Biltong Maker Plans

This is how i made my own south african biltong maker.

Biltong maker plans. Choose a box with dimensions of about 60 7 60 7 91 4 cm 1 99 1 99 3 00 ft. Great biltong maker which will be enjoyed by us on a regular basis. You could probably use thinner board but this may be more expensive. Here s what your wooden biltong box should look like.

Any old cupboard might be used as a biltong maker as long as you re sure that it is safe clean and suitable. To easily make a biltong box at home use a cardboard box such as a computer monitor box. The diagram shows a box with a divider that divides the box into two sections a b. I have been using this.

Pat thoroughly dry with kitchen paper towel and hang the strips in the biltong maker. It has served me well for many years. Slice the meat into suitable strips and sprinkle with biltong spice or marinate it in a brine of your choice. Many years back the south african edition of popular mechanic had plans for a biltong maker using a plastic roughtote plastic storage box a computer fan for air circulation a loudspeaker cover to act as a grill and a light bulb meat was hung from in my case nine pieces of wooden dowel sticks.

I was delighted that such a compact gadget could produce biltong in a hygienic environment and to my own particular taste so quickly. I have used a biltong maker using an incandescent bulb years ago also 40w bulb and found that it cooked the meat. Section b is where you will hang the meat. Just follow these simple instructions.

Stand the box upright and open the flaps on top. When i saw this satara biltong maker on amazon i knew i had to buy it. This makes an ideal father s day present for the man who wants to make his own biltong. It had good reviews it came in different colours and it was well priced.

My biltong dryer plans have been designed to make best use of a 2440mm x 1220mm sheet of 12mm mdf board simply because this size seems to represent best value. Used a removable tray at the bottom to catch drips etc and a lid made of a frame with fine mesh to keep out flies and other insects and. I enjoy dry spicy and fat free biltong which was ready in four days. Dremel with bit i used a soldering iron because i didn t have a dremel black box about 65 cm long 50 cm high and wide.

Here i have it in the man cave shed so in winter i clad it. Since then i have used a large box with a small table fan blowing air into the lower part of the box on one side. The one thing i did notice was that the meat must be correctly cut much like. Computer fan that can handle 220 240v electric cable t.

My pricing point was 90 and this device fell below that. At the time of creating these plans a 2440mm x 1220mm x 12mm sheet of mdf was available from b q for 13 96. While you can make a biltong box out of virtually anything this is the easiest method best for beginners. With a home biltong maker is as easy as 1 2 3.

Section a is high enough for a 100 watt or 60w bulb to fit into.