Why pay eight to sixteen dollars per pound for beef jerky when you can make it for just pennies more than the cost of ground beef.  We have the best sausage and beef jerky seasonings you will find anywhere.  No special equipment is required and you can even cure the jerky in your oven.
THE JERKY GUN and
SNACK STICK KIT $29.95
Built to give you years of performance.  The heavy duty drive system handles ground meat like a charm.  Load the barrel with lean, seasoned ground meat and shoot out flat strips of jerky or round snack sticks.  Dry jerky in your oven in as little as 2 1/2 hours or use a dehydrator. 
Make delicious, tender jerky strips.  Even denture wearers can now enjoy this great meat snack. 
The Jerky Gun® comes with 1/2" round nozzle and 1-3/16" x 3/16" flat nozzle, 1 package of Backwoods® Original Jerky Seasoning for 4 pounds of meat.  Complete instructions included.

JERKY GUN ACCESSORIES
EXTRA BARREL $5.95
For those of you who make a lot of jerky can load several barrels at a time.  After 1 barrel is empty, just put on a new one and keep shootin'.
DOUBLE NOZZLE $14.95
Add this stainless steel double jerky nozzle and make twice as much jerky in the same amount of time.
SAUSAGE STUFFER $11.95
Use your Jerky Gun to stuff sausage casings by adding this 3/4" stainless steel round nozzle.
SNACK STICK STUFFER $9.95
Use your Jerky Gun to stuff thin snack stick callagen casings for smoking.  Same stainless steel as above but is 3/8" in diameter.
BARREL BRUSH $2.30
Having trouble getting the barrel of your Jerky Gun clean?  How about using our nylon brush to help with the dirty work. This brush is long enough to go all the way through the barrel.
BARREL STOMPER $7.95
We now have a tool to help you with filling your Jerky Gun barrel. The barrel stomper will pack the meat firmly into the barrel while removing those unwanted air pockets.  The stomper is 2" in diameter, with a 12" long handle. 


People think Backwoods Jerky Seasonings are the best they've ever tasted. You be the judge.  Use to marinate jerky strips or mix with ground meats and use with the Jerky Gun.

BACKWOODS
for 4 LB. of for 10 LB. of
ORIGINAL JERKY meat $4.45 meat $5.95
The original back bone for all jerky flavors made from a combination of savory and sweet herbs and spices.

BACKWOODS
for 4 LB. of for 10 LB. of
HICKORY JERKY meat $4.45 meat $5.95
Get the mouth-watering taste of slow smoking your jerky with our Hickory Seasoning.

BACKWOODS
for 4 LB. of for 10 LB. of
MESQUITE JERKY meat $4.45 meat $5.95
The taste of southwest comes through perfectly from these traditional seasonings. Great for turkey jerky!

BACKWOODS
for 4 LB. of for 10 LB. of
RED HOT JERKY meat $4.45 meat $5.95
Hot pepper lovers cannot get enough of this blend. Perfect for red meat and poultry. Add your favorite hot pepper.

JERKY 4 PACK SAMPLER $14.95
Try all four Backwoods Jerky flavors and save. You get one packet for 4 pounds of meat of each flavor.
SELECTING MEAT FOR JERKY
   Jerky can be made from lean beef, chicken or turkey breast, and wild game. Quality meat means quality jerky but you don't have to pay a high price. Watch the sales at your local supermarket and take advantage of them. One local store here regularly runs a buy one get one free promotion on rump roast or flank steak. That's half price and there is no reason not to freeze the meat for making jerky at a later date. By the way, if your freezer is like ours, you'll probably find a piece of beef or chicken in there that's lost it's eye appeal but is still fine to eat. It will make great jerky! Lean ground beef like ground round will make good jerky and can be a lot of fun for kids with cookie cutters too!
   Beef flank steak is your best buy. There is no waste at all because flank steak is all lean, pure red meat with consistent straight grain making it easy to prepare. Chicken and turkey breast meat are also perfect for making even lower fat, healthier jerky snacks. Pork should never be used for jerky. The pork version of jerky is bacon which requires a different blend of cure and spices as well as completely different processing.
   Wild game like deer and rabbit are well suited to jerky making if the meat has been promptly and properly processed. The curing process used to make jerky will greatly reduce the gamy flavor of wild meats. Prepare deer and rabbit as described for beef. Game birds should be treated like chicken.
The Canning, Freezing, Curing and Smoking
of Meat, Fish and Game  $16.95
This book describes the best ways of processing meat, fish, and game with emphasis on canning, freezing, curing, and smoking in the home, at the camp, anywhere! 144 page by Eastman.
Build a Smokehouse  $3.95
How to build a smokehouse and prepare smoked meats. Illustrations 32 pages.
Food Drying Techniques $3.95
How to prepare dried foods using everything from the sun to the microwave. Instructions and recipes. 32 pages.

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