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I've only canned ground beef and cut up roasts n other beef cuts......I cook just til pink then put in the jars and process in pressure canner 1:15 min..for pints.

I've never processed just beef fat...that's what I need to learn how to do. I have quite a bit of beef fat from roasts and excess from other beef cuts put away in freezer...not sure how to process that correctly..

Are you trying to make beef tallow?
 
Just ordered a 21.5 quart All American pressure canner.
Man are those things pricey and hard to find. Went to their sight after deciding on All American and everything is out of stock.
Found one on Amazon finally but it wont be here till the 26th.
I cringed when I heard it was going to go for around $300 bucks,I cringed even harder when I found the going price is now $420 bucks.
It'll do 7 quarts or 19 pint jars.
One thing I found weird that maybe someone can answer.
The 25 quart has the same jar capacity as the 21.5 quart. Why would you buy the larger one when the capacity is the same?


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Nothing but respect for the All American brand. I’ve been using a Presto for 8 years and never had a jar not seal. I can everything, meat, soups, stews, red beans and rice, everything. I changed the seal this year as I felt 8 years might be long enough. I opted for the Presto due to the cost of the All American. I’m sure that there are some advantages to having the All American, but I just need my jars to seal. I’m very happy with my Presto canner. It has served me well.
 
Nothing but respect for the All American brand. I’ve been using a Presto for 8 years and never had a jar not seal. I can everything, meat, soups, stews, red beans and rice, everything. I changed the seal this year as I felt 8 years might be long enough. I opted for the Presto due to the cost of the All American. I’m sure that there are some advantages to having the All American, but I just need my jars to seal. I’m very happy with my Presto canner. It has served me well.
We have had both and they all work fine for me. I think it is important for people to stock up on extra parts and gaskets as money allows.
 
Nothing but respect for the All American brand. I’ve been using a Presto for 8 years and never had a jar not seal. I can everything, meat, soups, stews, red beans and rice, everything. I changed the seal this year as I felt 8 years might be long enough. I opted for the Presto due to the cost of the All American. I’m sure that there are some advantages to having the All American, but I just need my jars to seal. I’m very happy with my Presto canner. It has served me well.

One big advantage the All American has is no rubber seals to go bad.
 
I changed mind, pulled the ground beef out of freezer after work this eve. Gonna try n get it canned tomorrow after work...not sure what I'll can yet this weekend..but I could use instruction on processing beef fat...as I do have some vacuum sealed in bags in freezer...not sure what to do with it or how. I guess I could look online and you tube but will take any advice y'all have..

I make beef tallow when I get a full sized packer brisket since you have to trim a lot of fat before throwing it on the BBQ pit.
Just cut the fat down to around one inch pieces or smaller and put it in a large pot. Then add an inch or so of water. The water keeps you from burning the fat before it produces enough melted fat to keep it from burning. A packer brisket has enough trimmed fat to make around 6 pints of tallow.
Set the stove at a medium temp and let it go,I usually let mine run for around a day and a half but it really depends on how much fat you have to work with. You can tell when it's done when you no longer get any more tallow from the fat.
If you do it right it should come out with a cream colored fat once it solidifies. The best way to assure it comes out pure is to make sure you dont leave any meat on your fat,it will burn and make the tallow come out with a tan color,this will shorten the shelf life.
 
Yes, tex prep..I suppose tallow. At this point trying to make use of everything. I've never made it before.

It's not difficult at all.
I lleft you some instructions in another post.
The only two things you have to pay attention to is making sure to remove all the meat bits and to make sure you have enough water in the beginning of the process so you dont burn the fat. Once you have enough fat there's no need to add additional water.
 
Yes, tex prep..I suppose tallow. At this point trying to make use of everything. I've never made it before.

Oh...the shelf life is almost indefinite just keeping it in the refrigerator.
I used 6 month old tallow and it was just fine. You'll know when it goes bad by the smell which is usually accompanied with brown spots.
The purer you make it the longer it will last.
 
Speaking of dog food- do any of you can dog food?

I've thought of canning some for our beasts but I have never done it. I make them food fairly often when I have unusable meats for whatever reason. We buy kibble, too, but of course they love it when I make them food.
I can ground turkey which is primarily for my border collies (i.e. dog food)..I know some here will poo pooh that...and likely think I'm nuts and that's ok...

That's ONE ingredient I feed them..as well as chicken liver, gizzards and a variety of veggies, like carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and they get scrambled eggs too, as well as brown rice and a smaaall amount of dry dog food for calories.

I don't think that answered your exact question..but to me, the ground turkey I can is dog food as well as people food...simply because that's what I feed me border collies.
 
I can ground turkey which is primarily for my border collies (i.e. dog food)..I know some here will poo pooh that...and likely think I'm nuts and that's ok...

That's ONE ingredient I feed them..as well as chicken liver, gizzards and a variety of veggies, like carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and they get scrambled eggs too, as well as brown rice and a smaaall amount of dry dog food for calories.

I don't think that answered your exact question..but to me, the ground turkey I can is dog food as well as people food...simply because that's what I feed me border collies.

That's good stuff. It's to labor intensive for me. I feed my dogs an inexpensive high protein dry food and add a scoop of Dinovite. I'll add scraps of un seasoned food and chicken eggs. One of my dogs is 18 years old this year.
 
I got my 9 pints of ground beef canned this weekend but didn't get to the tallow...I had too many other chores to do...laundry and started spring cleaning, and put winter stuff away...(we've had essentially no winter to speak of this year)..I did split up another 10 pound ground beef on Sunday I made into hamburger patties and vacuum sealed for freezer...but that's not canning...so ignore
 
I can ground turkey which is primarily for my border collies (i.e. dog food)..I know some here will poo pooh that...and likely think I'm nuts and that's ok...

That's ONE ingredient I feed them..as well as chicken liver, gizzards and a variety of veggies, like carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and they get scrambled eggs too, as well as brown rice and a smaaall amount of dry dog food for calories.

I don't think that answered your exact question..but to me, the ground turkey I can is dog food as well as people food...simply because that's what I feed me border collies.
I don't find that crazy at all. I love all my furry pups and treat them like I would IF I still had kids here at home. I'll admit that I do not can especially for them. They will just have to eat what we do. But trust me they will be taken care of. Maybe one day they will even bring home food for me. 🤣
 
I can ground turkey which is primarily for my border collies (i.e. dog food)..I know some here will poo pooh that...and likely think I'm nuts and that's ok...

That's ONE ingredient I feed them..as well as chicken liver, gizzards and a variety of veggies, like carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and they get scrambled eggs too, as well as brown rice and a smaaall amount of dry dog food for calories.

I don't think that answered your exact question..but to me, the ground turkey I can is dog food as well as people food...simply because that's what I feed me border collies.
That makes sense to me. I do feed them our food whenever I make meat.
That's good stuff. It's to labor intensive for me. I feed my dogs an inexpensive high protein dry food and add a scoop of Dinovite. I'll add scraps of un seasoned food and chicken eggs. One of my dogs is 18 years old this year.
Our pups had dinovite for awhile. The old man lost interest after awhile. It worked, though!
 
I know this is a canning thread. But since it has turned to dog food…..

My wife being a specialist vet figures a lot out about the animal from the history. We do get a discount on 1 of the top 3 dog food manufacturers, but she has to periodically take a training course on nutrition. Honest disclaimer.
I mix a RC feed and a P feed for my dogs. Never scraps or people food.

Feeding homemade, table scraps, takes a lot out her ability to diagnose a problem. She always says that the company that brings her the most business is the one one that spends their $ on marketing. You all can figure out what BB is.

One client had an issue because of all the snack treats made by a famous chicken company. My wife found out afterwards, that that’s all the client was feeding the dog. That famous chicken company paid the dogs bill before she found out this fact.

You’all can do what you want. But if your dog is ill, and you want THAT dog, Find a very qualified professional Vet that needs to know the nutrition going into it Is.

Back to canning.
 
I can ground turkey which is primarily for my border collies (i.e. dog food)..I know some here will poo pooh that...and likely think I'm nuts and that's ok...

That's ONE ingredient I feed them..as well as chicken liver, gizzards and a variety of veggies, like carrots, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, green beans, peas, and they get scrambled eggs too, as well as brown rice and a smaaall amount of dry dog food for calories.

I don't think that answered your exact question..but to me, the ground turkey I can is dog food as well as people food...simply because that's what I feed me border collies.

Not silly at all! I cook chicken for our dogs for dinner and eggs, wheat toast and a bit of sausage (fat removed with paper towels) for breakfast...as well as the recommended dog food from our vet.

The chicken is done in the InstantPot. Naturally any fat is not used and skin, bones are removed.

Now you can laugh at me.
 
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I know this is a canning thread. But since it has turned to dog food…..

My wife being a specialist vet figures a lot out about the animal from the history. We do get a discount on 1 of the top 3 dog food manufacturers, but she has to periodically take a training course on nutrition. Honest disclaimer.
I mix a RC feed and a P feed for my dogs. Never scraps or people food.

Feeding homemade, table scraps, takes a lot out her ability to diagnose a problem. She always says that the company that brings her the most business is the one one that spends their $ on marketing. You all can figure out what BB is.

One client had an issue because of all the snack treats made by a famous chicken company. My wife found out afterwards, that that’s all the client was feeding the dog. That famous chicken company paid the dogs bill before she found out this fact.

You’all can do what you want. But if your dog is ill, and you want THAT dog, Find a very qualified professional Vet that needs to know the nutrition going into it Is.

Back to canning.
Thank you for the information. I have been advised by our vet to feed RC, but we can't afford it.

My thoughts were more on what to feed if SHTF and we can't get dog food. We don't eat a lot of meat. (Or, rather, I don't eat a lot of meat and the meat my husband cooks he won't feed to the dogs!)

When I make the dogs food, I follow a recipe with meat, peas, rice, and such. You can't can that due to the rice.

Anyway, I really appreciate the insight!
 

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