drying meat??

[crazyknitter]

Have any of you ever dried any meats?
Now, I am very aware of beef jerky.
I have dried cooked hamburger (hamburger rocks).
But, have any of you ever dried other meats? I have canned some meats like chicken and ham and some beef. But I am trying to venture on some dried meats.

I would love some input or guidance if any of you have ventured forward on this topic.

[sunshine]

I"m not sure what your question is? Most any type of meat can be made into a jerky type product. If it's less/no salt you need, that gets more difficult.

[frugalfranny]

I gather that you are asking about just the plain drying meat factor.............NOT like jerky.

I have no help--- but when someone answers I want to know what they do with it after they dry it? What do they use it in? How or with what do they eat it?

Somehow I just can't picture 're-hydrating' meat....so???

Is this what you meant?

[sunshine]

I dry plain, thin sliced meat- grind into a powder and Zuni traveling food mix.

dried meats, re hydrated are good in soups

[frugalfranny]

Thanks sunshine...........I have never tried that.

What type and cut of meat have you used? How long did it take to re-hydrate?

[sunshine]

I use cheap cuts of meat - thin sliced round steak, etc. . . . dry til leathery. To rehydrate, I pour boiling water over it, and let it sit for about 30 minutes or so. Then toss into whatever soup I happen to be making at the time.

For the Zuni traveling food - I dry the meat until it's brittle. . . . powder it in my food processor, then add to the mix. Then it's just add the mix to boiling water and drink.

[crazyknitter]

Sunshine,
what kind of food processor do you have that you are able to grind your dried meat into powder?

frugalfanny, you got the idea.
I am just thinking more and more about not being so reliant on the deep freezer.

[sunshine]

I just have a cheap processor from Walmart - the key is to dry it until it's brittle - not leathery like for jerky. So you have to slice it very thin, and dry it well.

[janachen]

yes i did and tried it..beef and pork meat then cut it in very thin slice.

I've also tried fish.. :-)

[marlas1too]

i dry chicken,beef.and sometimes ill go to wally world super center and buy a round boneless precooked ham and cut thin and in slices and dry to put up -everything i dry i vacuum pack for storage except the chicken -that goes into the soup starter