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If Someone Uses It, It Can Stay

December 5, 2016 By Dana White | 10 Comments

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I was in a totally random situation having a totally random conversation with a totally random person I’ve met probably three times in my entire life.

That person randomly started talking about stuff he can’t believe someone would ever purchase. Something totally and completely useless and destined to turn into clutter.

His very best example?

A jerky gun.

Yeah. We totally have a jerky gun in our cabinet.

He couldn’t imagine why anyone would ever need one. But we need one. My husband uses it . . . to make jerky.

You pack it with ground meat and squeeze that meat out in flat, jerky-ish strips. Then you jerkify those strips until they’re jerky.

My husband loves that thing. We have had it for years, and he has used it so so many times. My kids love his jerky, and no matter how much he makes, it’s gone within days.

And y’all, have you priced jerky in the stores? That stuff ain’t cheap.

(Please note that I normally avoid using non-words like “ain’t,” but when talking about jerky and jerky guns, it feels right.)

So my point? Clutter is personal. If we use it consistently, even if not daily, it’s not clutter. If it’s a cool idea but we’ll never use it, it’s clutter.

 

Jerky-related affiliate links:

The jerky gun we have is out of stock on Amazon, when sold alone. But here it is with seasonings and a dehydrator.  Proof that jerky is expensive (or a convenient link for those who’ve realized they will never make jerky but want to put in a stocking as a non-clutter stuffer). 

 

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  1. Jean @ Howling Frog says

    December 5, 2016 at 12:24 pm

    IT’S LIKE A COOKIE PRESS BUT FOR JERKY. That is amazing that a thing like that exists!! Can I come over for jerky?

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  2. Sarah says

    December 5, 2016 at 1:48 pm

    It is a cookie press. Cookie presses can also be used for making jerky. Jerky presses can be used to make cookies. Spritz cookies shaped like Christmas Trees and wreaths and camels. You can also make sausages. You can also make cheese straws, and probably other stuff.
    Anything made with a cookie press tends to disappear pretty fast.
    When my arthritis started interfering I got an electric press.

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  3. Mary says

    December 5, 2016 at 5:04 pm

    And now you post his recipe for jerky…….. Inquiring minds want to know.

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  4. Penelope says

    December 6, 2016 at 8:15 am

    This totally applies to my sister and my gifts to one another. She gets me stamps (totally clutter in her house, used in mine), I get her running and biking gear (totally clutter in my house!)
    It works!

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  5. Tammy M. says

    December 6, 2016 at 9:08 am

    FYI–it is now in stock without the dehydrator.

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  6. Nancy says

    December 6, 2016 at 9:12 am

    We have that same one. My husband loves to make jerky and everyone is happy when he does.

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  7. Melinda Mitchell says

    December 9, 2016 at 7:38 am

    A jerky press? Never heard of such a thing! lol
    I wrote about you again! Oh Nony, how do I love thee, let me count the ways!
    https://purpleslobinrecovery.wordpress.com/2016/12/08/paper-purgathon-pal/

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  8. Kerie Harris says

    December 11, 2016 at 11:09 am

    Our household also owns a jerky press, and my hubby ROCKS some great jerky! ?

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  9. Marian Stevens says

    December 12, 2016 at 10:24 am

    I have one too – I use it for making deviled eggs. It is amazingly useful for filling them.

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  10. Margaret says

    December 13, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    Jerky is expensive, but so is meat. Do you find it’s actually a huge savings? I forget the ratio but it takes a number of ounces of raw meat to make one ounce of jerky…

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