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Fresh deer jerkey?
Cacatch:
Does anybody ever make fresh deer jerkey? I ask because I bought a pack of the wild game jerkey seasoning at WalMart the other day and I was reading on it where it says to freeze wild venison for at least I think it said 6 months to remove the possibilty of parasites. I know fresh meet usually gets cooked rather than made into jerkey but what do you guys think about this? Would you be afraid to eat fresh deer jerkey?
Thanks,
CP
Parnell:
I can't say for sure, but I've read that meat is free of parasites after 2 week of freezing. Anyone got empirical evidence?
Cacatch:
Yeah, one would think it wouldn't take that long to be free of parasites once it has been frozen. And I am not sure if the box said 6 months or not, but I believe it did. I know it wasn't 6 days. It was at least 6 weeks. 6 something anyway.
El Destructo:
I was under the impression that it had to deep frozen for 60 days .....if wild game....Google it....thats what I understood....and Thats what I found
http://www.millennium-ark.net/News_Files/Food/Jerky.html
Stoker:
Don't know about the parasites..But freezing the meat will make it easier to slice as it thaws and will draw alot more blood out of the meat.Better for the marinating process.jmo Good luck on the meat snacks.
Thanks Leroy
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