To the owners who have used this machine to make beef jerk, can I please know how many pounds of jerky does it make at a time and the time it takes?
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I have had three machines. This one by far is the best. It makes two small roast or I believe three to four pounds and takes five to eight hours depending how thick you cut you meat. Hope this helps.
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It all depends on how thick you cut your meat, but at about a 1/4 inch thick cut it will do about 2lbs. How long it takes is somewhat dependent and how thick your marinade is and how long you marinate it; but the beauty of this dehydrator is that it only takes 3-6 hours to dry the jerky. I have used many dehydrators over the years of drying and have found this one to be rather nice (just made some cinnamon pineapple a couple of days ago).
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Mine just died this week after a year of pretty regular use for coffee roasting. I roasted probably 0.5 lb every other weekend. Light roasts, about 4-6mins/per batch x 4-6 batches. Not as long as I'd hoped but not horrible for <$30.
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I have not used my grinder for this kind of work. I do grind a lot of venison and have not had to clean it until I get my batch done, about 25 lbs. There are things that get wound around the blade, but that is going to happen with any grinder I do believe.
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I dont think it can work continuously for along time because it should overheat. There is another model with heat fans I think it can work for longer time without overheating. However I think this one can process 2 cows but you need to let it rest if you feel it have became hot.The company website says:Grinds 175 to 225 Lbs Per Hour on HIGH SPEEDGrinds 110 to 140 Lbs Per Hour on LOW SPEED
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I don't know :-) I never broke any parts. The only way I think you can break something is to drop it. The machine is not a light and flimsy product. My family uses it to slice sandwich meats, cheese, and I like to make beef jerky so I buy cheap round steak and cut it up. It works great for home use but I wouldn't recommend it as a daily work horse. Hope this helps.
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I dont think it can work continuously for along time because it should overheat. There is another model with heat fans I think it can work for longer time without overheating. However I think this one can process 2 cows but you need to let it rest if you feel it have became hot. The company website says: Grinds 175 to 225 Lbs Per Hour on HIGH SPEED Grinds 110 to 140 Lbs Per Hour on LOW SPEED
646109
I used a ten pound bag of ice. Used 2/3 of bag and then added the rest when that melted. The ice cream was good but it makes a lot.
1502983
I am not sure how to compare the 80P to the other since I never tried the FD-80. I have the 80P and I like it. Its easy and works and I haven't had a problem with it at all.I am a bit burnt out on beef jerky though.
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about 5 minutes. I had mine cook the dogs first, then turned it down to hold them for my customers for lunch. It ran for about 4 hours per day.....all 3 machines (2 replaced) died within 2 weeks (rotation motor). If this is for home use, you will be fine... if for commercial use, spend more money on a better product.
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Hi I have sliced so much meat at one time, it never over heated and never shut down. I had sliced 10 of cornbeef, I had purchase from the deli a whole one and I sliced a 10 pound slab of corn beef sliced thin it took me over 1 hr of slicing and it was still Great! this was a good purchase i had made.
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I had jerky out of mine done the same day. It's pretty fast. It has a fan and an adjustable thermostat.
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It is not recommended to stack more then 12 i think because it creates too much space for the machine to dry everything evenly. I have 7 trays myself and everything dehydrates just fine. I could make 4 pounds of jerky with 7 trays and that is usually plenty for one batch and only takes about 4 and a half hours to make. Once the machine hits about 9 or so tray i think you might have to rotate during the dehydration process, meaning switching some of the bottom trays with the top trays to make sure they cook evenly. You would probably be fine with 7 or 8 trays, thats a lot of tray space to dehydrate stuff, unless you like making huge batches all at once.
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I ordered this product to cut meat in my restaurant. I process less than 20 animals a year. I'm not sure I'd want to do much more than that with this machine. While I do like it for how I am using it I would not call it extremely heavy duty. I would purchase something with a more powerful motor and better quality parts if it were something that I used every day.
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it can be used for ground beef pork turkey deer moose etc I have been using it for around 16 years now I use the jerkey gun to make mine everone in the family love it I give it a 5 star rating
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I think if you are going to do that type of volume you might want to look at one of the bigger models especially if time is a factor. The most I've put through it in one day is 20 pounds and it was no problem at all but I didn't go very fast. The motor didn't seem to get to hot and I thought it might. I guess my best advise would be to follow the manufactures recommendation for that quantity of meat.
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For the most part, it is fairly easy to clean, especially with the optional cleaning kit. It will not have any trouble handling 50 pounds of meat at one time, but don't have any idea what the lifespan would be, grinding this amount every three days. Maybe the company could give you some input.
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Hi Tracy, I am in the process of packing to move and all the paperwork for my Weston Meat Grinder are packed. So unfortunately, I can't honestly answer that question. But I can tell you that it performs excellently and hasn't given me one moment of grief. And also, I've had friends and family use it...In my opinion, I'm not sure you could do better and I'd buy it again. Sorry I couldn't answer your warranty question but hopefully learning about the quality of the Weston will help you. You could also call Weston directly and ask that info of them, they are very kind and easy the work with.