Making Meat on Peaceful Mountain

[Deebo]

It is bumped up, in the Kill em and Grill Em section, labeled Deebos Red Chile Jerky

[hawgrider]

That is nice, Hawg, thanks. You got a great price on it, or you've had it for a while. They're over $300 now but I think that's the one I'll get...especially now. Ran to town this morning to pick up a small roast - hamburger was $7.49 a pound. Cheaper to grind my own. lol. Much cheaper when it's fresh meat.

About 5 or 6 years maybe.

[MountainGirl]

Just to get it on the 1st page of the thread:

Useful links
Deebo's Fan dryer: https://theoutdoortradingpost.com/sh...ile-beef-jerky
Baglady's Hog Kill: https://theoutdoortradingpost.com/sh...?4286-Hog-Kill
Dwight's Fire Drying: https://theoutdoortradingpost.com/sh...ky-the-old-way

[MountainGirl]

Other than the propane grill - the only 'fire' we had up here was the big 6' dia x 4' deep firepit which doesn't really work for cooking/grilling. So, today I built this just off the patio, 2'dia inside. Still need to put some brick & crushed granite on the bottom & lay a couple steel bars under the top course to hold a grate.

Later, I'll build a suspended or free-standing rack that fits around and over the top of it and try drying/light-smoking some strips over a lazy fire - but first I'll be putting on a kettle of beans that I've been wanting to do for 2 years.

[hawgrider]

You had no fire pit? That's a crime!

[MountainGirl]

You had no fire pit? That's a crime!

Freakin felony, yeah. Tom always said he'd modify a side of the big one for me; I got tired of waiting and he's got enough on his plate.

[MountainGirl]

Had the cookingfire built enough (bottom 3 rows) to grill some hamburgers for supper last nite -



and this morning I finished it with 3 more rows and a small half-circle grate to keep the coffee warm when it's done.



When it's time to start drying - I might rig a tripod over & around it? with crossbars to hang strips from... but I never know how something will be until its done.

[hawgrider]

Nice pit I like it! Great job!

[azrancher]

Had the cookingfire built enough (bottom 3 rows) to grill some hamburgers for supper last nite -

and this morning I finished it with 3 more rows and a small half-circle grate to keep the coffee warm when it's done.

When it's time to start drying - I might rig a tripod over & around it? with crossbars to hang strips from... but I never know how something will be until its done.

Dang! ... Do you have a sister?

Rancher

[MountainGirl]

Dang! ... Do you have a sister?

Rancher

Nope, sorry.
Oh wait, that's not quite true.
My 'female genetic contributor' gave birth to 8 girls (I was #2, she had me at 15), gave the first 4 away, kept the last 4, #8 died after a few months, so she raised 3 girls. #5 & #6 are bitchy lesbian twins, #7 is the definition of control-freak. So the answer to your question is: As far as I know, I have 6 surviving half-sisters; none of which I've seen or had anything to do with in over 20 years, and I'm betting you wouldn't want to either.


Edit to add: If anybody (gambit) wants to comment on the bitchy lesbian twins - please make your own thread over in Potty Mouth.
Thanks!