The Best Meat Sticks - Fast, Cheap, Natural, No Nitrates, Healthy Protein Snacks. Vevor Dehydrator

[@AlmostHomestead]

That's awesome. Looks tasty. Just looked up the dehydrator and it's $200.99 now. What a deal!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Sweet. It’s a great machine. No different than other brands, but way cheaper. 👍

[@bobjones9727]

$319.99 for the one posted here (1000 watt). Where do you see $200.99?

[@TriggaTreDay]

Most air fryers have a dehydration feature. So if you have one that should work out great.

[@primordial_platypus]

@@bobjones9727USA dollars with discount after registering.

[@MedinaCliff]

$190 ,home depot

[@billburd7198]

They look delicious. You're a solid example of a good father, caring husband, and responsible provider for your family.

[@trentsiemens1131]

For the people without a jerky gun I just used a rolling pin to flatten it out and cut it into strips, turned out excellent!

[@RPSchonherr]

me too but I just got a sausage stuffer, I'll see how they come out with the smallest tube, no skins.

[@alistairclark6814]

I roll mine in parchment paper folded in half to get a good squeeze without sticking to the roller. 🤘🍻

[@hstambler8344]

Thank you for the rolling pin information.

[@heminuiraho8235]

It's a caulking gun 😂

[@ajsassafrass6883]

Excellent idea!

[@peetsnort]

Thats why South Africa has big healthy people. Droe wors....dried sausages. And biltong .and dried apricots and guava and peach rolls.

[@mathijsmulder3590]

This is how they won the 23 rugby cup. No salads. Go springboks

[@littlepils4187]

I love my ground venison. Whitetail and mule deer. I grind all but the best cuts of meat from each deer I harvest.

[@tvr12speed3]

I just started to get in making jerky. This is one of my favorites I learned from this video! For a 3 LBS of ground beef batch I add little hickory liquid smoke, between 1 and 3 teaspoons of habenero powder(1 being most popular constant snacking level of heat) depending how spicy I or my friends want it and 3 tablespoons of honey (1 per pound of beef)made little nicer texture and for some reason worked with my old cheap jerky gun easier and stayed together better(and tastes great). This video really got me into jerky sticks big time thank you!

[@TheJsigfrid]

Looks good Dean. The fridge stickers made my day. Throw in saskatoons instead of sugar and you’d have pemican.

[@bt6770]

Nice job on the sticks ! One pointer is to take out the racks that you are not using or start from the bottom and leave the top ones in. Less to clean from the drippings

[@MoovinOnEstateSales]

We make this for our family with our home grown beef, we also own a freeze drier and absolutely love it, it has paid for itself many times over in the four years we've owned it. We have a huge garden, raise our own beef, pork, chicken & eggs, so freeze dry all sorts of things. We travel a lot for our business and that's where our freeze drier really pays off, we're able to take our own freeze dried meals so we can eat healthy, inexpensively and the foods we prefer wherever we are. Since buying our freeze drier we dehydrate and can much less.

[@teds8747]

Love my 10 tray dehydrator (it is a different brand) You are correct, go big, or spend days doing the same thing with a smaller one. I dehydrate everything from venison jerky to veggies, and even eggs... whatever we have in abundance at the time, then simply rehydrate when you need it.

[@terryrobinson1416]

Been making ground jerky for years now. I add a bit of liquid smoke, soy and w sauce. No sugar. Sometimes I'll pepper the outside before drying. It gets it a little spicier in my opinion. Also I'll flip them over after an hour or so so they don't stick.

[@JudiChristopher]

I am new to all of this.. I'm just used to regular beef jerky... but need to make it softer for my grandmother to eat. What flavors do you like?

[@longarmsupplies]

Thanks for the recipe! I have lots of ground beef in the freezer to use up and some ground elk too!

[@neilpaulgaard3165]

I liked this video so much I bought a dehydrated, going to start a batch today. Nice & simple, thanks for sharing. You’re obviously from Canada, me too. I love your Liberal & NDP fridge magnets!!

[@belieftransformation]

Thanks for sharing & showing the recipe! Must do this one for my family! Blessings 🤗🇨🇦

[@dragonshadow3707]

Love it I will definitely be trying this thanks

[@37basshunter]

one of the simplest and greatest meat snack videos thank you ! cant wait to try it with the deer i get this year

[@craigsuccee3404]

I was looking at the dehydrator the other day. Want to upgrade from my all plastic Cabelas model. Vevor is quickly becoming my new favorite store. Recently bought clamp on forks for my tractor bucket and an an exhaust fan for the greenhouse. Free shipping and great prices.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Right? I always check Vevor first

[@breezybest6064]

Those look so yummy! My kids would love them! I have an Excalibur dehydrator so I'm going to try making this same recipe. Thanks!

[@antoinechasse65]

Screen grab straight to the recipe folder. I love moose jerky, and usualy go for High Mountain brand, but love the home made option...Will try for sûre!

[@reneedevry4361]

Thank you very much for this. 👍I have been looking for carry and go snacks on my new Carnivore diet and never even thought of making my own meat sticks. Already have a Dehydrator but will need to remove sugar completely. Will start with some small batches to check out how it goes. Once again thank you.❤ 🥰🥰🇨🇦

[@AndrewD50297045]

Stickers on your fridge you get an immediate like lol

[@5dragonflies1]

Fantastic, thanks! Couldn't be an easier recipe! I haven't tried drying meats in my Cosori yet but this looks so easy!

[@heathbecker420]

Chipotle powder in these and in jerky marinade is awesome. Gives even more smoked flavor and extra heat but not too much if you dial in your recipe. I also add liquid smoke to mine even though they do go in my smoker for at least an hour before hitting the dehydrator.

[@brandonhoffman4712]

I'm up to moruga scorpion powder! On heat it sits between a ghost pepper and a Carolina reaper. A little dash will do ya, a little more will do ya in! I got the mortgage powder free with an order from the sonoran spice company. They have all kinds of peppers for one to play with. I now have an awesome verde Mexican rub for my verde chicken!

[@luminarygoddess8642]

Great recipe simple and easy and it’s meat so it’s delicious! Thanks 😊

[@johndeere2799]

Love the stickers on the fridge. New sub from NB.

[@gullinvarg]

FYI, you can use the dough hook on a KitchenAid stand mixer to mix this. You just need to keep scraping it down. A batch this size would need to be split into 2-3. I have arthritis and mixing cold meat by hand hurts. I figured there might be others in the same boat.

[@notthatkindofsam]

Awesome tip 👍🏻

[@susans8573]

Very cool. I might have to get one of these.

[@terrahillfarm]

Nice move mixing the ground beef with deer meat! 🦌 My Wife and kids would not eat deer meat until I mixed it 50/50 in chili 🌶️!

[@jeffpearson4165]

Awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@RPSchonherr]

I just made some myself last week, Instead of sugar I used 4 tablespoons teryaki sauce per pound. I also put in onion powder and a pinch of crushed red pepper.

[@RPSchonherr]

I did use cure because I leave it out and don't refrigerate it.

[@jimf1964]

Thanks KZbin guy! I’ll do it this weekend!

[@hstambler8344]

Thank you for sharing. Were looking forward to trying these

[@chelsieheidke3856]

Just made these they turned out great! 👍🏽

[@Ahomesteadersdream]

That’s great! Funny as I was just looking at the vevor dehydrator yesterday before you put this video out… I want to upgrade from our Peavey Mart - $60 plastic dehydrator unit once we sell our house and move out to the farm. I’ve also been eyeing up their commercial sized vacuum sealer machines, and faux teak flooring for our old 5th wheel trailer - Vevor is awesome! I bought a still for making alcohol and extracting essential oils from them last year, and just bought a 5 kw auxiliary diesel heater as they’re on sale right now, and I need one for cold winter driving in our Sprinter van next year! I’m considering outfitting an entire stainless steel commercial kitchen from that website.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Haha. I love me some Vevor too. Never a bad experience, and prices can’t be beat. Definitely recommend the Dehydrator. ✌️

[@ScOOrK_]

If you do not have jerky gun you can just use a rolling pin to flatten it out between some chopsticks and cut it into strips and roll strips in to round sticks.

[@morganillsley94]

I thought for sure you were selling these and I was like..That's it, there's no talking myself out of an order anymore!👍👍

[@lindam7584]

Really like this simple recipe. I'm going to try it. My guys really like pepperettes

[@mfb6310]

Very helpful!! - my only thought, don't leave the empty trays in the dehyd'r, no need to clean them. Or maybe put those up top so they don't get dripped on. Just thinking out loud. Awesome dehyd'r. Mine has plastic trays but I line them. Oh well. Thank you btw!!!

[@brokenbravo83]

Equal parts soy sauce and 'watch your sister' sauce is my go to for burgers and jerky. Of course with jerky spices are added but something about the combo of those two sauces mixed with red meat is just simply mouth watering delishishness

[@Ron-Outdoor]

I subscribed because of the 2 crossed out parties on the fridge. 😂🎉

[@cathiecunningham8847]

I'll buy a bag of the caribou, elk,moose then deer - my order of preference. My deli in town retired so no more elk sticks. I found late night if my sugar was high I would have one stick and it was enough to bring down my sugar numbers. I would like my spicy. P.S. saw your bananas they have seeds.

[@kbangfpv6226]

Love the video thank you

[@ASpoonfulofBeans]

This would probably last me alone 3 days I love jerky and slimmy jimmys

[@Walking-Wolf]

Awesome.

[@maximusmeridius1240]

Excellent idea thank you

[@cullenmiller8170]

Thanks for sharing and already saved the video. All I could think was my Milwaukee M18 grease gun should work for that. 🤣🤣

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Milwaukee probably has a jerky gun. They have everything 🤪

[@PedroKing99]

Thanks man!

[@LouieLou998]

I usually add a little pork fat to my ground venison. I assume it would be better to use leaner meat when making snack sticks?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

My beef had lots of nice fat. Pork fat great for sausage, or this stuff. I like fat. ✌️

[@JudiChristopher]

@@ArkopiaKZbin I agree... BUT please remind your viewers... FAT goes rancid and can be a health issue... this is why we need to put this in the Refrigerator just in case...

[@kaf2303]

Bags are great, I bought a box of 1000 , so cheep! I use a #32 hand grinder that I added a motor to it , it grinds & stuff s the bags as fast as I can feed the venison in. I will be trying your recipe next archery season!

[@chrisgibson9629]

Great job

[@20WarChild20]

Awsome

[@dlcarbonneau3750]

Never even knew a jerky gun existed. Dehydrating is the way to go.

[@rogerjackson9681]

What are the meat bags you use and where do you buy them? Thanks

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Ground meat bags, in 1 or 2 pound. Online or local butcher shop supplier

[@GRIMMY106]

In South Africa its called droe wors (dried sausage) you might want to try the droewors recipe its a bit healthier as it only contains a few spices, vinegar and worcesterhire sauce but no sugar and ask any South African. That and biltong (healthier version of jerky) its the best.

[@edcoffeebean]

What is the temperature of a Tauntaun on the ice fields of Hoth? 10:49

[@happyhobbit8450]

Is it chewy like jerky or softer? Thank you for the demonstration!!!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Not that chewy. They stiffened up with the extra 1.5 hours. ✌️

[@happyhobbit8450]

@@ArkopiaKZbin Good to know for people who like jerky but can't 'chew' it so much due to teeth issues :)

[@dieag8273]

Question. If you want it shalf stable. Do you need to dry more? Wipe off oil after done?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Salt and sugar preserves a bit (enough for our daily use). Smoke preserves, and a cure will preserve if you need something to be shelf stable for a while. ✌️ Again, no sense using nitrites because this doesn’t last very long. 🤪

[@dieag8273]

@@ArkopiaKZbin I agreed. There are other things to use instead of nitrates. I cook a lean hamburger drain fat if there is any then dehydrate. Lasted a year or more this way. I like the idea of beef sticks. A local butchers market used to make beef sticks. Unfortunately he's gone. Thank ypu

[@TriggaTreDay]

Perfect!!! I do have a question. Do you happen to know the seasonings that old Wisconsin puts in their turkey meat sticks. Walmart has successfully made a replica of their meat sticks but I would love to try to make them at home. They are quite zesty, with a hint of spice, and a bit of sweetness.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

No clue

[@rebeccadees2300]

Best way to store it for Christmas gifts?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Add a jerky cure and make it shelf stable. 👍

[@rebeccadees2300]

@ thank you. Is there a specific brand that you could recommend? I have made jerky for years for Christmas gifts and mixed my own marinades but never used a jerky cure due to my ignorance. I’ve made it in my dehydrator. This year I’m going to try making it using ground beef. I ordered a jerky gun to try so I need to find some good jerky seasoning.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Local butcher shops and suppliers can get you some nitrates (cure). I’ve even asked a grocery store butcher for some and they sold me a little bag of what they use. 👍 Salt, sugar, and smoking it is a preservative, but for shelf stability a cure is what is added.

[@civisparatus3295]

When do we get a tour of your shop and prep kitchen? I’d love to see how you have it set up.

[@UpseyDownsey]

Great video. What type of jerky gun you got there. Looks like a nice one. Brand and model please. Thanks!!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

I forget. Have a store called “princess auto” I think I got it from. They’re all the same. This was cheap.

[@Omegawerewolfx]

I never knew I needed a jerky tube. Now I do.

[@hiroyopoetker]

Jerky tube dude! where to go? aahhhaahhhah

[@snedisdead]

I like to use liquid smoke in the mixture for the smoked flavour. Do you grind your own meat? My gun tends to clog with sinew, even when double ground from ttt hr s butcher

[@AgnesMariaL]

We don't have a dehydrator and lack the power to run something like that for most of the year; could this be air-dried outdoors during the summer months, or on a rack over the woodstove in winters? We're completely off-grid, like bare-bones minimal everything, and looking at all the different ways we can preserve meat without relying on freezers and fancy equipment, lol. Edit: NM, you just mentioned that you store it in the freezer 🤦‍♀️ That won't work for us, but thanks for the idea nonetheless, it looks and sounds super tasty!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Without power, salt cured meat, use smoke to preserve, and even use the nitrite meat cure.

[@SolarCookingGermany]

I use a diy solar cooker as dehydrator in the summer and a wood stove in the winter, works great. It usually takes 2 days to dry completely.

[@AgnesMariaL]

@@SolarCookingGermany Thanks! I came across a video on the biltong box, but the humidity here is absolutely INSANE this summer!!! I can't get ANYTHING to dry, not even my rabbit pelts with a quarter inch of salt on them!

[@PlantsCanada]

Great video, gave me idea for some dog treats.

[@JudiChristopher]

ESPECIALLY CHICKEN SKINS...

[@barnyardbrio7597]

love it!!!!

[@Joseph_Dredd]

What a fabulous recipe. Never heard of a Jerky gun tho. Any suggestions as to brand? Cant quite read the name on the one you have!!!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Mine is literally the cheapest one I could find at a local surplus store, and it works great. Pick up anything you can find, but this brand is called “Kitchener” jerky shooter

[@Joseph_Dredd]

@@ArkopiaKZbin Thanks, am on the case..:) Looking forward to trying out your jerky recipe

[@primordial_platypus]

Would there be any benefit/detriment to freeze drying the resulting sticks? Would they last for years then? Would rehydrating them after freeze drying ruin them?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Could freeze dry and package for long term storage. Then just rehydrate with water when you want to eat. ✌️

[@burtstineman449]

Just curious, why don’t you use curing salt?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Kids get too many nitrites and cures as it is. Freezing is good for temporary use. Healthier

[@ky42]

Drooool!😋

[@Severris]

How do you store these long term? I'm considering either vacuum sealing them in mason jars and just storing on the shelf or using standard vacuum sealing pouches and storing in the freezer.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Can add a meat cure and store room temperature for a long time. We just freeze them and make fresh batches often.

[@carriestedman8961]

Looks SO good! What is considered a serving size when packing lunches or for snack? You eat it straight from the freezer? Thank you!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

A stick or 2 for the kids lunch. Straight from freezer to lunch. Not a lot of moisture in to freeze anyway

[@hiroyopoetker]

how's the taste with no sugar and some more heat like cayenne pepper?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Sugar really does make it taste good. I Jew the basic recipe how I have it, then add heat if I ever make a batch just for me.

[@hiroyopoetker]

@@ArkopiaKZbin okay cool! I will make a batch with sugar first and give it a try! Its just every time I make cured bacon, I have found I like the flavor of just a salt cure over a cure with brown sugar! So, I was just curious! But I sure would love some meat sticks!

[@scottintexas]

Do you refrigerate them? How long will they last?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

They last us a week. 🤪. Refrigerate. Want to preserve them, use meat cure (nitrites) and/or smoke

[@FirstLast-nn5dp]

How long would this stuff last if you didnt put it in the freezer? glass jar or something? a week? just curious

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Not long. You can use smoke or a meat cure to make it shelf stable. This is how we eat healthy and cheap on a regular basis. In the summer if I have time I’ll dig out the smoker. ✌️

[@micasaesloca]

isnt celery salt a nitrate substitute?.

[@FirstLast-nn5dp]

If you didnt put this stuff in the freezer how long would it last on the shelf? a week? just curious

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

We refrigerate. Needs smoke and/or a meat cure (nitrites or nitrates) to make shelf stable. The salt and sugar is a cure a bit, but we just refrigerate. If I didn’t have refrigeration, I’d put my cure in and smoke it.

[@Milkie.3x3]

Could this be left on the counter or just zip locks instead of freezing them? I plan to travel, and I want to make a big batch for my dad, but I don't want to risk it going bad.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Add your nitrates (cure). From butcher shop or anywhere that sells sausage making supplies.

[@tcl6]

Can you show us how to do a chicken jerky run?

[@klashnacovak47]

How lond do the jerky keep?

[@bonniejones7076]

Does grease not come out of the beef sticks you are making?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

It does and it’s delicious. The sign of a good dehydrator with air flow is less condensation and drips inside a machine.

[@betoxyz68]

Does the ground meat have fat mixed in it? If I grind my own deer meat, should I not mix with fat? TIA

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

There’s fat in the ground beef. I would use leaner stuff, and save the fat for making sausage.

[@user-http55588]

How long do they last after youve made them

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

I freeze mine because I don’t use a cure. You can add nitrites or some other kind of cure and make them shelf stable if you want.

[@user-http55588]

@@ArkopiaKZbin I found it on Amazon cheers for the advice and the video

[@BoxingScientist]

I am no cook. I have a question, are the meat sticks still "raw" meat after they come out of dehydrator or are they now cooked? I'm new to cooking meat so I'm wondering if this process brings the meat over the safe to consume temperatures I always hear about.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

The meat is brought up to safe temperature. Chicken and pork is different than beef. Get yourself a meat thermometer too.

[@kraca20]

why sugar? can be done without carbs?

[@Weztcoastguy]

Great video, I bought the cheap dehydrator from Princess auto today, it worked for an hour and died. Is your dehydrator 110v or 220v? Can’t find the Vevor in 110v.

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

The dehydrator from Vevor I got is 110.

[@TheKlink]

i'd add caraway seeds, they;d be like polish kabanos.

[@spacemanspiffy6596]

Wow 300? steal, Excalibur is way more!

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

That’s Canadian Pesos too. 🤪

[@terrymacleod6882]

👍👍

[@hopemoody4854]

Can I leave out the sugar ? I can’t have sugar. How lean should the beef be ?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

I like lots of fat in mine. Can substitute honey, or no sugar at all. It’s most enjoyable with brown sugar.

[@hopemoody4854]

@@ArkopiaKZbin thank you so very kindly! I can’t wait to try this . 😍

[@adler22]

​@@hopemoody4854 have you tried them, how did they turn out without sugar?

[@hopemoody4854]

@ I haven’t tried them yet . I haven’t made it to the meat processing store. I’m hoping next week we can make a trip there. It’s in another town. But I will post once I try it.

[@melissasmess2773]

This would be great for the zombie apocalypse if the electronics survive an EMP. I usually make Turkey jerky from boneless skinless turkey breasts, cut on meat slicer when semi frozen but any animal 🧟‍♀️ will work. Soy, Worcestershire, liquid smoke, salt, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce and brown sugar. Thank you for sharing!

[@TheYyam85ahaz]

Can you just smoke them instead of dehydrating or would they not last as long?

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

For sure. I use smoker in winter, and dehydrator in summer

[@GoneOffTheGrid]

Replacing the sugar with honey would make it a bit healthier and tastier.

[@davis-i7f]

It might be tastier but certainly not healthier, sugar is sugar no matter what form it comes in.

[@GoneOffTheGrid]

@davis-i7f that's not true. Honey is a natural sugar and is much better than any other alternative. Our bodies need some sugar after all, so I'd rather it come from honey. Lots of studies out there proving the health benefits of raw honey without chemicals.

[@ColByrnes]

We make our own protein.

[@BasedBidoof]

I need the meat caulk gun

[@jeremyrunciman241]

I knew I liked this guy but them 2 stickers on the fridge say I like his attitude even more...lol

[@TWBE01]

Why not using the cure? Aren't you worried about bit C. Bot? I know you are bringing up to a safe temperature however how long does it take to get through the danger zone? Be safe!

[@JudiChristopher]

I do not know what C. Bot is... But Hamburger has E. Coli Chicken has Salmonella... Bringing them up to a higher temp at the end ... 160* F ... 70* C

[@MattyChaos88]

I’ve never personally had luck with soy or brown sugar in ground beef jerky it always comes out tasting like meat loaf

[@ArkopiaYouTube]

Don’t cook it, dehydrate it

[@brandonhoffman4712]

The best meat stick is thick cut bacon.

[@mickleblade]

So the jerky gun is an expensive mortar gun? Looks exactly the same...

[@RealJonNewton]

I'm a certified taste tester Just sayin