pizza pan, in a left to right fashion. when they screens are full ya put your screens in the dehydrator or smoker. Just spray Pam on the screens first. I do this with my sticks but don't care for the ground meat jerky. That i like solid.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/20/18 01:01 AM
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I've got a big one and a small one. Neither is used, anymore.
The best jerky gun is a rolling pin. Roll it out on waxed paper and slice it. Super easy to clean, and twice as fast.
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Re: Jerky gun
[Re: Malukchuk]
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01/20/18 10:00 AM
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I have one I use It to fill my DPs with bait. Works great.Never made any jerky with It. LOL
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