This collection of documents from University Extension offices nationwide provides information on and examples of preserving meat 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.
Topics on this page:
Overview, Meat, Wild Game, Seafood
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
- 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
- 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
- Smoking Poultry Meat, Colorado State University Extension, Fact Sheet 9.325, 2012
- Versatile Canned Chicken, Penn State University Extension, Articles, 2018
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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