Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9731685)

I'm bloody addicted to the stuff and its costing me a fortune...

Anyone got a recipe to DIY? I've got one of those dryer things that you can do trays of dried fruit in... Can I use that????

On the packet ingredients it says "spices"

What spices????


Can I quilt one?

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9731694)

Yes, you could use a fruit dryer. You can buy the ready made spices at a S.A. shop.

http://www.africashop.com.au/shop/in...ewCat&catId=45

Will last ages.

Biltong is easy to make. Stokkies will be quicker because the meat is very thinly cut.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9731685)

I'm bloody addicted to the stuff and its costing me a fortune...

Anyone got a recipe to DIY? I've got one of those dryer things that you can do trays of dried fruit in... Can I use that????

On the packet ingredients it says "spices"

What spices????


Can I quilt one?

Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes (Post 9731733)

I thought this was about bongs and stoggies and hence your addiction. My apologies. :D

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9731694)

Yes, you could use a fruit dryer. You can buy the ready made spices at a S.A. shop.

http://www.africashop.com.au/shop/in...ewCat&catId=45

Will last ages.

Biltong is easy to make. Stokkies will be quicker because the meat is very thinly cut.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9731744)

Could that be the cause of my munchies?????

Originally Posted by Sherlock Holmes (Post 9731746)

Gor luv a duck. I could kill for a munchie. A mint one. They really taste quite posh.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9731764)

If MIL arrives without a box of After Eights she's on the next flight home... They did do mint munchies didnt they? or have I made that up?

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9731897)

I have two boys with a serious billtong habit too... I blame myself, I should never exposed them to it... What kind of irresponsible parent am I ffs???:(

Keeping my billtong stash safe and hidden around the house is a constant battle... If its not the boys it tabbyfur and the byford two nicking it and the hounds from hell have been known to KILL for a piece of it...

Any suggestions for a child/animal/husband free place to store it????

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9731685)

I'm bloody addicted to the stuff and its costing me a fortune...

Anyone got a recipe to DIY? I've got one of those dryer things that you can do trays of dried fruit in... Can I use that????

On the packet ingredients it says "spices"

What spices????


Can I quilt one?

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9731694)

Biltong is easy to make. Stokkies will be quicker because the meat is very thinly cut.

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9732839)

Welcome to the world of biltong - there's no going back now.

Originally Posted by Professional

Where is Amazulu, I bet he has a secret recipe hidden somewhere, come on my little piece of Africa, come to Mumma and lets talk about your biltong.:sneaky:

Originally Posted by Professional Princess (Post 9732844)

Do they only do beef biltong in Australia?

Not meaning to be spoilt, but I want Springbok Biltong, we used to chew on that on our day tours and drink it with Windhoek lager. And once you start on a bag of biltong, before you know it you have eaten it all and your mouth has dried out completely.:lol:

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9732846)

:eek:

Originally Posted by Professional Princess (Post 9732854)

:sneaky:

When we first landed in Namibia, we were taken by car to our accommodation and one thing that really amused me, was people waiting by the side of the road with their shopping for a bus - no proper bus stop, and then close to them would be a few wild baboons and I had heard that the baboons sometimes steal the shopping.

That always made me giggle seeing the baboons so close to humans, just knowing they would mug them for their food.:eek:

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9732860)

Baboons are nuts. In the wild they are very shy and timid but when they get into contact with humans they go f**king mental.

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9732839)

Welcome to the world of biltong - there's no going back now.

It's a $55/kg habit though..........

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9732860)

Baboons are nuts. In the wild they are very shy and timid but when they get into contact with humans they go f**king mental.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9732879)

Baboons are amazing mimics.... They are simply reflecting what they see:blink:

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9732860)

Baboons are nuts. In the wild they are very shy and timid but when they get into contact with humans they go f**king mental.

Originally Posted by Bernieboy (Post 9733515)

Like most saffers really;)

Originally Posted by Amazulu (Post 9733516)

damn straight and don't you forget it

Originally Posted by Professional Princess (Post 9732844)

Do they only do beef biltong in Australia?

Originally Posted by Scubaemma (Post 9733596)

They sell cuttle fish biltong at the Foodworks near where I work (is there a vomit smiley?).
Strangely enough when I asked the Asian shopkeeper about it, he said its not a huge seller....

Originally Posted by rozellem (Post 9733628)

We were talking about this over the weekend. Has anyone attempted to make biltong from kangaroo meat? Surely there is a gap in the market? We eat kangaroo steaks regularly and buy biltong regularly, so its only a matter of time.....

ps. my fave biltong is Ostrich, yum.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9732877)

I need to set up my own biltong lab... I'm assuming that its unaustralian and against the law.... But I'm SURE I can produce it for a lot less than $55 a kilo

My biggest worry is "if it goes green it has spoiled so throw it away... I REALLY dont want to poison myself.... I suppose thats where the lab rats, sorry, hounds from hell will come in...

Iis off to Coles to buy me some silverside.... If I can find out what silverside is in australian....

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9735383)

I'm gonna get one of these and make some again.

http://www.topbuy.com.au/tbcart/pc/5...tail_container

I left my hanging biltong maker in the UK.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9735417)

I have one of them.... Somewhere..... Cant put me hand on it at the mo... Perhaps HE has thrown it out..... You can buy the ones they have at the butchers ... The big glass boxes for $195..... But I'm doing my first lot with the fan oven on zero heat.....

When I get round to it, which wont be today coz I'm working tonight so am going to chillax ....

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9735421)

Yep seen them. Bit pricey.

Originally Posted by sa2uk2oz (Post 9736040)

Here is my husband's biltong box. He made it himself, has a light and fan and the front is covered in mesh. He has the recipe down to perfection, and most people who try it prefer it to the SA shop. It holds about 6kgs of meat - so he makes a batch every couple of weeks.

Originally Posted by eddie007 (Post 9736045)

Dunno... $195 for a "professional" one.... Its the same make and model they use in our local butchers and biltong starts at $70 a kilo... It'd pay for itself within weeks....

The round air dryer I got was $5 from a garage sale.... It'll pay for itself in the first batch if it works.....

Still waiting for the sFfa online shop to contact me about payment :sneaky:

Have to get HIM to study the plans for a home made one.... Should be able to knock one up for me I reckon...

Bit worried bout the plastic on the airdryer being in contact with the meat...

Originally Posted by Alfresco (Post 9731694)

Yes, you could use a fruit dryer. You can buy the ready made spices at a S.A. shop.

http://www.africashop.com.au/shop/in...ewCat&catId=45

Will last ages.

Biltong is easy to make. Stokkies will be quicker because the meat is very thinly cut.

Originally Posted by In Exile (Post 9737329)

i want the biltong making machine on that site!
one question, when you dry/make biltong, does it smell?

I've witnessed the nasal horror of meat curing and it stinks. The end result is great but the process aint.