We still see the dried beef in jars on the grocery shelves - but it’s spendy! I’ve wondered if we could just make our own in the Excalibur, but would probably need an expensive meat slicer to get it that thin.
It would be nice to make our own for this, as well as for cream chipped beef on toast.
-JT
I last made this a few years ago, and even then it was expensive. Also, oops had the brand as Hormel when it is actually Armour
Searched the net for homemade dried beef/chipped beef. As I don’t own a dehydrator, at a loss as to whether or not it would work on this - but my sister would say it works for beef jerky so why not attempt. Here are a few sites which might be of help
Also, there is a variation on this recipe which has never been tried using a can of Corned Beef - NOT CORN BEEF HASH NOT - instead of the dried beef. Not certain that the exchange would bring the price down. All canned meat products are pricey these days (deviled ham, Spam, whatever you favor)
http://www.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_make_chipped_beef#ixzz1JQHtTrhI
http://www.ehow.com/how_4464714_make-dried-beef.html
http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0506F11.htm