Jerky gun explained
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.
Further reading
- MacKenzie, Jennifer; Nutt, Jay; Mercer, Don. (2009). The Dehydrator Bible. Robert Rose, Inc.
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Hurt, Jeanette . Dehydrating: Simple Techniques and Over 170 Recipes for Creating and Using Dehydrated Foods . 2022-09-06 . Penguin . 978-0-7440-6175-8 . 625 . en.
- News: Fike . Mark . Jerky Made Easy . 20 December 2023 . The Shelton-Mason County Journal . 15 February 2006.
- Book: Fiduccia, Kate . The Wild Game Cookbook: Simple and Delicious Ways to Prepare Venison, Waterfowl, Fish, Turkey, and Small Game . 2018-07-10 . Simon and Schuster . 978-1-5107-4144-7 . 232 . en.
- Book: Ride, Kevin . Backcountry Eats: Making Great Dehydrated Meals for Backcountry Adventures . 2021-06-03 . FriesenPress . 978-1-5255-8546-3 . 19 . en.
