Publications: Preserve Meat & Fish

This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides information on and examples of preserving meat, fish and seafood.

Research on food preservation is ongoing – recommendations may have changed since the release of some documents. Please refer to the National Center for Home Food Preservation for the most current recommendations.

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Overview

Canned Meat, Poultry and Fish: Problems and Solutions, Oregon State University Extension Service, SP 50-741, 2013
Canning Meat, Poultry, and Game, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW361, 2018
Canning: Meat, Poultry, Wild Game, and Fish, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, PM 3021, 2012
Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry & Fish Safely, University of Wisconsin Extension Cooperative Extension, B3345, 2014
Care and Cookery, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 124, 2019
Complete Guide to Home Canning: Guide 5, Preparing and Canning Poultry, Red Meats, and Seafoods, United States Department of Agriculture, 2015
Freezing Poultry and Fish, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 615, 2017
Holiday Meats - Not Just Turkey!, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, Fact Sheet HGIC 3565, 2019
Home Canning Meat: Poultry, Red Meats, Game and Seafood, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 188, 2019
Home-canning Meat, Poultry and Fish, Montana State University Extension, MT200903HR, 2017
How to Can Meat, Fish and Poultry, University of Missouri Extension
Canning Soup, Oregon State University Extension Service, SP 50-931, 2020
The Art and Practice of Sausage Making, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 176, 2017

Meat & Poultry

Canning Meats & Poultry, Clemson University Cooperative Extension
Curing and Smoking Poultry Meat, Oregon State University Extension Service, SP 50-693, 2013
Cutting and Preserving Whole Turkey, Utah State University Extension, Publication FN-290, 1995
Dry Meat Safely at Home, Kansas State Research and Extension, MF 3173, 2014
Handy Reference for Drying Meat Jerky, Cornell Cooperative Extension, 2010
Homemade Meat, Poultry, and Game Sausages, Washington State University, EB1661, 2003
Jerky Making, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 580, 2017
Leathers and Jerkies, Colorado State University Extension, Fact Sheet 9.311, 2012
Making Jerky at Home Safely, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW 632, 2012
Making Safe Jerky in a Home Dehydrator, University of Wisconsin Extension, 2009
Let's Talk Turkey, University of Wyoming Extension, MP-135, 2018
Meat & Poultry, Penn State University Extension, Code EE0058, 2018
Preserving Food in Wyoming: Meats, University of Wyoming Cooperative Extension Service, Publication B-1210.7, 2011
Preserving Food: Preparing Safer Jerky, University of Georgia Extension, 2011
Summer Sausage & Deli Style Meats, Oregon State University Extension Service, SP 50-735, 2020
Safe Handling of Sausages & Hot Dogs, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, Fact Sheet HGIC 3513, 2017
Smoking Poultry Meat, Colorado State University Extension, Fact Sheet 9.325, 2012
Versatile Canned Chicken, Penn State University Extension, Articles, 2018
Sausages and Food Safety, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service
Making Sausage at Home, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00263, 2018
Smoking Meat and Poultry, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service

Wild Game

Alaska's Game is Good Food: Rabbit, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00324, 2018
Big Game from Hunt to Home, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW 517, 2010
Canning Caribou, Deer & Moose, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00226, 2018
Canning and Freezing Venison, Penn State University Extension, Articles, 2019
Canning Venison, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, Fact Sheet HGIC 3246, 2014
Care and Handling of Game Birds, Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, MF-2177, 2000
Field Dressing Deer Pocket Guide, Penn State University Extension, Code UK100, 2015
Deer and Elk: Pocket Guide From Field to Table, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 536, 2019
Game Birds: Pocket Guide From Field to Table, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 537, 2017
Game Meat Safety, Penn State University Extension, Articles, 2017
Pocket Guide to Deer & Elk from Field to Table, North Dakota State University, FN 536, May 2019
Pocket Guide to Care and Handling of Game Birds from Field to Table, North Dakota State University, FN537, May 2019
Preservation of Game Meats and Fish, North Dakota State University, FN 155, May 2017
Proper Care and Handling of Game Birds: From Field to Table, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension
Proper Care and Handling of Venison: From Field to Table, Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Research and Cooperative Extension
Proper Processing of Wild Game and Fish, Penn State University Extension, Code UK072, 2011
Protecting Food Safety When Shooting, Field Dressing, Bringing a Deer Home, and Cutting the Carcass, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Publication 8204, 2006
Tips and Recipes for Preparing Elk/Venison, North Dakota State University, FN 1733, 2019
Venison, Utah State University, 2017
What to do with extra game meat? Go retro and make in Jerky, University of Wyoming Extension, 2016
Wild Side of the Menu No. 1 Care and Cookery, North Dakota State University, FN124, 2019

Seafood

Canning Seafood, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW194, 2016
Freezing Seafood At Home, University of California Davis, 1990
Handling and Freezing Fish and Seafood at Home, Louisiana State University, 2003
Home Freezing of Seafood, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW0586, 2008
Safe Handling of Seafood, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, Fact Sheet HGIC 3482, 2018
Spiced and Pickled Seafoods, Oregon State University Extension Service

Fish

A Pocket Guide to Care and Handling of Fish from Stream to Table, North Dakota State University, 2017
Canning Fish in Cans, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00125, 2017
Canning Fish in Quart Jars, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00126, 2016
Canning Tuna, Oregon State University Extension Service, SP 50-1002, 2019
How to Cook Alaska Fish, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00127, 2014
Canning the Fish Catch, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00128, 2019
Canning Smoked Fish in Cans, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00129, 2016
Add Variety to Home-Canned Fish, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00224, 2019
Canning Smoked Fish at Home, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW450, 2014
Filleting Tuna for Canning, Oregon State University Extension Service, SP 50-739, 2013
Fish: Pocket Guide From Stream to Table, North Dakota State University Extension Service, FN 535, 2017
Home Freezing of Fish, University of Alaska Fairbanks, FNH-00222, 2017
Pickling Fish and Other Aquatic Foods for Home Use, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW0183, 2009
Safe Handling of Fish, Clemson University Cooperative Extension, Fact Sheet HGIC 3508, 2020
Saving Your Catch, Auburn University Marine Extension & Research Center, 1996
Smoked Fish: Old Product with New Appeal - Offers Enhanced Taste, Shelf Life, Virginia Tech/Virginia Sea Grant, 2010
Smoked Fish, Part II: Proper Salting, Drying Procedures Essential, Virginia Tech/Virginia Sea Grant, 2010
Smoked Fish, Part III: Smoking, Storage, Microbiology, Virginia Tech/Virginia Sea Grant, 2010
Smoking Fish at Home, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service, FNH-00325, 2017
Smoking Fish at Home - Safely, Pacific Northwest Extension, PNW238, 2009