Nesco Jumbo Works Beef Jerky kit, 1 Count (Pack of 1), Red
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Brand | Nesco |
Flavor | Beef |
Item Form | Bar |
Number of Items | 1 |
Diet Type | Gluten Free |
About this item
- Original flavor jerky seasoning and cure for 4 pounds of meat
- Two packets of seasoning and two packets of cure
- Includes jerky gun with three attachments for sticks or strips
- Seasoning made in the USA
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Price | $19.99$19.99 | $11.89$11.89 | $12.44$12.44 | -11% $24.99$24.99 Typical: $28.01 | -23% $22.99$22.99 List: $29.99 | $16.65$16.65 |
Price Per Unit | — | $0.12 / Fl Oz | $1.80 / Ounce | $1.26 / Ounce | — | $2.52 / Ounce |
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Flavor | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
Easy to use | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
Value for money | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Sold By | Amazon.com | Empathic Solutions | Empathic Solutions | Infinite-stores | Open Bay Trading Co. | Everything Kitchens |
flavor | Beef | Spicy | Variety | Original 9 Pk | Variety Pack #1 | Sweet |
weight | 1 pounds | 0.5 pounds | 0.6 pounds | — | 0.95 pounds | — |
net content weight | 4 pounds | 6 pounds | 6 pounds | 19.8 ounces | 4 pounds | 6 pounds |
form | Bar | — | Stick | Stick | Whole | Stick |
specialty | Gluten Free | — | — | Gluten Free | Jerky Seasoning | Gluten,Gluten Free |
ingredients | Dextrose, sugar, salt, spices, natural smoke flavor, hydrolyzed soy protein, monosodium, glutamate, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, caramel color, silicon dioxide (anticaking), calcium silicate (anticaking) Allergens: contains soy, Jerky Cure Ingredients: salt sodium nitrate (0.62%). Nitrate is used in curing meats. Follow instructions and keep put of reach of children. | — | Jerky Spices and Cure | Dextrose, sugar, spices. natural smoke flavor, hydrolyzed soy protein, monosdoium, glutamate, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, caramel color, silicon dioxide (anticaking), calcium silicate (anticaking). Allergens: Contains Soy | — | — |
energy info | 5 calories | — | 5 kilocalories | 5 kilocalories | — | — |
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When it comes to small kitchen appliances, NESCO provides stylish designs trusted for performance, relied upon for durability, and endeared for their savory results. Whether you’re searching for that perfect gift, looking to make dinner at home yourself, or get the most for your money, our innovative products put the joy back in cooking, making kitchen time more enjoyable.
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Product Dimensions | 11.75 x 3.25 x 6.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 1 pounds |
Department | Small Appliances |
Manufacturer | NESCO |
ASIN | B001795P3K |
Country of Origin | China |
Item model number | BJX-5 |
Customer Reviews |
4.0 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #21,654 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food) #196 in Jerky |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 31, 2008 |
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Product Description
Delight family, outdoor enthusiasts or hunters with the NESCO Jerky Works Jumbo Kit original flavor seasoning that makes up to 4 lbs. of meat. Two packs of seasoning & two packs of cure are included to make fresh homemade jerky from lean ground or sliced beef, pork, turkey, or other meat. To use, simply mix the spice and cure packs with lean ground meat or add a ½ cup of water to the spice and cure when making sliced jerky. Use the included jerky gun kit to make strips or sticks or place slices onto a NESCO dehydrator or in a conventional oven for a great-tasting snack. Jerky will be ready in a matter of hours and at a fraction of the cost of store-bought. Tuck a few bags of jerky into a school backpack or camping gear for a thoughtful and tasty treat perfect for any student or sportsman. The NESCO Jerky Works Jumbo Kit Original Flavor Seasoning is gluten free and made in the USA.
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Dextrose, sugar, salt, spices, natural smoke flavor, hydrolyzed soy protein, monosodium, glutamate, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, caramel color, silicon dioxide (anticaking), calcium silicate (anticaking) Allergens: contains soy, Jerky Cure Ingredients: salt sodium nitrate (0.62%). Nitrate is used in curing meats. Follow instructions and keep put of reach of children.
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I purchased a new dehydrator and jerky gun when I decided to make ground beef jerky treats for my dog. The dehydrator is fine but the gun was defective.
After just 4 squeezes on the trigger there was a loud pop and the red plastic top broke. Seems like the stress caused by the metal mechanism pushing the meat through the tube caused the 4 very small plastic tabs that hold the entire thing together to snap.
I do not recommend this gun for ground beef. No way would I purchase it for ground meat like deer because it is tougher than ground beef.
Well, that's how this purchase felt. I took the Jerky Works kit out of the box and said to myself, "I'm never going to use this." Thankfully, I was wrong. After using it the first time, I was hooked. Now I jerk about 2.5 to 3 lbs. of hamburger every two weeks (I use 93% lean.) My son and I both pack some in our lunches, and we snack on it at home. Even the wife, who claims to "hate jerky," has been caught sneaking a few strips. We don't have to worry about the "shelf life" of the jerky around here, because it never lasts long!
The jerky gun is easy to use. I've experienced nothing but silky smooth operation and fantastic results each and every time. I'll admit that having prior experience with a caulk gun was a help, but it's not a hard concept. Simply squeeze off a piece of the desired length, and cut or tear it off. Clean-up is a snap, and I don't use the dishwasher, either. Cleans up easily in soap and water.
The only thing even remotely negative that I found was that the trial spice and cure packets, when mixed in the recommended ratio of one twin spice/cure packet per pound of meat, resulted in a salty-tasting jerky. I've gone to using one spice/cure packet per 2 packages of ground beef (2.5 - 3 lbs.), and supplementing the flavoring with some soy sauce, a dash of Worcestershire sause, and a few drops of liquid smoke. I find the result to be much more flavorful, as the the flavors of the beef and other seasonings aren't masked as much by the saltiness. That's the great thing about jerky - there are tons of recipes out there, and it doesn't take long to find a few favorites.
Bottom line - if you like jerky but hate paying all that money for it, the Jerky Works kit will pay for itself in short order. It's easy to use, it works as advertised, and it cleans up quick. Along with the dehydrater (Nesco FD-75PR), it's one of the best purchases I've made.
I purchased this for use with my Nesco FD-75PR 700-Watt Food Dehydrator , but despite the glowing reviews on Amazon, I personally did not find this jerky gun very easy to use.
To start with, if you just load this jerky gun with ground beef right out of the package, you will find that the gun clogs instantly - there isn't enough pressure to force the ground beef through. If you soak the ground beef first in liquid (like, for example, soy sauce) and load it into the gun and press the trigger... the liquid will be forced out, the ground beef will stay in the gun, and another clog will result. In fact, the *only* way to get the ground beef to come out of the tube in strips is to puree it to a liquid beforehand in a food processor, blender, or electric mixing bowl.
Once you've actually got pureed ground beef, you have to actually extrude the jerky from the gun. The major problem here is that there are only two ways to push material out of the tube: either you press the button for short, controlled bursts, or you hold the button down with one hand and push the presser bar until you've gotten the length you like. Pressing the button for short bursts is completely useless, however, since the gun spits out about an inch of jerky (if that) so shudderingly that it immediately disconnects from the gun - so if you want a jerky STRIP instead of tiny jerky bites, you're going to have to hold the button down and use the presser.
The problem with the presser method is three-fold. First, you'd better be pretty strong to push the presser successfully, and I mean *very* strong, and you'd better have a steady hand - if you tremble at all, the jerky strip tears off from the gun. Second, you'd better have pretty long arms because the presser literally doubles the length of the tube. And third - and this is the biggest problem - you need three arms. You have to have one hand on the button at all times in order to work the presser manually and of course you have to use a second hand to operate the presser. If you have a circular dehydrator (and most people do), you're going to have to get a second person to help and turn the plate as you extrude jerky. You can't just extrude some and then use your presser hand to turn the plate and keep going, because that slight motion will break the jerky strip.
Consequently, jerky with this kit is a big production at our house - I puree the meat and stuff it into the jerky gun, my fiance operates the plastic gun while I turn the dehydrator plate to create the necessary long 'jerky spiral' that dries so nicely and breaks into strips. And then, of course, there's the clean-up which takes awhile: not only are these several pieces to clean, but the screwed on top doesn't come off easily after the jerky juices have leached into it during use.
After several uses with this kit, I kind of dread making ground beef jerky, just because it's so tricky to do with this. I wonder if I should have gotten a more expensive machine - maybe one that would extrude in a strip automatically, and just let me worry about positioning and turning? It really shouldn't have to take 3-4 hands to operate a jerky gun. In the meantime, I'm sticking to 'strip steak jerky' just because it's so much easier.
A side note about the seasonings - they are VERY strong. We used them at the given ratio and were completely overwhelmed; even halving the ratio only helped a little. And they're not even really that great - the strongest taste is of MSG and salt. And if you use soy sauce to liquefy the meat, you really don't need MORE salt. I'd recommend making your own seasoning from an online recipe or something because these just didn't taste good at all, in my opinion.
~ Ana Mardoll
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UPDATE: I've now made 6 batches of jerky using this jerky gun, each batch was about 3lbs (which is pretty much the max capacity of my dehydrator), including turkey jerky and moose jerky. I ran out of jerky cure almost immediately, so I did some research and ordered Prague Powder from Amazon. The quantity of cure you use with the pink salt is SO MUCH LESS than the cure required with this kit, and the "way too much salt" issue has been fixed as well - I'm guessing the cure that comes with the Nesco kit contains a lot of salt. I've been making my own spice combinations, which have turned out much nicer than the spices contained in this Nesco kit! My family LOVES the jerky I'm producing. The jerky gun is still holding up, but there have been a few times where the pressure of extruding the meat has caused the gun barrel to 'pop' off of the handle - the plastic threads just couldn't handle it! When it finally breaks for good, I'll spend the extra money on the aluminum jerky gun, since these snacks are too delicious to just stop making.