Biltong/ Better Than Jerky

[BGKYSmoker]

Cut some eye round yesterday. Made up the biltong stuff and in the fridge over night.
Hanging now for 7-10 days. Going with me on my trip to Calif. I'm going to be taking close to 75 lbs of assorted chubs, sticks and dry cure with me.

 

[ab canuck]

That will be a well received and snack trip.... How much will be left for the kids when you get there....lolol

 

[BGKYSmoker]

That will be a well received and snack trip.... How much will be left for the kids when you get there....lolol

Prob nothing.
I'm just going to mom sit, i promised my sister while she is in TX. When they get back i'm beet feet to get out of that state.

 

[SmokinAl]

Boy the inside of that plane is going to smell good!
Al

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Boy the inside of that plane is going to smell good!
Al

I'm driving to Califsnowflakeville.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Small chunk is done. Other chunks need few more hang days.
Love this slicer.

 

[SonnyE]

I'm driving to Califsnowflakeville.

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Word to the wise:
Do not tell them you are carrying that into this loony bin. The Ag stops as you enter like to ask questions.
Usually only about produce though.
But they failed to stop the Quagga Muscle invasion. :rolleyes:
I had an Aunt and Uncle and two cousins try to drive in with a bunch of fruit they'd bought on the way.
Uncle George and Aunt Dorthy sat there until they ate all of it. :eek:
Tooti Fruity diarrhea.

I have a molding cutter in my shop that your cutter gave me great ideas about... ;)
Similar to this.

And before it was Snowflakeville, it was the Land of Fruits and Nuts. (I happen to be a nut myself)
But our insane Congress ladies and Senators in pants suits, decided selling water down State was more important than growing food.
What are they going to do? Flush empty toilets because there's no food?
This nut would be in Texas, but Grandma won't move.

Have a safe trip! :)

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Word to the wise:
Do not tell them you are carrying that into this loony bin. The Ag stops as you enter like to ask questions.
Usually only about produce though.
But they failed to stop the Quagga Muscle invasion. :rolleyes:
I had an Aunt and Uncle and two cousins try to drive in with a bunch of fruit they'd bought on the way.
Uncle George and Aunt Dorthy sat there until they ate all of it. :eek:
Tooti Fruity diarrhea.

I have a molding cutter in my shop that your cutter gave me great ideas about... ;)
Similar to this.

And before it was Snowflakeville, it was the Land of Fruits and Nuts. (I happen to be a nut myself)
But our insane Congress ladies and Senators in pants suits, decided selling water down State was more important than growing food.
What are they going to do? Flush empty toilets because there's no food?
This nut would be in Texas, but Grandma won't move.

Have a safe trip! :)

I grew up in the Antelope Valley (Littlerock) 30 years in the stinkin desert. Glad we split out way back. I only go back to visit my mom & sis.

 

[GaryHibbert]

The biltong looks great. At least you won't starve on this trip.
That's a pretty neat looking slicer. Just exactly what is it???
Gary

 

[dward51]

Word to the wise:

And before it was Snowflakeville, it was the Land of Fruits and Nuts. (I happen to be a nut myself)

Have a safe trip! :)

My Grandpa used to call it "The GRANOLA STATE, what ain't fruits and nuts is flakes...."

 

[SonnyE]

I grew up in the Antelope Valley (Littlerock) 30 years in the stinkin desert. Glad we split out way back. I only go back to visit my mom & sis.

30 years ago it wasn't the Gestapo State it is today.
Today, the cancer has grown to the rediculous.
Be safe, and have a good trip.

And yep, been through Little Rock countless times...

 

[BGKYSmoker]

30 years ago it wasn't the Gestapo State it is today.
Today, the cancer has grown to the rediculous.
Be safe, and have a good trip.

And yep, been through Little Rock countless times...

My mom lives with my sister, i'm going to mom sit for a month while my sis is in Dallas with her daughter. Place is going to drive me nuts. I might go see our oldest up north stationed by Travis AFB.

 

[chopsaw]

30 years ago it wasn't the Gestapo State it is today.
Today, the cancer has grown to the rediculous.
Be safe, and have a good trip.

And yep, been through Little Rock countless times...

Alot of material we get at work is stamped " known to cause cancer in the state of California "
Good thing we're workin in Missouri .

 

[SonnyE]

Alot of material we get at work is stamped " known to cause cancer in the state of California "
Good thing we're workin in Missouri .

If it rains here, several of these turkey's drown because they can't come in out of the rain.

I was born and raised in Southern California. I moved away as a younger man.
When I returned on the cusp of being middle aged, too much had changed, and for the worst. Gone are the days of single digit kids playing baseball in the street with my Dad, and a mass of 'Baby Boomer' kids of the 1950's.
This place is insane. Look no further than the politicians from here in Washington. I rest my case.

I could move in a heartbeat. But Grandma, not so much. She did a 2 year life in Austin Texas. Then moved back. She calls those her crazy years, and swears to never move away from her Daughter and Son again. (or the 5 grandkids here.)
So I make myself content here in the Autumn of my life.
And one of those things happens to be smokin meat and cheese...
And a whole passel of new friends.

 

[HalfSmoked]

Hey is that stuff healthy? :rolleyes: sure you shouldn't let us try some first to see?

So what is the skill here is it humidity control or temperature or both?

Warren

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Hey is that stuff healthy? :rolleyes: sure you shouldn't let us try some first to see?

So what is the skill here is it humidity control or temperature or both?

Warren

Nope.
Done just like they do in S, Africa. Seasoned, put in the malt vinegar and hung on hooks to dry.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

If it rains here, several of these turkey's drown because they can't come in out of the rain.

I was born and raised in Southern California. I moved away as a younger man.
When I returned on the cusp of being middle aged, too much had changed, and for the worst. Gone are the days of single digit kids playing baseball in the street with my Dad, and a mass of 'Baby Boomer' kids of the 1950's.
This place is insane. Look no further than the politicians from here in Washington. I rest my case.

I could move in a heartbeat. But Grandma, not so much. She did a 2 year life in Austin Texas. Then moved back. She calls those her crazy years, and swears to never move away from her Daughter and Son again. (or the 5 grandkids here.)
So I make myself content here in the Autumn of my life.
And one of those things happens to be smokin meat and cheese...
And a whole passel of new friends.

Where i grew up we had a dirt rd, had to fight off the rattlers, jack rabbits and coyote. No lights at all except down on the corner of the rd and hwy138

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Biltong is all sliced thin and ready for vac seal and the westward trip.

 

[noboundaries]

Prob nothing.
I'm just going to mom sit, i promised my sister while she is in TX. When they get back i'm beet feet to get out of that state.

Take me with you! I'll start packing now!

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great, Rick!!! As Always!!

Don't know much about CA---Spent a Grand Total of 2 hours there, back in 1970, waiting for a Stand-by flight to Philly.
Have a Safe Trip!!

Bear