The Complete Guide to Preserving Meat, Fish, and Game

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Extend the natural shelf life of your meats by canning, curing, smoking, and freezing your foods! The Complete Guide to Preserving Meat, Fish, and Game by Ken Oster explores techniques for removing moisture from foods, while retaining the flavor or nutritional value. The constant concern of foodborne illnesses can overwhelm individuals; this book shares safe storage practices and assists you in ensuring your meat is properly preserved. It explains different methods for each animal product, practices to avoid, and which diseases are most common in each meat.

Starting with a series of charts, this resource breaks down different kinds of meat and fish, including venison, beef, salmon, and more. These charts compare and quickly reference preferred preservation practices. Then each of the four processes is thoroughly outlined and shares the best equipment type to use. Meat preservation experts contributed their insight to this book, making it an invaluable resource to your skill development. These experts share ways to save money, materials to avoid, timelines for storage types, and much more!

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