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Ok here is the deal. Stepson called yesterday for Navy A school and wants us to ship/mail him some Jerky/Summer sausage. Well it has to stay cold so how do you ship or mail something like that now days?? I know years ago you could buy a ice chest sort of thing that was set up for mailing but I have not seen something like that in at least a decade. So how is it done now days. Plus dye ice where does a person find that any more??
Thanks
 
A grocery store should have dry ice. Most people use a hard plastic cooler. You need to use clear tape, not duct tape. Check with post office, ups, or fedx. They can tell you ways to ship it.
 
The Omaha Steak Co.ships meat to a doctor in my hometown and it comes in a styrofoam container of some sort. Probably has dry ice inside it. The Publix Supermarkets around this part of the world have dry ice for sale in sub-zero coolers in their stores. Gene davis
 
In Iowa HyVee grocery stores often sell dry ice. Around St. Louis I found it at a dry ice dealer long ago. Looked them up in the phone book.

Gerald J.
 
why do you have to ship it cold jerky and summer sausage is not keep cold in the store have shiped it to Cal also ship cheese all over the place . tell him thanks
 
Used to buy hog semen. They packed it in a styrofoam box with freezer gel packs around the vials.Never dry ice used.Temp would be a lot more critical for semen than jerky.
 
How much do you need to send. I just got a box of vaccines in a nice styrofoam cooler w/ reuseable gel packs. About 10x12x10 tall. If the wife didn't find my hiding place and throw it away, I can send it to you (take a week or so for you to get it). Thought the purpose of jerky/salami was you don't have to refridgerate it??

Dave
 
The home made stuff you have to keep cold. I do not use a lot of salt in it and NO preservatives so that is why it has to stay cold. The recipe even says if stored for long to freeze it
 
He is in Gulf port MS and the last thing we sent him took 8 days to get there. Ya Jerky and summer sausage should keep but the recipe says to put in fridge or freeze so that is what I do to be safe
 
It is home made and that is what the recipe says to do with it when done. Ya if it had a lot of salt or perserative in it maybe but this is right out on my oven made by me
 
Two points. One, I too wouldn't worry about the temperature for jerky and summer sausage. Two if you do need to ship something cold, like was said below use a sterofoam container and gel packs. If you know anyone that shoots insulin and get it by mail you should be able to get what you need. SWMBO gets her insulin that way.

HTH

Areo
 
Well Bill Harper died a decade ago so guess he does not have to worry about things. What I think is funny this recipe book was published right here in Camdenton Missouri right where I live. Son even payed for the BEER that I need in the stuff but he doesn't know it yet LOL
 
8 days is gonna be tough no matter what you use. Start with a Big cardboard box.Freeze the meat HARD,sealed in plastic bags. layer it with Newspaper, frozen gel packs, More newspaper, then dry ice, then more newspaper. Styrofoam sheeting cut into rectangles and fitted into the box. Box within a box.Layers are your friend! Keeping cold things cold and dry is the key.
Most ice plants can get it. Local grocer has it here.
Aunt Ernice company ships med stuff frozen all the time.But your gonna have to improve on 8 days.
Good luck!And good eating to your son! If it has a good smoke on it,even if it thaws it still should be good when it arrives if he can refrigerate it on his end.
 
old, I get insulin from the V A with these gel packs. I have freezer full of 15- 20 pack will send them to you if you pay freight. I have the boxes they com in (styfom 1ft by 1ft) 863 604 3624 Jack In Fla
 
I'll have to think about it and also see what I can find local first thanks
 
Check with USPS, FedEx, UPS and see what they recommend. One of them may be able to expedite the delivery.
 
Meijer store's in our area sell dry ice right next to the regular bagged ice. I don't know if that chain has reached MO yet. Seems like I remember seeing heavy walled styrofoam coolers for sale right there too.

Freeze the meat first and put the cooler in the freezer too. Add the dry ice and seal it up. It should stay cold for 8 days if it stays closed.

Can you ship Priority Mail to get it there sooner??

Thank your son for his service.

Tim K in NW Ohio ~ Who's mouth is watering, thinking of jerky and summer sausage.
 
Oh by the way this is Deer jerky and sausage. Deer I shoot from y place this year. Son has been here in the past to help and also shoot them but not this year
 
Ex had an uncle that made jerky out of just about everything..... kept it in a crock like a cookie jar. Like Forrest Gump talking about a box of chocolates, no tellin what you'd get. Raccoon, beaver, fox, whatever he shot or trapped. None of it was bad tasteing. Plenty of pepper/seasoning.

Dave
 

I just talked to my buddy that is a post master
in my home town: He said wrap in any type of inselation{ bubble wrap news papper } just to name a few He all said that a lot of people use both and use a lot of it, then mail it priority mail:

It will be there in three days: and have your son
let you know when he recived it.

JR.FRye Tell him THANK YOU FOR BEING A VET
 
Well if Woods there has it maybe the one in Green view would also have it. I'll have to check around. Told the wife that while she was in town to stop at a butcher shop and ask if the have shipping boxes for doing this
 
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