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If you’ve ever demolished a heroic ribeye and then, twenty minutes later, felt like your body quietly switched into sauna mode, congratulations. You’ve experienced the meat sweats.     { "__shgImageV3Elements": { "uuid": "s-1c2a93da-c93d-41a0-b3b3-7a9e671127b2" } } If you’ve ever demolished a heroic ribeye and then, twenty minutes later, felt like your body quietly switched into sauna mode, congratulations. You& …

The new year is a great time to set some goals to "meat" for the upcoming year. If you are a deer hunter you probably just finished processing your deer meat into snack sticks, jerky or whatever you like to make, and it is a good time to look at the year ahead. We can look back at any mistakes or challenges we faced in the previous year and come up with ways to improve. So, without further ado here are some goals to work toward in the coming year!   It's easy to chase big up …

There is a world of difference between "safe" and "good" when it comes to frozen meat.  If your meat has been properly vacuum-packed and kept at a steady frozen temperature, there really isn't a true safety limit.  We have eaten products here from the bottom of our freezer that were going on 7 years old!  Were they safe?  Yes, they were.  Were they good? No, no, they were NOT, but they didn't make anyone sick because they hadn't spoiled in the traditional sense of the word.  …

The new year is a great time to set some goals to "meat" for the upcoming year. If you are a deer hunter you probably just finished processing your deer meat into snack sticks, jerky or whatever you like to make, and it is a good time to look at the year ahead. We can look back at any mistakes or challenges we faced in the previous year and come up with ways to improve. So, without further ado here are some goals to work toward in the coming year!   { …

Getting started with home meat processing can be incredibly rewarding, but it also comes with a learning curve. Many beginners make common mistakes that can affect food safety, quality, and even waste a lot of hard-earned meat. The good news is that most of these errors are easy to avoid once you know what to watch for. In this post, we’ll break down the most common beginner mistakes and show you how to set yourself up for success from the start.   { …