UpSideDown
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I picked up what looked like a fresh road kill of a blacktail deer and have been trying to salvage the meat from it. Between the rain outside and only having a small truck refrigerator I've had a hard time drying the meat fully, but the color of it looks good and it isn't smelling. I've cut the backstraps in half, wrapped them and have them in the freezer and I think they'll be good.
I'm trying to get the quarters to dry out so they can age some and I can get some steaks out of them and grind the rest. The cut portions of the meat have just not wanted to dry in the small fridge I have so I've got a small fan inside blowing air with the lid of the fridge just cracked a hair. Tonight I was really concerned with how wet the cut portions still are so I decided to salt the pieces and leave the fan running.
What do you guys think of this? Everywhere I put salt is now extra wet from drawing moisture up so I'm hoping I didn't just cause more problems. I'm really trying to put this meat to use since almost the entire deer was unharmed with a hit to the head and lower front leg.
I'm trying to get the quarters to dry out so they can age some and I can get some steaks out of them and grind the rest. The cut portions of the meat have just not wanted to dry in the small fridge I have so I've got a small fan inside blowing air with the lid of the fridge just cracked a hair. Tonight I was really concerned with how wet the cut portions still are so I decided to salt the pieces and leave the fan running.
What do you guys think of this? Everywhere I put salt is now extra wet from drawing moisture up so I'm hoping I didn't just cause more problems. I'm really trying to put this meat to use since almost the entire deer was unharmed with a hit to the head and lower front leg.