Appendix: Resources
Food Preservation Information
Beef Culinary Center: The Cattlemen’s Beef Board and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. This source will provide a description of the different types of veal that are on the market in the United States.
www.beefandvealculinary.com/vealtypes.aspx
The National Center for Home Food Preservation: Freezing Meats. This is a very good resource for information on how to freeze meat and fish properly. www.uga.edu/nchfp/how/freeze/meat.html
The National Center for Home Food Preservation: Smoking and Curing, the University of Georgia. This is a very practical resource for information on the science of food preservation. Home preservers need to understand the how to prepare nutritious and safe food for their family.
www.uga.edu/nchfp/publications/nchfp/lit_rev/cure_smoke_cure.html
University of Illinois Extension: Meat Temperature Chart. This is a useful chart to help you cook your meat to a safe internal temperature. If you explore around this site, you will find a wealth of information on cooking. http://web.extension.illinois.edu/meatsafety/preparation/tempchart.html
University of Illinois Meat Science and Muscle Biology. This is a very technical resource for information on the science of meat. This is a great resource for the person who needs to understand the fine details of food preservation science. http://labs.ansci.illinois.edu/meatscience
University of Minnesota Extension. This site provides a wealth of information on preparing food safely. www.extension.umn.edu/FoodSafetyEd
United States Department of Agriculture: Food Safety and Inspection Service. This site contains very important information on the safety issues on cooking food. www.fsis.usda.gov/factsheets
Food Preservation Equipment
All American Pressure Canner. A resource to purchase a quality pressure canner. A pressure canner is essential for canning meats.
www.allamericancanner.com/allamericanpressurecanner.htm
Ball Canning Jars. This is the place to go for your entire jar and lid supply needs. This site will display all the canning jars that are currently being manufactured. www.freshpreserving.com
BBQ Trader. This is a great place to find all the barbecue equipment you will ever need. There are many wonderful things in this resource for the home meat preserver to discover. www.bbqtrader.com
Bernardin. This is the place for everybody in Canada to look for canning supplies. Bernardin is a member of the Ball Canning Jar family.
www.bernadin.ca
Cabela’s. This is a place to find a wide range of products you will need to hunt, preserve food, and any other outdoor items you may need.
www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/home-cabin/_/N-1101235
Cutlery and More. This company is a source for high-quality Zwilling J. A. Henckels knives. www.cutleryandmore.com/henckels.htm
Gunter Wilhelm Cutlery. This is another source for high-quality knives.
http://gunterwilhelm.com/Shop-Cutlery/cutlery_listItems.asp?
idCategory=Cutlery+Sets
Presto Pressure Canner. A good place to begin looking for a high-quality pressure canner; this site has a wide range of products to choose from.
www.pressurecooker-outlet.com/prestopressurecanner.htm
MetroKitchen. This company is a place to purchase quality Wusthof knives. If you are going to work with meat and fish, you will need a quality set of knives. www.metrokitchen.com/wusthof
Thunderbird Meat Grinders. Anyone who is going to get into the art of sausage making will need a good quality meat grinder; this is a great place to find exactly the meat grinder you need. www.yourdelight.com/thunderbird_meat_grinders.htm
Tupperware: Freezer Containers and Cold Food Storage. For everyone who enjoys using Tupperware, this is a good place to look for just the container you need to put some meat in the freezer.
http://order.tupperware.com/coe-html/webdex/freezer.html
U.S. Plastic Corp: Stor-Keeper Containers with Lids. This is another great resource for all the plastic containers that can be used in the kitchen for food preservation projects. www.usplastic.com
Food Preservation Supplies
Allied Kenco Sales. This company has a wide variety of products that are designed to help you prepare and preserve meat. www.alliedkenco.com/
catalog/index.php
Butcher and Packer Supply Company. This is another good source of meat preservation products and supplies. www.butcher-packer.com
Food Saver Vacuum Sealing System. This is another product that can help you prepare your meat product for the freezer. The person who is serious about freezing meat and fish will need the best possible quality freezer preservation supplies. www.foodsaver.com/Index.aspx
Freezer Bags. This company is a great supplier for freezer bags. The safest way to preserve your meat and fish is with quality freezer bags.
www.shopwiki.com/Freezer+Bags
The Sausage Maker Inc. This company can help you get a good start as a sausage maker or help old pros find the supplies they need.
www.sausagemaker.com
The TNT Dakotah Sausage Stuffer. This is a company that will provide you with recipes and instructions on sausage making, along with a place to find some important equipment you will need.
www.dakotahsausagestuffer.com/smksaus.htm
Wenneman Meat Company. This is a good place for supplies in Illinois and for everyone who has access to the Internet. Take some time and explore their Web site and look at all of the quality meats and preservation supplies they have for sale. www.wenneman.com
Big Game Hunting Information from All Across North America
Alaskan brown bear: Contact the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation for hunting information. www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=bears.main
Alaska/Yukon moose: Contact the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation for hunting information. www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=moosehunting.main
American alligator: The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Web site provides specific field dressing instructions to remove the parts of the animal where mercury would be deposited. www.georgiawildlife.com/node/610
Barren ground caribou: Contact the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation for hunting information. www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=caribou.main
Black bear: Contact the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for hunting information. www.dnr.state.mn.us/hunting/bear/index.html
Blacktail deer: Contact the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation for hunting information. www.wildlifenews.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlife_news.view_article&issue_id=22&articles_id=109
Bighorn sheep: Contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department for hunting information. www.azgfd.gov/w_c/bhsheep/hunting.shtml
Bison: Contact the Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department for hunting information. http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/hunt.html
Canada moose: Contact Canada North Lodge for hunting information. www.canada-north.com/moose.htm
Coues deer: Contact the Arizona Game and Fish Department for hunting information. www.azgfd.gov/h_f/game_cues.shtml
Cougar: Contact the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife for hunting information. http://wdfw.wa.gov/hunting/bear_cougar/index.html
Dall’s sheep: Contact the Alaska Department of Fish and Game for hunting information. www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/biggame/dallshee.php
Desert bighorn sheep: Contact the Big Game Outfitters in Mexico for hunting information. www.huntmexico.com
Grizzly bear: Contact the Alaska Division of Wildlife Conservation for hunting information. www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=blackbear.blackbrown
Mountain caribou: Contact the Indian River Ranch Guides and Outfitters in Canada for hunting information. www.irrhunting.com/mountain_caribou_hunts.htm
Mountain goat: Contact the Idaho Fish and Game Department for hunting information. http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/biggame.aspx?ID=8
Mule deer: Contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife for hunting information. http://wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/Profiles/Mammals/Deer.htm
Musk ox: Contact the High Arctic Lodge for hunting information.
www.higharctic.com/hunting.htm
Pronghorn antelope: Contact Wyoming Trophy Hunts for hunting information. www.wy-trophyhunts.com
Rocky Mountain elk: Contact the U.S. National Forest Service at Ashley National Forest for hunting information. www.fs.fed.us/r4/ashley/recreation/flaming_gorge/fg_web_pages/Hunting/hunting.shtml
Roosevelt’s elk: Contact Hunt Washington State.com for hunting information. www.huntwashingtonstate.com/HWS/big%20Game/Roosevelt%20Elk%20Tips.htm
Tule elk: Contact the California Department of Fish and Game for hunting information. www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/hunting/elk/tule
Whitetail deer: Contact the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department for hunting information. www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Hunting/Hunt_species/hunt_deer.htm