Jerky gun
A jerky gun is a small hand held kitchen appliance that is used to form raw ground meat into thin strips or round sticks.[1][2] These thin raw meat strips and sticks are then typically dehydrated into jerky via a food dehydrator or home oven.[3]
A jerky gun is similar to a caulking gun in appearance, size, equipment parts and manner of use. A jerky gun basically consists of four major parts:
- A tube or barrel that raw ground meat is loaded into;
- A press or stomper that is used to push the raw ground meat towards the extrusion end of tube thereby eliminating air pockets within the tube;
- A trigger or handle that is depressed to create force and propel the raw meat through the end of the tube and;[4]
- Nozzles that attach on the end of the tube and form thin strips or round stick shapes as the raw meat is expelled.
References
[edit]- ^ Hurt, Jeanette (6 September 2022). Dehydrating: Simple Techniques and Over 170 Recipes for Creating and Using Dehydrated Foods. Penguin. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-7440-6175-8.
- ^ Fike, Mark (15 February 2006). "Jerky Made Easy". The Shelton-Mason County Journal. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ Fiduccia, Kate (10 July 2018). The Wild Game Cookbook: Simple and Delicious Ways to Prepare Venison, Waterfowl, Fish, Turkey, and Small Game. Simon and Schuster. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-5107-4144-7.
- ^ Ride, Kevin (3 June 2021). Backcountry Eats: Making Great Dehydrated Meals for Backcountry Adventures. FriesenPress. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-5255-8546-3.
Further reading
[edit]- MacKenzie, Jennifer; Nutt, Jay; Mercer, Don. (2009). The Dehydrator Bible. Robert Rose, Inc.