Meat processing at home discussion
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Hi. I am looking for info on gear to begin processing meat at home. I can read all the articles on different gear I want, but would rather hear personal views on what y’all consider to be the best meat grinders, recipes etc. So in your opinion are the best products to start out with? Thanks!
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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How big of meats are you talking? A few whole pork loins, a whitetailed deer or whole hogs & beef? Yup, gotta know what your dealing with. A couple of whitetails, is much different than a whole beef.
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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I've put a lot in the freezer with nothing more than a couple sharp knives, some clean coolers or 5 gal buckets, and some freezee paper.
I've added a lot of great gear including a neighbor or 2 who will work for meat, cordless saws, big cutting boards that will handle leg quarters, a vacuum packet, big grinder with a 2 hp electric motor, and better knives (read slaughter house professional grade thanks to Horn).
You can also vacuum pack cash if you want the highway patrol to believe you are a drug dealer LOL
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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Probably wouldnt get less than a 1HP grinder. Smaller grinders if you do more than a few pounds of meat, the meat will literally be cooked by the time you bag it if you double grind then stuff. They do make ice packs made to fit around the grinder to keep it cool, sticking the throat and auger in the freezer can help for a while. Get a foot pedal attachment too if you cant conscript help for the stuffing process.
A vac sealer is a must have, I think ours is a cabelas model. If you're running through the vac sealer at once with no breaks, you might want to get a heavier duty model. If you seal as you go, that cuts down on the heat.
Dont need to get fancy on knives, or big unless your dealing with pigs or anything bigger than whitetail or mule deer. I use a 2" blade to debone deer. Save the long knives for fish and trimming the cuts.
Speaking of cuts, I prefer not to cut the cuts into steaks, stir fry, cube steaks, stew meat, etc until its time to cook. Who knows what you or who will be cooking that day will be in the mood to do. Leaving the cuts whole gives you options. Plus I prefer to cook the cuts whole then slice into steaks to serve as it makes it easier to control cook time and keeps the meat from drying out as easily.
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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I have a old Cummings meat saw with a grinder attachment on it, a old butcher friend would freeze my deer meat then cut it on a band saw.
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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As stated all depends what you want to do. Few poinds of summer sausage or snack sticks is way different then cutting and wrapping beef or hogs. Ive got just about a complete commercial butcher shop off craigslist over the last year for under 2 grand. Just working on the walk in cooler part now, one will show up . Saw 1000 Grinder 200 Cuber 180 Various totes and knives 100 Need to upgrade my sausage stuffer to a 15 lbs one.
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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I plan on using it for big game. So deer, hogs and whatever else will make good sausage! Thank you for the reply’s I’ll definitely add a cuber and vacuum sealer to the list. I’ve been looking at the Weston meat grinders and have read good things about them. Anyone ever use one?
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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Nice set up NVW, I'd love to have a walk in freezer or even just a cooler to hang red meat
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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A walk in cooler would be nice.
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Re: Meat processing at home discussion
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What ever you buy, learn how to bone out anything you process. You won't need a saw. Also, if there is concern about CWD in any animal you process, the protein prions exist in the nervous system tissue, so boning will avoid exposing any of that tissue. You'll save space in the freezer also.
And as mentioned, grinder wise, purchase one step up in size from what you think you will need.
I bought a LEM#8 a few years ago and have been satisfied with it.
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