Re: aging venison?
[Re: Marty]
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01/14/21 09:12 PM
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danny clifton
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You need to hang one at least 12 hours so rigor mortise goes out. I like to hang them a couple weeks if weather allows. I skin them. The carcass will get a rind on it. Basically jerky. Dried meat. That rind is a real good dog treat. I trim it when butchering. The longer you let one hang the thicker that dried meat gets.
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Re: aging venison?
[Re: Marty]
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01/15/21 02:36 PM
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GREENCOUNTYPETE
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How long are you folks aging your venison on ice or in a fridge?
Thanks. the bearded butcher show did a test of this 7 days hanging in a cooler at 35-40 degrees hide on was perfect and it got no better adding days was their claim. cut the tenderloins out when gutting or they dry up to nothing
Last edited by GREENCOUNTYPETE; 01/15/21 02:37 PM.
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Re: aging venison?
[Re: Marty]
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01/15/21 02:59 PM
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I prefer 3 to 5 days from kill to freezer
Can't stand dry aged meat it smells and tastes rotten to me.
Last edited by nvwrangler; 01/15/21 03:07 PM.
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Re: aging venison?
[Re: Marty]
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01/15/21 03:13 PM
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I let it hang 2 to 3 days hide on if the weather permits. My deer goes for grind, roasts, backstraps and tenderloins. As far as I'm concerned none of those cuts need aging
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Re: aging venison?
[Re: waggler]
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01/15/21 03:51 PM
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I skin them, then go to processing them, no aging them at all for me. Ditto, I've tried it both ways. Maybe blacktails are different than whitetails and mule deer, but it doesn't make them one bit better eating, either flavor or tenderness. But aging well cause meat wastage and dry them out. About every butcher on the planet would disagree with you. It takes away a lot of the gameness and softens the tissue. Took me a lot of years to catch onto that, however. I'm a slow learner.
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