Meat Processing and Curing: Butchering, Curing, Smoking, and Storing Meat Safely on the Homestead (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798189612961)

Process it well. Preserve it safely.

Meat Processing and Curing is a safety-first beginner's guide to turning homestead meat into clean cuts, fresh sausage, cured bacon, smoked meat, and reliable storage without guessing at the steps that matter most. It walks through legality, tools, clean workflow, chilling, poultry and rabbit butchering, larger-carcass basics, grinding, safe internal temperatures, curing salts, dry curing, wet curing, smoking, and storage.

Written for careful beginners, this book keeps the focus where it belongs: weigh cures in grams, keep meat cold, verify temperatures with a thermometer, follow tested procedures, and know when a job belongs with a professional. It is a practical guide for building real meat-processing confidence while respecting the safety standards the work demands.

Author: Hudson Briggs
ISBN-13: 9798189612961
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2026
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.18lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.16d