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Biltong Boss KK11: Home Biltong Dryer & Biltong Maker
- Dedicated setting for authentic biltong at the press of a button
- Can handle up to 5kgs of wet meat per batch
- Make biltong all year round with automated temperature control
- Compact design and quiet operation make it ideal for any environment
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Original price was: $499.00.$395.00Current price is: $395.00.
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| 1 × | Biltong Boss KK11 stainless steel cabinet |
| 1 × | 5 bar hanging rack |
| 36 × | Stainless steel hooks |
| 10 × | Stainless steel trays |
| 1 × | Drip tray |
| 1 × | Instruction manual |
The Biltong Boss KK11 is a stainless steel biltong dryer for making biltong, droëwors, jerky and other dried foods at home in New Zealand. It hangs up to 5 kgs of wet meat on a 5 bar rack or can hold 10 stainless steel trays, and runs on digital temperature control from 20°C to 90°C.
For the ultimate biltong rustle up at your place, this guy’s the boss.
You already know what a decent bag of biltong costs. You’ve done the maths at the counter and put it back. This is the machine that ends that conversation.
Hang up to 5kg of wet meat, set the one touch biltong function and leave it be. The KK11 is optimised to take all the guesswork out of the curing process. It uses airflow and an internal thermostat to maintain the ideal environment for meat curing. The biltong setting gives you 3 temperature options between 20°C and 30°C.
Regardless of outside conditions, including high humidity environments, you will get consistent results based on your recipe.
The second function of the KK11 is the dehydrator function. This switches the unit from airflow to low temperature heating between 30°C and 90°C for up to 24 hours.
Ideal for jerky, dried fish, fruit, herbs, whatever you feel like drying, it all goes in the same cabinet.
It was built for biltong first, but can handle all your dehydrator needs. Plus the food grade stainless steel construction, including the 10 trays, means you aren’t exposing your food to heated plastic like most cheaper dehydrators.
This is your opportunity to make biltong your way without the guesswork of a DIY box or the cost of buying biltong by the bag.
| Brand | Kalahari Khabu |
| Model | KK11 |
| Product type | Biltong dryer, biltong maker, biltong drying chamber |
| Hanging capacity | 1 × 5 bar rack, 36 stainless steel hooks, 35cm hanging length |
| Trays | 10 stainless steel |
| Temperature range | 20°C to 90°C, digital control |
| Timer | 24h |
| Power | 800W |
| Voltage | 230V |
| Air system | 1 motor, 1 fan blade |
| Housing | SUS201 stainless steel, 0.6 to 0.8mm |
| Trays, handle, locks | SUS304 stainless steel |
| Colour | Silver or Black |
| Warranty | 1 year |
| Shipping | Free, New Zealand wide |
| Best for | Biltong, droëwors, jerky, fish, fruit, vegetables, herbs |
| Dimensions, W × D × H | 34.5 × 39.5 × 43.1cm |
Free shipping across New Zealand, tracked. We do not deliver to PO Box addresses. We ship from our warehouse in Matakana, so everything is handled locally.
14 day money back guarantee: if it comes back boxed and unused there is only a 10% restocking fee. Faulty on arrival is covered in full if you tell us within 7 days with a photo. Twelve months warranty on working parts, and spares are listed in the Equipment Spares section of the site. Questions: info@kalahari.nz.
36 piece capacity
Hang up to 36 pieces at a time
20 to 90°C range
Meat, fruit, herbs
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Hundreds of reviews
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The timer
Twenty four hours at a time
The KK11 timer runs in 24 hour blocks: set it in the morning and add another day when you check the batch. If you would rather set it once and walk away for four days, that is the KK12’s 96 hour timer. Hover over the panels to compare.
About this item
What you get and why
Hang a full batch at once
Thirty six hooks and ten trays. Enough biltong to get through the week without anyone rationing it.
It holds the temperature you set
A fan and a light bulb can’t do that. Neither can a garage box in a damp Auckland week. Set it anywhere from 20°C to 90°C and it stays there.
Low heat keeps it tender
Too much heat seals the outside before the middle has dried. Keep the dial down and your biltong stays soft in the middle.
Nothing hides at the back
One motor pushes air through the whole cabinet. Pieces at the back dry at the same rate as the ones at the front, so you’re not rotating trays halfway through.
One cabinet does the lot
Hooks for whole pieces of biltong. Trays for snapsticks, droëwors, jerky, dried fish, fruit leathers and herbs.
Trays go straight in the sink
SUS304 stainless, so nothing rusts or holds onto last month’s chilli. The cabinet is 34.5cm wide and takes less bench room than a microwave.
Make it your way
Here's what you can do with your cabinet
Biltong
Droëwors
10mm snapsticks
Biltong leaves
Wagon wheels
Biltong
We missed authentic biltong from SA and that’s why this box exists in the first place. Take silverside or topside, slice it with the grain, hang it on the hooks and let the KK11 do the rest. 3 to 4 days later you have proper beef biltong at home, for way less than you pay in a shop. Venison works too if you like a stronger taste. Kudu as well, if you can get it.
Droëwors
Spiced sausage, dried until it snaps when you bend it. Thirty six hooks will take a whole run from the butcher in one go. One customer hung 4.8 metres in a single batch. Because it hangs, it stays round instead of going flat on one side the way it does on a tray.
Bluefin, marlin & dried fish
Not just a biltong box after all. Snapper, kahawai, marlin and bluefin all dry well. So that good fishing weekend does not take up valuable freezer space, or worse, have to be given away to friends and family.
Dried fruit & veg
Finally an easy way to get your 5 in with delicious kale chips you will not want to share. Green beans, courgette, cherry tomatoes. Plus all the fruits come out perfect for snacks, baking, cocktail garnish, and you can even use it to make dried rusks.
Dried fruit & fruit leathers
Bananas, pears, strawberries, peaches, apricots, apples, mango. Blend it into leather for the lunchbox, or dry slices for cereal, baking and salads. Sweet, and nothing in it but the fruit.
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KK11 vs KK12 vs KK16
Which Biltong Boss?
Three sizes of the same idea. Pick by how much you hang at once and whether you want the 96 hour timer.
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What Kalahari Khabu owners say across the range.
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Any last questions?
Thirty six pieces on the hooks, across 0.84m² of hanging room. If you’re using the shelves you have 10 stainless steel trays of space to work with. More than enough space to satisfy your biltong cravings… for now.
Depends how thick you cut it and how dry you like it. Thin cuts under 20mm should be good to go in 3 days. If you want it dry in the middle give it the full 4 days. The timer runs the cabinet in 24 hour increments so you can add more time to make it the way you like it. You can monitor it by recording the weight per piece raw and then measure water loss each day to keep track, and then use the squeeze test to know when it’s done to your liking.
Yes, and it’s quieter than you might expect as well. It is 34.5cm wide, 39.5cm deep and 43.1cm tall, so it is narrower than a microwave and sits comfortably on a standard bench. Standard kitchens leave about 45cm between the bench and the overhead cupboards, so it slides under with a little room to spare.
Plenty. Droëwors, jerky, dried fish, fruit, veg, herbs, fruit leathers. The built-in thermostat actively monitors the internal temperature and can be set between 20°C and 90°C. It will automatically keep the average temperature to the reading you dial it to.
The KK11 is the most economical way to satisfy your biltong cravings. It has everything you need to make perfect biltong out of the box. There are a few bells and whistles which might make you consider the upgrade to the KK12 though.
For one, the KK12 is a hands off experience with a 96 hour continuous use timer whereas the KK11 has a 24 hour timer. That means you can set it and forget it.
The KK12 also has 2 extra trays worth of space which means longer slices of silverside can fit and more jerky or fruit per batch on the trays. When you start eating biltong again the 4 day wait is the hardest part so that extra capacity makes a difference.
We have a 14 day money back guarantee and a 12 month warranty for your peace of mind. If it comes back boxed and unused there will only be a 10% restocking fee. We ship from our warehouse in Matakana so everything is handled locally. Faulty on arrival is covered in full if you tell us within 7 days with a photo. Send us an email to info@kalahari.nz
Twelve months on working parts. Spares are listed in the Equipment Spares section of the site. We are local out of Matakana so you can buy with confidence knowing we are ready to help you without waiting for a supplier out of China. This isn’t a dodgy dropshipping operation.
Biltong Boss KK11
$395 · Free NZ shipping
