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Comment on Make Your Own Dehydrated Chicken Dog Treats by manualofman

manualofman — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:29:33 +0000

Very welcome Patrice! I’m glad you found it useful!!

Comment on Make Your Own Dehydrated Chicken Dog Treats by Patrice

Patrice — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:32:02 +0000

Your instructions were really clear, and I put a link to your post in my blog entry. Thank you.

http://patricedodd.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/labor-of-love-and-economy/

Patrice

Comment on Hunting: Year One In Review by manualofman

manualofman — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:24:17 +0000

Michael-
Thanks for the kind words. I’m sure I’ll have many more hunting pitfalls and follies to write about this coming year too!

Comment on Hunting: Year One In Review by Michael Alexis

Michael Alexis — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:46:59 +0000

Howdy Sahil,

I don’t know anything about hunting – but I do know I like your writing style. It’s cool how you weaved useful lessons (i.e, when not to redo your bowstring) into your story. I kind of like the part where the turkeys out smarted you too :- )

–
Michael

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Comment on Make Your Own Dehydrated Chicken Dog Treats by manualofman

manualofman — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:30:45 +0000

I have not tried using O2 absorber packets. I do have some, but they are more intended for long term food storage. They have a limited ability to absorb oxygen, so every time you opened the jar, you’d “wear out” the pack really quick. It would start absorbing O2 from the atmosphere, and would eventually top out in its ability to take in anymore. Store bought jerky packets also sometimes contain a dessicant packet, which would suck up excess moisture inside the bag. This would be useful but possibly an added hassle of ordering them and then storing them as well. Plus, they are usually made of silicates, which could be toxic if accidentally ingested, but there must be a food grade version out there too.

This makes me think of an “old grandma” trick for keeping salt in the salt shaker from hardening… Putting some rice in the bottom of the shaker. The rice would absorb any extra moisture in the shaker, leaving the salt good and in fine grains. That might help out here! I’ll give it a shot with my next batch.

Comment on Make Your Own Dehydrated Chicken Dog Treats by Maura

Maura — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:50:54 +0000

I was keeping the jerky in the fridge in ziploc bags. I’ll get the jar. Have you tried oxygen absorber packets? I know they come in some store jerky packs and thought they might help in the jar. Thanks!

Comment on Make Your Own Dehydrated Chicken Dog Treats by manualofman

manualofman — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:49:16 +0000

Maura – Thanks for the comment, I’m glad you found this helpful and are on your way to making to making a very happy dog! The best and easiest method I’ve found is to place them in a storage jar with a gasket. They are the kind that have a rubber gasket seal and latch. I’ll include a link at the bottom of the main post that has an example of what I’m talking about. You may be able to find them locally, but shop around, some are marked up as they’ve become kitchen decorations rather than actually used items. Just make sure its wide enough to reach your hand into and at least 6 inches tall to accommodate different sized strips. They should keep them good long enough before you’re ready for another batch!

Air is your enemy, as the treats tend to grow more brittle as time goes on or they sometimes get softer if you’ve got high humidity in your air. Sanitize the jar after every couple batches by placing it in a pot of boiling water, using a dilute bleach solution (rinse thoroughly), vinegar, or running it through the sanitize setting on your dishwasher. Microbial buildup isn’t a huge cause for concern, but it’s better just to be safe and prevent ruining your treats from an excessive buildup over time. If you want to store them long term, I bet you could just store them in a freezer bag or a pickle jar in the fridge. I usually end up going through them too quickly though to ever build up a stock pile though!