The Bearded Butcher Bold Blend Jerky Seasoning & Natural Cure Kit is your ultimate solution for creating premium homemade jerky. Designed to season and cure up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg) of your choice of meat — including beef, venison, and elk — this kit delivers bold and intense flavors with robust notes of garlic, onion, sea salt, paprika, and pepper. Pre-blended with natural curing agents like Cultured Celery Powder and Cherry Powder, it provides a non-synthetic curing process that ensures authentic flavor, safety, and quality in every batch.
This kit is versatile for both ground meat and whole muscle strips. For ground meat, distribute evenly prior to grinding, mix thoroughly, and extrude into jerky strips for cooking or drying. For whole muscle, cut into ¼" strips, coat evenly with seasoning, and marinate overnight. Cook or smoke strips to an internal temperature of 165ºF–170ºF or until desired dryness. Refrigerate or freeze for extended storage. Note: Do not combine with synthetic cures containing sodium nitrite.
Natural curing is achieved as celery juice powder converts nitrates into nitrites via naturally occurring bacteria, maintaining meat color and inhibiting harmful bacteria like Clostridium botulinum. Cherry powder accelerates the curing process with natural ascorbic acid, and sea salt synergizes with these powders to complete the natural curing system. This kit promotes product safety, clean-label quality, and the characteristic color and flavor of naturally cured meats.