Been old school in my jerky making forever, slicing nice cuts, smoking and dehydrating. Not trying to brag but I make some damn good tasty jerky.

After trying the ground meat jerky some of the guys bring to work I'm thinking maybe switching gears and use some the lesser cuts I put in burger and sausage for jerky instead of the nicer steaks and roasts. I kinda like the texture of the ground meat jerky a little better than the sliced meat.

I'm probably behind the curve on this but what's a good "jerky shooter" to buy? Are the caulking gun type the best way to go? Only way to go? I'm not opposed to something that attaches to my LEM grinder because my carpal tunnel won't play well very long with a big caulking gun thing, I don't think. I see there are attachments for a sausage stuffer, do they work well? Been thinking I'm overdue for a sausage stuffer anyway.

Any input appreciated.


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