How to Dryer Meat at Home

Most fresh meat can be made into jerky, the common ones are beef jerky, mutton jerky, pork jerky, chicken breast jerky, fish jerky, etc. Because fresh meat is processed into jerky, its water activity is extremely low , most bacteria cannot survive, and the jerky prepared with different seasonings has different levels of taste and is very convenient for storage and carrying, and easy to eat. It can be seen that making fresh meat into delicious jerky is the wisdom people summarize from life. Generally speaking, there are many flavor options for jerky, but the processing techniques are similar. So how do you dry meat at home? Next, I will explain to you how to dry meat at home.

The process of dryer Meat at Home

1. Raw material selection
Fresh meat with firm, lean meat is preferred. If it is frozen meat quality, it needs to be defrosted in the defrosting room. After the beef is thawed, it can be used until the color and quality return to normal.
2. Cutting
Cut the selected buttocks and hind legs into the required shapes (sheets, strips), when the output is large, you can choose the cutting equipment to complete, the cut beef is more uniform, and it is easy to hang the material when drying.
3. Seasoning
According to taste requirements, add various seasonings for marinating, such as salt, soy sauce, sugar, five-spice powder, chili powder, etc. The marinating seasonings should be stirred evenly to ensure full flavor. The pickling temperature is maintained at 0°C to 4°C. (According to different tastes, it can be matched with different seasonings to make five-spice, salty and dry, original, etc.)
4. Drying
Hang the meat strips in the drying room for drying or select the smart drying mode in the new heat pump beef jerky drying room. Note: The meat strips should not drip, and should be hung upright without sticking to each other. Keep a little distance between the meat strips to facilitate ventilation and even drying. Generally, in an indoor environment with a temperature of 40 ° C and a temperature of about 60%, a batch can be dried in 36 hours. At this time, it can be seen that the beef is dark red in color, and feels dry and slightly hard when you pinch it. 

If you are drying a lot of meat then the above drying method is not suitable and you will need to use a meat dryer.
After hanging the meat strips in the drying room, start the air energy heat pump dryer and set the parameters. Note: The meat strips should not drip, hang up straight, do not stick to each other, and keep a little distance between the meat strips to facilitate ventilation and dry evenly.
This is a relatively common drying process for dried meat. Of course, some of them will have different production processes due to different special requirements. After learning how to dry meat at home, let's learn more about the meat dryer. Meat dryer machine are divided into three types: meat dryer room and all-in-one meat dryer machine.

1. Meat dryer room

The first type of dryer is the meat dryer room. The meat dryer room is equipped with a trolley with trays and tray racks. When we dry the meats, we put the meats in the tray, on the tray rack of the cart, and push it into the meat drying chamber to dry. Meats are putted on the shelf car and enter the closed cycle drying room for drying without any pollution in the process. The heat source of the meat dryer room is air. The heat in the air is absorbed by the heat pump compressor. After being compressed and released, a large amount of high-temperature hot air can be obtained, so as to achieve uniform drying and processing of meats.

Components of meat dryer room

One set meat dryer room contains: heat pump dryer host, dryer chamber, fan frame with fan, trolley with tray. The dryer chamber is used 100mm polyurethane insulation board, supporting 304 stainless steel trolleys and trays. The main structure of the meat dryer room is divided into: heat pump drying dehumidifier, drying room, hot air circulation system, dehumidification system, automatic intelligent control system, and high-efficiency waste heat recovery dehumidification device.

The working principle of meat dryer room

The meat heat pump dryer uses the reverse Carnot principle to let the hot air circulating blower dry the vegatable. Heat Pump Dryer Compressor Heat Exchanger Blocked Radiator (External to Machine). Compressor and other equipment make up the refrigerant circulation system. The fan impeller rotates, the outside air enters the oven, passes through the heater, forms hot air, and then enters the studio through the gap of the air distribution plate, and a large amount of hot air in the circulating flow continues to enter the new air inlet for supplementation. The moisture discharged after recovery is discharged from the exhaust port. The whole cycle makes the vegatable heated evenly and achieves the purpose of drying.

Technical parameters of meat dryer room

heat pump dehydration room list
type	machine size(MM)	Capacity (KG)	power	Qty of fan	fan power	total power（kw）	Qty of cart	Qty of tray	cart size(MM)	tray size(MM)
3P A	3500×2200×2200	200-400	2.25	6	0.25/pc	3.75	6	78	670×810	600×800
8P A	5300×2200×2800	450-750	6	12	0.37/pc	10.44	6	156	1210×870	600×800
15P	7500×3000×2800	900-1500	11.25	12	0.55/pc	17.85	12	312	1210×870	600×800
1P D	1180×680×1800	50-80	1	—	—	1	—	15	—	600×800
3P D	2100×930×2100	120-300	3.5	—	—	3.5	—	40/60	—	600×800
8P D	4000×1960×2050	650-1000	8	—	—	8	8	232	600×800	600×800
The drying machine can be equipped according to the user's requirement and the production demands.

Advantages of meat dryer room

1 Wide application. Suitable for meat, fruit, seafood, spice etc different kinds of material.
2 High drying capacity. Each hour can drying 3-4kg water.
3 Better drying effect. Can better keep material shape , color , nutrition etc.
4 Simple operating. PLC touch screen control panel , can set up temperature, humidity in advance  
5 Low energy consumption. Heat pump system, can save 70% energy.

Other application areas of meat dryer room

Heat pumps dryer can be used in many applications, in addition to drying meats can also be used in agriculture, industry, seafood, grain, herbal medicine, construction, paper products, condiments, mineral industry, etc.
1. Dried meats such as radish, lettuce, pumpkin, carrot, spinach, cassava, etc.
2. Fruits such as apples, lemons, mango slices, dried longan, dried longan, etc.
3. Dried meat such as sausage, beef, duck, ham, etc.
4. Others it can dry noodles/wooden/incense/herbs/floss etc.

2. All-in-one meat dryer machine

The another one is the all-in-one meat dryer machine. The drying principle is the same as that of the meat dryer room. The all-in-one meat dryer machine is equipped with a cart with trays and tray racks. When drying meats, we put them in trays, put them on the tray racks of the cart, and then push them into the meat drying chamber for drying.
The heat source of the meat integrated dryer is air energy. The heat in the air is absorbed by the heat pump compressor. After compression and release, a large amount of high-temperature hot air can be obtained, so as to achieve continuous and uniform drying and processing of meats. The operation of this all-in-one drying unit is relatively simple, simply plug in and dry.

Components of all-in-one meat dryer machine

One set all-in-one meat dryer machine contains: power jack, water outlet,exhaust air outlet, supporting wheels, PLC controller pancl, door lock, observation window,circulating air inlet, outlet for hot and dry air, PP tray, stainless steel tray, supporting racks for trys. The meat all-in-one machine has compact structure, good energy-saving effect, wide application range, high drying quality, convenient operation, simple installation and disassembly. It is the best drying equipment for small businesses, drying experiments and scientific research. The user only needs to connect the power to use, it is the easiest to operate meat dryer.

Technical parameters of all-in-one meat dryer machine

All-in-one food dehydrator machine list
type	machine size(MM)	Capacity (KG)	power	total power（kw）	Qty of cart	Qty of tray	cart size(MM)	tray size(MM)
1P	1180×680×1800	50-80	1	1	—	15	—	600×800
3P	2100×930×2100	120-300	3.5	3.5	—	40/60	—	600×800
8P	4000×1960×2050	650-1000	8	8	8	232	600×800	600×800
The drying machine can be equipped according to the user's requirement and the production demands.

Advantages of all-in-one meat dryer machine

1. Stainless steel 304 material. The whole machine uses stainless steel material, can work a long time, and keep better heat preservation, bottom have wheeler, can move easily.
2. Great energy saving. Heat pump system design, low energy consumption, can save 75% energy than traditional electricity element heating.
3. Wide application easy operation. Fit for wide application, seafood, fruit, food, spice, herbs, etc all can use it to dry.
4. Gentle drying. Temperature range 40-80°C, low temperature dehydrate processing can better keep material nutrition, during drying, no need to move the machine.

The above are the two meat dryer machines we commonly use. At the same time, our company also produces mesh belt meat dryer machines and microwave meat dryer machines. If you are interested in meat dryer machines or want to know more about meat dryer machines, please feel free to contact us.

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