Episode 117: Processing Venison for Independence

It’s the first episode of 2019 and we had a wonderful week off. Today, I will talk through processing deer as well as share recipes along the way that we use.

My independence fund got a huge boost last week in the form of venison. 40 pounds to be more specific. Processing it cost me $38 in supplies, of which I only used ¼, so that works out to $.23 cents a pound spent for $120 in meat (conservatively). Add to that the 6-8 quarts of deer stock I will be canning and it was a pretty big score!

Concepts

• Skinning and gutting (How I learned to field dress)-- do not pierce the gallbladder!
• Quartering
• Tools & Knives
• Some Cuts
• Storage and Rigor

Make it a great week.

Advisory Board

• The Booze Whisperer
• The Tactical Redneck
• Chef Brett
• Samantha the Savings Ninja

Resources

• MT Knives
• Meat Tenderizing Tool
• Consumer grade vacuum sealer
• Cryovac Machine (Way cooler - also way more expensive)
• Meat Grinder
• Meat Grinding Attachment for Kitchenaid
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