Your kitchen is Gorgeous! Your teaching is full of clear, helpful information. I don't have a stuffer just a "gun", that will work? Also, can this jerky be stored long term by dry canning method ? Thank You!
Thank you for kitchen :) gun would work - there is a trick when you can use thick plastic bag and small diameter pvc or staleness steel pipe to push meat thru in diameter needed, but i highly recommend to get stuffer - they really reasonably priced and you will find whole sausage making world with them. I would store using vacuum sealer - air (oxygen) is biggest problem. If i understood correctly you need to heat up product with can's - that will start to melt fats in meat (220 F) - i do not think this is good, but you can try.
sizes : 14mm, 18mm, 21mm, and 25mm diameter for making of snack stick, mainly used 18 mm ... new version of stuffer have plastic and staneless steel tubes...