I figured out how to make protein powder at home. I made a biltong machine and dried the meat very dry, and then ground it up into a fine powder. It is fantastic when spread on bread. There is a club that makes biltong and jerky sandwiches with a range of great ideas, see:
I ran an Indiegogo campaign to get people to buy a kit for making their own biltong machine. This can then be sliced and eaten directly or allowed to get very dry and ground up, and this is how to make protein powder. Biltong is one of the best sources of protein, especially when made with deer or any other low-fat meat.
If you want to see a video on how to build a machine, watch the following video that I made:
Warning: When connecting electrical equipment in do-it-yourself (DIY) machine it is important to have an electrician do the final testing and energisation. There are a number of posts on this blog about making your own protein at home by focusing on making biltong. The key is that you buy buying suitable cuts of meat and then curing them to make biltong gives you high-quality protein, and the cost is not exorbitant.
In Australia there are a couple of high-quality places to buy meat which are not exhorbitant, see:
https://www.aldi.com.au/brands/JINDURRA%20STATION
https://www.costco.com.au/Business-Delivery/Meat-Seafood/Beef/c/cos_30.6.3 (Costco Wholesale is found in many parts of the world)
If you can’t find an electrician for the final hookup, testing and energisation, you can still make protein at home. Here is how: there are machines available on-line as follows: they cost about $400, whilst making one at home will only cost you about $60.
https://amzn.to/45KniCj – is the link to go to the product page for the above biltong machine.
You can buy the whole DIY kit here:
https://homepiggie.myecomshop.com/product/food/?hash=d6e85db0
There are other useful articles about making a biltong machine at home and preparing the meat, see: