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THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BUTCHERING, SMOKING, CURING, AND SAUSAGE MAKING: 2ND EDITION

Author: Philip Hasheider

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272 pages

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Trust The Complete Book of Butchering, Smoking, Curing, and Sausage Making to ensure you get the most out of your beef, venison, pork, lamb, poultry, and goat.

Everything you need to know about dressing and preserving meat is here. From slaughtering to processing to preserving in ways like smoking and salting, author Philip Hasheider teaches it all.

Detailed step-by-step instructions and illustrations guide you through the entire process: you’ll see how to properly secure the animal and safely and humanely transform the meat into a feast for the family. You’ll get to know different cuts of meat and see how to process them into different products, like sausages and jerky.

With The Complete Book of Butchering, Smoking, Curing, and Sausage Making, you will quickly learn:

How to make the best primal and retail cuts from an animal

  • How to field dress wild game
  • Why cleanliness and sanitation are of prime importance for home processing
  • What tools, equipment, and supplies are needed for home butchering
  • How to safely handle live animals before slaughter
  • Important safety practices to avoid injuries
  • About the changes meat goes through during processing
  • Why temperature and time are important factors in meat processing
  • How to properly dispose of unwanted parts
  • The details of animal anatomy

The best meals are the ones you make yourself, why not extend this sentiment all the way to the meat itself?