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Make jerky treats at home 1. Select low fat meat, such as lean beef, calamari, chicken, cod, kangaroo, ostrich, pork, rabbit, salmon, turkey or venison. 2. Cut or press raw meat into strips approximately 1 inch wide and 1/8 inch thick. Tip – put the meat in the freezer long enough to firm up but not harden, then it’s easier to cut or press into the desired shape. 3. Heat strips to at least 180 degrees for 10 minutes to destroy pathogenic microorganisms. 4. Lay strips your oven (or use a dehydrator) across clean wire racks or broiler pan. If racks don’t work, place on foil sheet. Make sure strips aren’t touching each other. Place a pan beneath the strips to catch drippings. Cook in oven at 150 degrees for 68 hours until done. Turn half way thru. Jerky is done when it’s darkened and cracks when bent. Allow to cool at room temperature. 5. Jerky with no preservatives won’t last long at room temperature. Store in refrigerator for amount to be used within a few days. Wrap the rest in plastic or vacuum seal and store the rest in the freezer.

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     Make  jerky  treats  at  home    

1. Select  low  fat  meat,  such  as  lean  beef,  calamari,  chicken,  cod,  kangaroo,  ostrich,  pork,  rabbit,  salmon,  turkey  or  venison.  

2. Cut  or  press  raw  meat  into  strips  approximately  1  inch  wide  and  1/8  inch  thick.    Tip  –  put  the  meat  in  the  freezer  long  enough  to  firm  up  but  not  harden,  then  it’s  easier  to  cut  or  press  into  the  desired  shape.      

3. Heat  strips  to  at  least  180  degrees  for  10  minutes  to  destroy  pathogenic  microorganisms.  

4. Lay  strips  your  oven  (or  use  a  de-­‐hydrator)  across  clean  wire  racks  or  broiler  pan.    If  racks  don’t  work,  place  on  foil  sheet.    Make  sure  strips  aren’t  touching  each  other.    Place  a  pan  beneath  the  strips  to  catch  drippings.    Cook  in  oven  at  150  degrees  for  6-­‐8  hours  until  done.    Turn  half  way  thru.    Jerky  is  done  when  it’s  darkened  and  cracks  when  bent.      Allow  to  cool  at  room  temperature.  

5. Jerky  with  no  preservatives  won’t  last  long  at  room  temperature.    Store  in  refrigerator  for  amount  to  be  used  within  a  few  days.    Wrap  the  rest  in  plastic  or  vacuum  seal  and  store  the  rest  in  the  freezer.