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Jon515

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Meat mixers
« on: June 26, 2021, 03:25:26 PM »

Do any of you use something similar for whole muscle jerky? To me the hardest part is getting the meat evenly coated and I'm curious how well this would work. https://www.amazon.com/7Penn-Manual-Meat-Mixer-Processing/dp/B07S9GMWQW/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=meat+mixer&qid=1624735477&sr=8-7
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2021, 03:30:44 PM »

I've never used one, but if I were to buy one it would be an LEM just because of their brand name equity.  I have the grinder and jerky slicer and have had great results with it.
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2021, 04:32:48 PM »

I just use a stand mixer.
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2021, 04:59:40 PM »

Just rubber gloves on the hands here.
I cut the meat in sizes for the grinder and hand mix the seasoning in and into fridge overnight.
Next day run it through the grinder and get a partial mixing by it.
Then finish by hand.
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2021, 10:24:43 PM »

I just use a stand mixer.

Like a Kitchenaid?
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2021, 08:18:38 AM »

I had a manual 20 lb mixer but my wife and I found it tiring to use with a full load so I bought the LEM mixer that is driven by my #8 LEM grinder. Works great but needs to be filled with at least 10 lbs of meat to work properly. Cleanup is a little more involved as I remove the drive gearing unit as it should not get wet and then re-assemble after washing the mixer. Not a big deal as the mixer does a good job when you have a lot of meat to mix with spices.

The stand mixer, KitchenAid, does a good job on less than 5 lbs but needs watching as it tends to want to fling meat across the kitchen counter if it is filled too much.  :2cents:
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2021, 09:45:55 AM »

I don't think that would work well for strips of meat. I use mine for ground meat.

If I do a wet cure/seasoning I just use gloves and my hands.  Most of the time I just dry season and layer an layer it on a sheet pan then into a plastic tub. What I like it it comes out nice and flat, no untangling the strips, easy to lay out on the racks.
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Re: Meat mixers
« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2021, 12:47:17 PM »

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