Things we make.

[Tucky]

Surely the polar opposite to a humidor is an oven.....

[SilentBOb]

Good tips, will keep it all in mind....now how to do I sneak it in the house....mmmmmm

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[Budgie Smuggler]

Is a biltong box the complete polar opposite to a humidor? lol

That's a point, maybe we could make Biltong by putting the meat in a tub with all of our Boveda packs that need recharging [emoji38]

[ValeTudoGuy]

Is a biltong box the complete polar opposite to a humidor? lol

[Tucky]

That would work....I run the fan in mine off an old car battery,mostly because I'm too cheap to buy the inverter to run the computer fan.

[ValeTudoGuy]

I managed to find a box of 12 60watt bulbs on eBay. They're like hens teeth these days. You can't just nip down the shop and grab one!

Here's a 10 pack.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171439234243

Why not use readily available halogen bulbs? They radiate more heat than an equivalent regular incandescent filament bulb so a 25-30w halogen should havens similar ambient temperature. You could even use a 12v car halogen and a 12v fan for extraction.... The box could be an Off the grid biltong box! I think I Will run mine Off a 12v lead acid battery.

[Tucky]

I haven't but when I get a bit more time I could be tempted....Black forest ham also sounds nice but would involve me buying an electric slicer.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Have you guys made Droewors?

[Tucky]

I've heard that special bulbs like oven ones etc are exempt so maybe am easier to source option. Not tried this however.

[MrMaduro]

You'll need to source a light bulb which gives out a bit of heat so no cree chips here.
If the box is small enough you can skip the fan....even if the box is quite large you may not need the fan 24/7 as drying too fast isn't ideal....biggest tip is be careful with the salting time....an hour covered in rock salt then wash the excess off is pleanty, if not the final product will be to salty. Oh and DON'T skimp and use cheap ground cooking salt unless you massively cut the salting time (a tip learnt the hard way).

I managed to find a box of 12 60watt bulbs on eBay. They're like hens teeth these days. You can't just nip down the shop and grab one!

Here's a 10 pack.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171439234243

[ValeTudoGuy]

I think I need to build one too.

[Tucky]

You'll need to source a light bulb which gives out a bit of heat so no cree chips here.
If the box is small enough you can skip the fan....even if the box is quite large you may not need the fan 24/7 as drying too fast isn't ideal....biggest tip is be careful with the salting time....an hour covered in rock salt then wash the excess off is pleanty, if not the final product will be to salty. Oh and DON'T skimp and use cheap ground cooking salt unless you massively cut the salting time (a tip learnt the hard way).

[SilentBOb]

Do it! There's plenty of info on the web! Plus me and I'm sure Tucky will help out! It's fairly easy and pretty addictive!

Funny you should say that, have been on google pretty much all morning today! I'm sure I have some MDF in the garage [emoji41]

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[MrMaduro]

This has made me want to make my own biltong box...I love that stuff!

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Do it! There's plenty of info on the web! Plus me and I'm sure Tucky will help out! It's fairly easy and pretty addictive!

[SilentBOb]

This has made me want to make my own biltong box...I love that stuff!

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