Smoked Bison - Historical Meat Preservation - The American Frontier

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  • @jfbrko290
    @jfbrko2904 жыл бұрын

    1:13 Dan knew what we were thinking when he looked back at us lol

  • @yaboyblue4003

    @yaboyblue4003

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's why Jas reiterated the fact that this was the way they referred to it at the time... Pretty sure we refer to it the exact same way now. Lmao

  • @RemyVorender

    @RemyVorender

    3 жыл бұрын

    I appreciated the restraint. lol

  • @mtcoiner7994

    @mtcoiner7994

    3 жыл бұрын

    The greatest comedy is the stuff that catches everyone off guard. No one knew what to do.

  • @jfbrko290

    @jfbrko290

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mtcoiner7994 Dan knew what to do, and he did it.

  • @babyangelrae4235

    @babyangelrae4235

    2 жыл бұрын

    They both seemed to have struggled there for a moment lol

  • @michaelwalters4249
    @michaelwalters42496 жыл бұрын

    I love the difference in costume, it's very '18th century city-slicker visits the frontier for the first time'

  • @PACstove

    @PACstove

    4 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @bobsteb61

    @bobsteb61

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @Cornerstanding

    @Cornerstanding

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oh really

  • @CynHicks

    @CynHicks

    4 жыл бұрын

    Modern fashion all looks aesthetic and nonfunctional to me. Other than plaid. Leave my plaid alone! Lol

  • @69killerpotato

    @69killerpotato

    3 жыл бұрын

    Look at the fancy cityslicker pulling up on his fancy german car

  • @fuzzythoughts8020
    @fuzzythoughts80204 жыл бұрын

    1:13 "This is called 'jerking the meat' Dan: "Don't you even dare snicker"

  • @fsedwuncleriii4190

    @fsedwuncleriii4190

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha

  • @divinorum3328

    @divinorum3328

    3 жыл бұрын

    I lol'd at his expression.

  • @Max_Le_Groom

    @Max_Le_Groom

    2 жыл бұрын

    And that's why They call it Jerkey.

  • @alexanderh.5814

    @alexanderh.5814

    2 жыл бұрын

    You read that perfect

  • @unnamedchannel1237

    @unnamedchannel1237

    2 жыл бұрын

    Broke back mountain

  • @bubblebreak4160
    @bubblebreak41604 жыл бұрын

    I feel like this mountain man reenactor is judging this city slicker reenactor and I love it

  • @ringocharmley3941
    @ringocharmley39416 жыл бұрын

    I Love how at 1:11 he says "jerking the meat" and the guy looks at the camera with the manliest looks

  • @Recon3Y3z
    @Recon3Y3z5 жыл бұрын

    1:12 dude looks at the camera 🤣🤣🤣

  • @zeroinfinity9189

    @zeroinfinity9189

    5 жыл бұрын

    He get's it lol

  • @full8127

    @full8127

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha very cool

  • @namechange94

    @namechange94

    5 жыл бұрын

    heheheheheheeh you sir😂😂😂😂❤️

  • @basedaudio1

    @basedaudio1

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @kevinjohnson7300

    @kevinjohnson7300

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thats what she said BUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA -Michael Scott

  • @Julius55555
    @Julius555554 жыл бұрын

    "This is called jerking the meat, that's what(stops) they(stops) referred to(stops) during the time. That and the other guys staring into the cámara. I'm dead.

  • @Zinferbuddy

    @Zinferbuddy

    4 жыл бұрын

    XD XD I wouldn't have even noted it if he hadn't paused. I'm very amused

  • @ArMaJr4

    @ArMaJr4

    3 жыл бұрын

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  • @marksevastipol1946

    @marksevastipol1946

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂

  • @georgep6495

    @georgep6495

    3 жыл бұрын

    I burst out laughing at the other guys reaction - then scrolled down to find this comment lol.

  • @askewedchimp

    @askewedchimp

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dan (the other guy) is really funny. He has his own channel linked in the description.

  • @veronicabeers8509
    @veronicabeers85096 жыл бұрын

    Great Video, I used to live in a very rural area in Mozambique. We would prepare goats this way and then store the meat in dry milk powder tins, basically a paint tin. It would keep throughout the dry season and only go bad in the rain season when it would mold. We would boil this dried goat with some greens or root vegetables and curry powder which are grown in the dry season. This would soften it and make it more enjoyable. Thanks for sharing your method. Another great video.

  • @mrdanforth3744

    @mrdanforth3744

    6 жыл бұрын

    If you cooked the goat meat with tomatoes and chili peppers you would have Texas chili

  • @rebelnet

    @rebelnet

    5 жыл бұрын

    Parece gostoso o bode com curry!

  • @sophiaglass2000

    @sophiaglass2000

    5 жыл бұрын

    This is really interesting, thank you for sharing

  • @sophiaglass2000

    @sophiaglass2000

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@anthonyromero5479 No offense but is English your first language? I cant understand your comments

  • @anthonyromero5479

    @anthonyromero5479

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@sophiaglass2000 yes ma'am! What's yours Mexican?

  • @VladSWG
    @VladSWG6 жыл бұрын

    Modern food safety standards require you to sprinkle nutmeg on those buffalo strips. GG good try.

  • @majermike

    @majermike

    4 жыл бұрын

    why nutmeg?

  • @MyName_Jeff

    @MyName_Jeff

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@majermike Cause you always have to nut on your meat to preserve it

  • @laurentrinceanu4079

    @laurentrinceanu4079

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@majermike cus the guy that makes these videos always puts nutmeg on his food and it became a meme kinda

  • @shadowstrike211

    @shadowstrike211

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@MyName_Jeff ohh you

  • @scrapthatwithmatt9520

    @scrapthatwithmatt9520

    4 жыл бұрын

    MyName Jeff thanks for that picture 🤢😩

  • @Anamericanhomestead
    @Anamericanhomestead6 жыл бұрын

    One of the first things on our homestead we built was a cold smoker. We have smoked venison, beef, lamb, fish and even SALT! I have meat hanging in my off grid home that is over a year old, never cooked or refrigerated, just salted, celery powder for nitrates and SMOKE and its still good to eat. Everyone needs a cold smoker. Great episode.

  • @bigguix

    @bigguix

    6 жыл бұрын

    I understand that salt help dehydrate the meat, hence the preservation. But how does smoke (cold in particular) help with preservation ? does it also dehydrate ? does it put a layer of "carbon" or something on the surface to prevent bacteria from entering ? does it replace water molecules in the cells ? Hot smoke/drying over a fire i can understand, but just cold smoke i,d love to have an explanation ! tyvm !

  • @jameswagandt8718

    @jameswagandt8718

    6 жыл бұрын

    Guillaume Breton there are preservatives in smoke including formaldehyde

  • @inquaanate2393

    @inquaanate2393

    6 жыл бұрын

    An American Homestead well, at least botulism is a relatively painless death.

  • @stamasd8500

    @stamasd8500

    6 жыл бұрын

    I am cold smoking many types of meat and fish, and yes they need to be cured beforehand. At least with salt, if not with nitrite as well. Smoke does act as a mild preservative due to phenolic compounds that have antibacterial properties (the first antibacterial agent used in Western medicine was phenol - extracted from coal tar).

  • @toddellner5283

    @toddellner5283

    6 жыл бұрын

    Cold smoking is a lot more dangerous than it used to be. Modern meat-processing methods have increased the pathogen load tremendously.

  • @WowplayerMe
    @WowplayerMe6 жыл бұрын

    What did the buffalo say when his boy left for college? Bison.

  • @cooleymac5712

    @cooleymac5712

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ah.....yes😂😂

  • @smoothwarchild3683

    @smoothwarchild3683

    2 жыл бұрын

    bruh

  • @horcrux8329

    @horcrux8329

    2 жыл бұрын

    dad joke

  • @bettybarkdull9518

    @bettybarkdull9518

    2 жыл бұрын

    😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

  • @teilani_ayures
    @teilani_ayures6 жыл бұрын

    That doggo forraging and hoping Jon dropped some meaty bits

  • @elburropeligroso4689

    @elburropeligroso4689

    6 жыл бұрын

    ayures Colonial Doggo is looking for meat scraps and a tricorne hat...

  • @terrywestbrook-lienert2296

    @terrywestbrook-lienert2296

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think doggo got a few bits from Dan and John when the cameras stopped rolling 🐶🍖

  • @Dayvit78

    @Dayvit78

    4 жыл бұрын

    The way he longfully looked at the camera, he was hoping they would give him a small role.

  • @woodman1701
    @woodman17014 жыл бұрын

    I showed this to my 12 yr old son. He says he wants to do this and the cooking steak chunks over the fire with rock cooked bread. He’s hungry now. Lol

  • @ConstantineAndreas
    @ConstantineAndreas6 жыл бұрын

    Anyone else get a tad nervous whenever Dan stares into the camera?

  • @MiamiZombie2012

    @MiamiZombie2012

    6 жыл бұрын

    Constantine A Avoid the stare or he'll smoke you next.

  • @ConstantineAndreas

    @ConstantineAndreas

    6 жыл бұрын

    Haha! Exactly.

  • @healinggrounds19

    @healinggrounds19

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dan has a smoldering "smoky" star.

  • @fartzinwind

    @fartzinwind

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure he's a super nice guy, but hi's eyes say the meat could be human, and you're next. It's like he is glaring into my soul.

  • @RegalPlatypus

    @RegalPlatypus

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm a guy. I like to think I'm stereotypically masculine, though not oppressively so. When Dan stares into the camera I feel like a 12 year old school girl.

  • @funkmaestro
    @funkmaestro5 жыл бұрын

    Dan stares at the camera when he heard "jerking the meat" 1:12

  • @georgewashington6225

    @georgewashington6225

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @kwdoug

    @kwdoug

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @yukimura8012
    @yukimura80126 жыл бұрын

    3:51 RIP smol tasty buffalo meat. :(

  • @fartzinwind

    @fartzinwind

    6 жыл бұрын

    what you wouldn't pull it out to eat it still?

  • @DaCrazyMofo

    @DaCrazyMofo

    6 жыл бұрын

    fartzinwind just a tad bit of ash no big deal

  • @SwederRedews

    @SwederRedews

    6 жыл бұрын

    F

  • @Desi-qw9fc

    @Desi-qw9fc

    6 жыл бұрын

    F

  • @FunsizeFelicia13

    @FunsizeFelicia13

    5 жыл бұрын

    [sad frontier violin music playing in the background]

  • @Tezcax
    @Tezcax6 жыл бұрын

    Jerking the meat Stares at you 1:10-1:15

  • @natehall7820
    @natehall78204 жыл бұрын

    Your videos involving Nicholas Cresswell journal has helped me feel better having lost my sister recently. On my dads side my grandma was a Cresswell and is related to Nicholas. It has helped me and my dad look back at our family history and their struggles, and how they survived, thanks you!

  • @Arandolor
    @Arandolor3 жыл бұрын

    In South Africa we also dry out our meats, without the use of smoke, but using salt, vinegar and spices. It turns out really great and is eaten dried out. It's called biltong, and is one of the best foods in the country. It'll be used mainly for snacking, but can be used in various other dishes such as salads, or pastries. The meat type being mainly beef, springbok and kudu.

  • @christophersnedeker2065

    @christophersnedeker2065

    Жыл бұрын

    God bless thank you.

  • @brianphilbrook5262
    @brianphilbrook52626 жыл бұрын

    I had some moose meat done this way. It was the best jerky I’ve had loved the smoke taste.

  • @Amanda-kw1vi

    @Amanda-kw1vi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sounds good! I had elk years ago I wish I could find some it was beyond amazing!!!!

  • @Inko_Inko
    @Inko_Inko6 жыл бұрын

    3:52 rip poor slice of jerky fell into the flames

  • @stephenborntrager6542

    @stephenborntrager6542

    5 жыл бұрын

    I knew somebody else would notice! I saw that in slow motion, black and white, and set to a sad song... This is what happens when you have too short of strips on too large of grate. Although since this isn't a metal contraption, you could just reach down and pick it up out of the embers. Just shake the ash off and it's fine.

  • @aaronaaron7536

    @aaronaaron7536

    5 жыл бұрын

    6:44 it didn't die, it's the dark phoenix of meat

  • @joshuanorris5860

    @joshuanorris5860

    4 жыл бұрын

    I would get it out of the fire quick :P

  • @Lurker1979
    @Lurker19796 жыл бұрын

    Wish KZread had smellavision.

  • @golennironns8548
    @golennironns85485 жыл бұрын

    I agree, keeping the history and skills for future generations to use, man that that bison meat looks good.

  • @karenuntz6514
    @karenuntz65146 жыл бұрын

    My Irish great grandfather had a combination smoke house/salt house for preserving meat. On my German side, jerky was a huge thing. Actually, it still is, but they soak the meat in salt brine overnight, roll it in cracked peppercorn, stick a toothpick through it and hang it on the rack in the oven on low or pilot to dry. It's a Texas thing. 😉 @Townsends! 😄

  • @spacecase7566

    @spacecase7566

    4 жыл бұрын

    That sounds amazing!

  • @ldsphotodude49
    @ldsphotodude496 жыл бұрын

    This is a great collaboration. Thanks these kinds of things really bring the 18th century alive. Reading the Journal entries and demonstrating the techniques. Wonderful!

  • @TheDeffend
    @TheDeffend5 жыл бұрын

    That ಠ_ಠ toward the camera at 1:13 made my day.

  • @terryt.1643
    @terryt.1643 Жыл бұрын

    That reminds me of when we were fishing for salmon in Alaska, we rented a cottage at a native village and went to a potluck. I made red beans and rice which they loved. They removed smoked salmon fillets from something that looked a lot like what you had there. Theirs was more like a ladder leaning over two sticks and the fillets were draped over the lashed branches. Thanks for what you do! I’ve learned a lot from your channel.

  • @elboydo
    @elboydo6 жыл бұрын

    I love how excited you looked for wrapping the meat up to trap the smoke. Your passion for what you do is what always brings me back to this channel, it fully inspires passion for how things may have been done a long time ago, it's an amazing process. Thank you so much for your videos!

  • @riderxl
    @riderxl5 жыл бұрын

    He's such a Bilbo Baggins

  • @MelStaub

    @MelStaub

    4 жыл бұрын

    I knew he reminded me of someone! Just couldn't figure it out.

  • @lordshaxx667

    @lordshaxx667

    4 жыл бұрын

    riderxl lol fr 😂

  • @Pandorash8
    @Pandorash82 жыл бұрын

    Australian here. When my father used to “go bush” as a young man (1970’s), he’d make a grill from wood. But he didn’t smoke food, he’d cook it just like one would on a BBQ.

  • @jillclark3630
    @jillclark36303 жыл бұрын

    These videos never fail to educate and entertain me. Learning about American history, in all of its forms is fascinating. I love this channel and am so happy I found it.

  • @anthonylivesay6358
    @anthonylivesay63586 жыл бұрын

    I asked a while back for more things like this and you listened! Thank you so much. Love your channel and will now be watching Dan's as well.

  • @JustNatax3
    @JustNatax36 жыл бұрын

    "Doesn't meet modern food safety standards" ah well obviously not mass produced. But making beef jerky over a fire is still very valid. I mean it's surely more labour intensive than just putting it in an oven or dehydrator with "liquid smoke"... but the system stays the same. It's not dangerous lol

  • @talexander7217

    @talexander7217

    6 жыл бұрын

    "Doesn't meet modern food safety standards" i.e. isn't loaded with nitrites and other food preservation chemicals. lol

  • @Norkans5

    @Norkans5

    6 жыл бұрын

    It may contain various aromatic hydrocarbon compounds from the smoke, which are cancerogenous.

  • @JustNatax3

    @JustNatax3

    6 жыл бұрын

    Norkans5 Live a little, friend.

  • @Norkans5

    @Norkans5

    6 жыл бұрын

    I'm not worried. As a chemist i get plenty of that stuff in the lab, so the small amount in food really doesn't bother me.

  • @madichelp0

    @madichelp0

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think he's just saying it so they won't get into trouble if someone gets sick.

  • @rocknrolla2426
    @rocknrolla24262 жыл бұрын

    Very good stuff. My father used to put a rack on top of our woodstove and just dry out venison after marinating it in soy and worcestershire sauce with a little black pepper. Cold winters with that fire going and the meat drying out is one of my favorite memories. The dogs would go crazy.

  • @Iburn247
    @Iburn2476 жыл бұрын

    Thank god for the journals and writings!! Its incredible to think of what people went thru to get to where we are now. Fascinating stuff

  • @elkhunter8664
    @elkhunter86646 жыл бұрын

    Grew up hanging our venison jerky on the pack porch. Air dried with just black pepper to keep the flies off. Had to make sure it was thin but worked just fine. Of course this is in Arizona. Very dry air and within a couple of days it is good to go. This method looks mighty tasty.

  • @mabl49

    @mabl49

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sounds similar to biltong. I live in a more humid place so used the dehydrator after letting it air dry the first day (as rains came for two days after that). When it was done, i stored it in the freezer, which is likely overkill, but i had the room, and then took some with me when i went hiking or boating.

  • @elkhunter8664

    @elkhunter8664

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. Yeah, fall in Arizona is very dry so this method would not work many other places.

  • @mrdanforth3744

    @mrdanforth3744

    6 жыл бұрын

    Black pepper doesn't keep the flies off. It just means you don't have to worry about what those black specks are when you eat it.

  • @elkhunter8664

    @elkhunter8664

    6 жыл бұрын

    LOL. Yeah I never really believed it either:).

  • @VasilyKiryanov

    @VasilyKiryanov

    6 жыл бұрын

    Stone-age hunters air-dried their meat. Smoke was to keep the flies out.

  • @KaWouter_
    @KaWouter_6 жыл бұрын

    Dan is the man. I love his survival skills. Need to get prepped for my hiking trip to Sweden this summer.

  • @healinggrounds19

    @healinggrounds19

    6 жыл бұрын

    KaWouter have fun! Try the pickled herring and the "fermented" shark. (no on the shark)

  • @vaylonkenadell
    @vaylonkenadell6 жыл бұрын

    Really loving this series! I hope we see a lot more of frontier living.

  • @Artsydaisyzui
    @Artsydaisyzui Жыл бұрын

    It got me when dan said “we are eating for pleasure they were eating for survival” like its so true people have started taking everything for granted in general

  • @Tsiri09
    @Tsiri096 жыл бұрын

    This is a GREAT skill we all need to relearn!

  • @PrimalEdge
    @PrimalEdge6 жыл бұрын

    so awesome that Dan is dong some of these episodes! Love his channel.

  • @ashleighlecount
    @ashleighlecount6 жыл бұрын

    Another great episode in an AWESOME series!

  • @easttennesseeexpat7545
    @easttennesseeexpat75456 жыл бұрын

    Thank you and Dan for your collaboration. Very much enjoyed.

  • @derekedington777
    @derekedington7773 жыл бұрын

    That is the method that I use when making my favorite beef jerky. I guess our ancestors had the right idea. Old habits die hard. Also, instead of smoking for 24 hours smoke for 6 hours and then let the meat sit out in the sun on a cool day for about 10 hours. It makes a huge difference. Enjoy .👌🍗

  • @GenScinmore
    @GenScinmore5 жыл бұрын

    3:51 rip the meat that fell in the fire

  • @dannybeeson5084
    @dannybeeson50846 жыл бұрын

    Jerky is the ultimate trail food if you have water. It's great for energy while on the trail when you can't afford to stop and cook. My smoker gets a workout every couple months making jerky.

  • @xyoojtuamchang1235
    @xyoojtuamchang12356 жыл бұрын

    For my family, we ground up the meat after drying. We use a rock similar to the what the aztec use. We then mix it with dice up cilantro, green onions pepper and garlic.

  • @NonNobis-Domine
    @NonNobis-Domine6 жыл бұрын

    Love these videos with Dan. Keep 'em coming.

  • @CompleteAnimation
    @CompleteAnimation6 жыл бұрын

    More Bushcraft videos please!

  • @Stabby__
    @Stabby__6 жыл бұрын

    Nice, I cold smoke beef jerky, gotta use pink salt or instacure #1 to keep it safe for long term unrefrigerated storage. Great video, thx

  • @LtSump
    @LtSump5 жыл бұрын

    so glad i stumbled upon this series of videos. as an american history nerd i find it fascinating. thanks for all of your information and moreover, all of your enthusiasm! : )

  • @michaelpriest6242
    @michaelpriest62424 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for another great video Mr. Townsend. Thank you too for introducing your guest. I will learn more about him.

  • @theevilascotcompany9255
    @theevilascotcompany92554 жыл бұрын

    "... is not meant to meet modern food safety standards." I'm in, brother, I am so in.

  • @robosy715
    @robosy7156 жыл бұрын

    This man living in 1800 while were living in 2018

  • @hubcityreef5641

    @hubcityreef5641

    5 жыл бұрын

    There's nothing wrong with being transcentury.

  • @i_make_claymations6095

    @i_make_claymations6095

    3 жыл бұрын

    The 18th century is the 1700s.

  • @goCROSLEY
    @goCROSLEY6 жыл бұрын

    Got my wife into your videos as well. Very good content. Favorite channel on KZread. Keep up the great work Townsends!

  • @cyberdalek90gamergod89
    @cyberdalek90gamergod896 жыл бұрын

    This is one of my favorite channels and you are one of my favorite people on this planet

  • @gatocles99
    @gatocles995 жыл бұрын

    "Doesn't meet modern food safety standards"... yeah, it is actually safer than any factory food. Salting the meat makes it attract moisture and rot faster. And properly dried meat will keep for years. Ask the Mongols. I have Celiac, and I can tell you that home dried meat and pemmican means that I can travel anywhere in the continental U.S. without having to worry about food. Internationally, I can use it as a food while traveling and discard any uneaten portion before going through customs. If I fill my belly with as much dried meat or pemmican as I can hold, I can go two days without feeling hungry, and having full energy.

  • @jonajo9757

    @jonajo9757

    3 жыл бұрын

    C a n c e r t i m e

  • @gatocles99

    @gatocles99

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Cyndi Rothrock There is nowhere int eh Old Testament where salt was used to preserve meat, or to draw out blood. The only mention as salt was to be used as seasoning in sacrificial offerings. Salt was too expensive in the old days to use for preserving meat. Besides, unless we adhere to Judaism, we have no religious superstition demanding that anything we eat be Kosher. But nice attempt at lying. :) Salt attracts moisture, it will cause dried meat to go bad faster.

  • @gatocles99

    @gatocles99

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Cyndi Rothrock OK... Quote the Bible verses that describe using salt to preserve meat. I will wait. :)

  • @jonajo9757

    @jonajo9757

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@gatocles99 Salt was too expensive as in... which areas? How too expensive? I'd like some context after seeing Lindybeige's video on salt

  • @TheSilverPhoenix100

    @TheSilverPhoenix100

    3 жыл бұрын

    Salt actually does the opposite it pulls moisture out of things hense why it was used to preserve things till refrigeration was created

  • @billturner1960
    @billturner19603 жыл бұрын

    Nice presentation fellas, very informative and enlightening. Just an after thought but you may want to emphasize not using any conifer woods as they would impart a very bad taste given the nature of the resins and pitch. Keep up the great work. Really appreciate your vids!

  • @peterstefanak2889
    @peterstefanak28895 жыл бұрын

    you know what? I am gonna say it as I see it: you guys are awesome for having the balls to search this old recipes and try it out without knowing if it will work out or not, sometimes you just have to try it just to see what will happen and if it fails just try again and again until it works, so yeah thank you for living the history

  • @seecanon5840
    @seecanon58406 жыл бұрын

    I added this to my food journal on how to dehydrate meat. Thanks Jon. You, my friend are a true patriot.

  • @ColonelBragg
    @ColonelBragg6 жыл бұрын

    I actually have a lot of experience on this subject because i process my own meat after hunting season but i always wondered how the old timers did it i'd like to see a video on how they made the smoked summer hams i assume those were around during that era

  • @kenjett2434
    @kenjett24346 жыл бұрын

    I jerk venison all the time of course i use a modern dehydrator to do it. I do use different marinades to enhance the flavor and help preserve the meat. It keeps well all winter or in summer it stays good for a long period of time if kept in dry storage where moister cant get at it.

  • @EmilyMSmith93

    @EmilyMSmith93

    4 жыл бұрын

    Moisture

  • @SuperEnthused
    @SuperEnthused6 жыл бұрын

    I love every single video you make!!

  • @faithpon9324
    @faithpon93246 жыл бұрын

    Great disclaimer and awesome information! Thank you!

  • @v8sserieschevy917
    @v8sserieschevy9174 жыл бұрын

    Me an my family have always done this. With deer, fish, rabbit etc.

  • @hammondthink7947
    @hammondthink79475 жыл бұрын

    1:12 oh boy 😂 awkward moment

  • @watthaile2053

    @watthaile2053

    2 ай бұрын

    I could help either one out with that.

  • @cplmark29
    @cplmark293 жыл бұрын

    I love your video's of that time frame on living back then . Thank you ever much for showing them.

  • @homedogtwo8820
    @homedogtwo88204 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoy watching this, love this time period..thanks

  • @jesselopez5708
    @jesselopez57086 жыл бұрын

    In Jamaica they still jerk chicken and beef. Very spicy but reeeaal good

  • @dem3m3man63

    @dem3m3man63

    6 жыл бұрын

    jerk them off?

  • @cyrene7784
    @cyrene77846 жыл бұрын

    I'm so in love with this channel! Thank you so much! And I have a question about this video. Is this the way Native North Americans also preserved their buffalo meat? If so is this where the settlers learned these techniques or did they already have that knowledge when they arrived?

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    Membership requests are being taken for my Facebook Group , "The Nutmeg Gallery - Fans of Townsends." Link is here: facebook.com/groups/157774458232617/

  • @mrdanforth3744

    @mrdanforth3744

    6 жыл бұрын

    Everybody has been drying and smoking meat for thousands of years. This is the way natives smoked meat. Europeans would smoke meat in their kitchen chimney or in a smoke house.

  • @FrikInCasualMode

    @FrikInCasualMode

    6 жыл бұрын

    Some of us still do :) You have to know what you doing, but if done right it tastes way, way better than stuff from store shelf.

  • @alexanderfediurek6204
    @alexanderfediurek62042 жыл бұрын

    I found this channel 2 days ago and I can't stop watching. It's like some sort of visual/auditory wholesomeness crack.

  • @TheZodiacKiller622
    @TheZodiacKiller6224 жыл бұрын

    I really love this channel, your videos should be shown in schools, really excellent video, can't wait to try this out! thanks for the educational videos

  • @christianwhitemasculineame6651
    @christianwhitemasculineame66515 жыл бұрын

    Would you please stop being so good to watch? You're taking up way too much of my data.

  • @daniellebarker7667

    @daniellebarker7667

    5 жыл бұрын

    Shawn Heinrich Amen! Battery life, too!

  • @grahamlopez6202

    @grahamlopez6202

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yall plug in your chargers and steal the neighbor's wifi, the contents too good for him to stop

  • @rikusaalamo6876

    @rikusaalamo6876

    4 жыл бұрын

    In Finland we get unlimited data for less than 30€/month. Good thing for Dan and Jas😂

  • @lydiamendez2706
    @lydiamendez27066 жыл бұрын

    Hey, any chance we could get some videos on Spanish colonial (particularly Caribbean) and/or Cajun cooking?

  • @lydiamendez2706

    @lydiamendez2706

    6 жыл бұрын

    Josh_519 I am well aware, but a good chunk of the US was once Spanish colonies - obviously the Southwest, but also the Gulf Coast, Florida (St. Augustine was established 40 years before Jamestown!), and Puerto Rico. I figure it’d be interesting to explore how their cooking was in the 18th century, given that the channel has also done several German recipes before

  • @lydiamendez2706

    @lydiamendez2706

    6 жыл бұрын

    Joey Morrison Maybe Cajun wasn’t the right word, was thinking like recipes from 1700s New Orleans, back when the French and Spanish were in charge. Guess in the moment I was wondering about how the Cajuns would’ve adapted their cooking after the British forced them to leave Canada for Louisiana, since I imagine there would’ve been a pretty radical shift in what ingredients they would’ve had on hand and the like. Heck, even finding out what they were cooking before they were displaced could be interesting

  • @robdiaz4037

    @robdiaz4037

    6 жыл бұрын

    Josh_519 Spanish is as much a part of American history as is English, moron.

  • @MrDainemudda

    @MrDainemudda

    5 жыл бұрын

    The German trumps in: "Guten Tag!"

  • @olyvoyl9382

    @olyvoyl9382

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Houdini sorry Houdini your ignorance is showing. Spain was well involved in trying to establish themselves even before the English. And they were a real threat to and rivals of the struggling English colonies.

  • @stevenwithanS
    @stevenwithanS6 жыл бұрын

    Iv'e been doing that my whole life.I didn't realize it was such a big deal, lol. It works well with fish too. Another very enjoyable video from you fellows. Thank you.

  • @PulpParadise
    @PulpParadise24 күн бұрын

    @Townsends + @CoalcrackerBushcraft = two of my favorite channels collaborating! ❤

  • @nicolemarly6202
    @nicolemarly62026 жыл бұрын

    Hello smoked daddy

  • @JohanKylander

    @JohanKylander

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hello Nicole!

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hello unique Nicole! :)

  • @lovemesomeslippers

    @lovemesomeslippers

    6 жыл бұрын

    Legendary Nicole

  • @justaqua8711

    @justaqua8711

    6 жыл бұрын

    Ayyyyyyy

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    Requests for membership are currently being accepted at my new Facebook Group, entitled, "The Nutmeg Gallery - Fans of Townsends." facebook.com/groups/157774458232617/?ref=bookmarks

  • @jasonpatterson8091
    @jasonpatterson80916 жыл бұрын

    I imagine that most people bothering to actually try this would already know not to, but you would want to avoid using softwoods for the smoking process - too much creosote and potentially a nasty, sooty mess at the end.

  • @FrikInCasualMode

    @FrikInCasualMode

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yup. Wood from fruit trees is best - especially apple and cherry. Alder is also good. Do not use oak - too much tannins. If you want, add a bit of juniper branches to the fire for extra aroma - some people love it, some.... don't :)

  • @Ryan-wx8of

    @Ryan-wx8of

    5 жыл бұрын

    You would also want the meat to be further from the fire so it doesn't cook like happened here. And you wouldn't want to use the canvas to wrap the meat as that will trap moisture. You definitely also don't want to use greenwood (we want smoke not steam).

  • @PsychedelicFerret
    @PsychedelicFerret6 жыл бұрын

    Stumbled upon your channel a few weeks ago, you've now piqued my interest :) Thank you for the experience! Will spread the word! Greetings from Norway and god helg(have a nice weekend) :)

  • @Ravangers
    @Ravangers6 жыл бұрын

    Wow great bunch of videos the last month! lovin em

  • @MonotoneCreeper
    @MonotoneCreeper6 жыл бұрын

    That dog stole the show

  • @healinggrounds19

    @healinggrounds19

    6 жыл бұрын

    Monotone YES!!

  • @Samsrandomnonsense

    @Samsrandomnonsense

    6 жыл бұрын

    Monotone there was a dog? Lol

  • @emerete5411

    @emerete5411

    5 жыл бұрын

    Dan said “Mr. Goldie will be in the video or I refuse to be”

  • @neilkorchinski1006
    @neilkorchinski10064 жыл бұрын

    When I was teaching in northern Canada, I went on a moose hunt with my grade 9 class and some elders. Over 4 days, I helped an old native lady slice up and dry 11 moose. The kids liked eating it with lard and salt. They thought I was weird for putting mustard on mine.

  • @Q-BinTom
    @Q-BinTom6 жыл бұрын

    Love the frontier stuff. Keep them coming

  • @georgemoutafis4399
    @georgemoutafis43992 жыл бұрын

    Excellent video with some very useful information! Congratulations to both of you!

  • @pomfret_and_pommes_frites_6493
    @pomfret_and_pommes_frites_64936 жыл бұрын

    Food safety laws are getting so strict that where I live public health is considering shutting down bake sales and homemade jam

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    WHAT????? That's crazy! So don't eat Aunt Martha's cake on Thanksgiving then. Sheesh. (grumbles off into the sunset)

  • @minnion2871

    @minnion2871

    6 жыл бұрын

    Heaven forbid we be able to cook or preserve our own food huh?

  • @graphguy

    @graphguy

    6 жыл бұрын

    I would rephrase that. They are getting more and more absurd and onerous. Not to sound too political, but it is like gun laws, immigration laws. Just enforce what we have and all three would have drastically different outcomes. As is such with food safety. For example they pile on the laws, but go to any restaurant and observe the staff and you will see food safety violations galore. I don't mean food safety laws, although those might be applicable, but I am talking about food safety when it comes to cleanliness (lack of), handling (improper), and a general overall ignorance of staff to what is safe and what is not safe.

  • @mirandamom1346

    @mirandamom1346

    6 жыл бұрын

    I wasn’t allowed to bring home-baked goods to my daughter’s preschool. I guess I understand why, but it made me sad.

  • @TheOtherBill

    @TheOtherBill

    6 жыл бұрын

    It's the nanny statists, first Europe and now here. They've already got CA. The only solution is to vote and vote well.

  • @TheJoelu1059
    @TheJoelu10594 жыл бұрын

    Jerking the meat. I try this at home regularly.

  • @mr.turnerx7615
    @mr.turnerx76153 жыл бұрын

    Love this channel- so good!

  • @Gunnyhungar
    @Gunnyhungar4 жыл бұрын

    This is the most relaxing channel to watch

  • @atropiaveteran
    @atropiaveteran6 жыл бұрын

    Was the disclaimer in the front purely legal, or was it potentially unsafe?

  • @lovemesomeslippers

    @lovemesomeslippers

    6 жыл бұрын

    J.R. Handley Both. Read the reply under Paul McKenzie's question above.

  • @atropiaveteran

    @atropiaveteran

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, so it appears to be purely legal mumbo-jumbo!

  • @graphguy

    @graphguy

    6 жыл бұрын

    fear of trial lawyers drooling around the campfire.

  • @TheOtherBill

    @TheOtherBill

    6 жыл бұрын

    Shakespeare - Henry VI, Part 2, Act IV, Scene 2. Need I say more? :-D

  • @atropiaveteran

    @atropiaveteran

    6 жыл бұрын

    Point taken! :P

  • @kennygraley824
    @kennygraley8246 жыл бұрын

    No Nut Meg? 😝

  • @atropiaveteran

    @atropiaveteran

    6 жыл бұрын

    I was going to add that comment!! LOL

  • @GuardianKardigan

    @GuardianKardigan

    5 жыл бұрын

    Why do they need nut meg? I’m not being rude I’m actually curious :)

  • @theretep6494

    @theretep6494

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sexmetalbarbie__ cause it’s the 1800s lol

  • @cultclassic999

    @cultclassic999

    5 жыл бұрын

    @Sexmetalbarbie__ @Ichigo Red Because almost every recipe from John has nutmeg in it. lol

  • @TonyyStarrkk1994

    @TonyyStarrkk1994

    4 жыл бұрын

    If you need nut meg refer to 1:13

  • @hohan118
    @hohan1186 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is so awesome! I love your content. Keep up the hard work!

  • @Fieldeluxe
    @Fieldeluxe3 жыл бұрын

    I love this so much just stumbled across this channel.

  • @paulmckenzie5155
    @paulmckenzie51556 жыл бұрын

    Nice video! Does anyone have any suggestions for comments ?

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    Hi Paul. What are you hungry for?

  • @TheJerrysauer

    @TheJerrysauer

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pidgeon!

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sorry to be so picky, but is there a letter D in that word....? Only if the "bird's" first name might be Walter or Eugene.

  • @rosemcguinn5301

    @rosemcguinn5301

    6 жыл бұрын

    Quail?

  • @TheJerrysauer

    @TheJerrysauer

    6 жыл бұрын

    You are correct! I looked it up and I guess it's an archaic spelling of pigeon. I have no idea why I used it.

  • @tsunamijani5284
    @tsunamijani52844 жыл бұрын

    When he said "jerking the meat" and homeboy from the Confederacy turned and looked into the camera LMFAO

  • @matbroomfield
    @matbroomfield2 жыл бұрын

    Dan's such a great fit as a guest on Townsends. A really fascinating and prosaic man.

  • @Matork2100
    @Matork21006 жыл бұрын

    First, wanna say love all of your videos. The insight into early american life is amazing. Second, was wondering what kind of remedies or ways people back then used to deal with things like poison ivy/oak rashes, bad wasp stings and other mild wilderness style injuries they'd have to deal with. Maybe in a Q&A or even a full video if you think there's enough content to do one on it.

  • @sarge505050
    @sarge5050505 жыл бұрын

    I tried smoking bison once. He kept falling out of the rolling papers.

  • @LAL00O00
    @LAL00O004 жыл бұрын

    Lol you could tell he wasnt into the jerky at all. Talking some lowkey trash and Dan had to remind him it was “survival” food

  • @blueshell292

    @blueshell292

    4 жыл бұрын

    I think you are on the wrong video

  • @CynHicks
    @CynHicks4 жыл бұрын

    Man that whole thing about learning and passing down what our ancestors had to do is inspirational and really cool.