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kernull
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 Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:26 pm Post subject: dried meat shelf life |
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Hi,
can someone tell me what would be the shelf life of dried meat (beef) packaged in a mylar bag with FoodSaver vacuum machine , stored at 70F(21C) ? Any reference to studies, expert analysis?
Can't find anything about it in google.
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smallpoxgirl
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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It sort of depends. Is this store made jerky? Or homemade?
The store made stuff isn't dried very well and is more susceptible to spoilage. Also any fat on the meat is prone to go rancid. Assuming neither of those is an issue, then I think the answer is that it will last a REALLY long time. I've got some dried buffalo that's just been sitting in a cloth bag for over two years and it's as good as it ever was. Packaged the way you're describing, you could probably find the stuff in a pyramid 2000 years from now and it'd still be edible.
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kernull
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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| smallpoxgirl wrote: | It sort of depends. Is this store made jerky? Or homemade?
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commercial, but they packaged it in a transparent non oxygen-free package. I have to repackage it myself
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Packaged the way you're describing, you could probably find the stuff in a pyramid 2000 years from now and it'd still be edible. |
cool, going to buy it then. |
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smallpoxgirl
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| Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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Be careful with store bought jerky. They put stuff in it so it retains more moisture. I wouldn't count on the store bought having that long of a shelf life. The stuff I have is dry dry. If you tried to bend a piece of it, it would snap. Not chewy, brittle. That's why it's so durable.
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The_Virginian
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:34 am Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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And heed SPG's advice and store in CLOTH or breathable bag.
I ruined allot of Biltong ( S. Afrikan Style jerky ) by storing in plastic bags...also it was not 100% dry...
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:38 am Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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I have also ruined dried food by keeping it in plastic. Now I understand it must be kept in a breathable bag such as cloth or paper, or in glass jars.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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| Ludi wrote: | | I have also ruined dried food by keeping it in plastic. Now I understand it must be kept in a breathable bag such as cloth or paper, or in glass jars. |
Hi Ludi !
With the glass jars, you just cover them with a cloth ?
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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it might not be dried or salted enough then. ive eaten it out of a ziploc after 9 months (found an old bag cleaning my van out).
for a good shelf life it should snap like a cracker when its done. |
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Gothor
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:14 am Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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| Ludi wrote: | | I have also ruined dried food by keeping it in plastic. Now I understand it must be kept in a breathable bag such as cloth or paper, or in glass jars. |
Well from my studies oxygen and moisture is the bane of any dried food. The trick is to stabalize the moisture content (by holding in a breathable container for about a week prior to vacuum packing in plastic. Not sure about the nutritional value after long term storage but in general properly dried meats, or anything for that matter can be stored indef.
Not arguing Ludi I just have some different info. |
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kernull
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: Re: dried meat shelf life |
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[quote="Gothor"] | Ludi wrote: | | properly dried meats, or anything for that matter can be stored indef. |
ok, understand about humidity now.
just one more question, I want to store some wheat seeds (not for growing, only fore eating) in these plastic bags, do I have to dry them also? or the humidity issue is only for storing meat? |
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