Home Made Beef Jerky: Question for Experienced Jerky Makers

[Werewolf]

While we're on the subject of jerky?

What other meats would make good jerky?

I'm thinking maybe pork steaks or pork country style ribs with bone out.

Maybe salmon? Elk? White Tail?

 

[shootingbuff]

Wife just puts on the trays and wham I have jerky. Guess I better not tell her she is doing it wrong - you know what will happen if I do.

Sooo...

The wife brang home a dehydrator to make jerky with.

Lots of recipes out there on the internet all of which essentially break down to marinade the meat in pretty much anything you think will taste good.

Trouble is they all disagree on cooking.

The dehydrator says to boil the meat in the marinade for 2 to 3 minutes after marinating all night.

Others say put it in an oven at 230 for a while. Others 160.

Pretty confusing.

I always believed you just dried the raw meat but that leaves it open to not killing any bacteria in it.

So what's the deal. Cook or not. If cook how long and at what temp?

Help!

 

[BadgeBunny]

While we're on the subject of jerky?

What other meats would make good jerky?

I'm thinking maybe pork steaks or pork country style ribs with bone out.

Maybe salmon? Elk? White Tail?

This lady knows all there is to know about dehydrating ... she has a ton of videos on Youtube ...

Dehydrate2Store.com

Have fun!!

 

[dennishoddy]

While we're on the subject of jerky?

What other meats would make good jerky?

I'm thinking maybe pork steaks or pork country style ribs with bone out.

Maybe salmon? Elk? White Tail?

I would think that pork would be too fat.
Dried salmon is a staple for the Inuets in Alaska
Elk and whitetail, are totally awesome. Thats what mine is made from. Very lean, and takes marinade easily.

 

[dennishoddy]

Me too!...Almost daily for years! I am in the 10,000+ pound club. I bet I have eaten in the hundreds.

HAHA! I just figured out who you are
Ya, you got me beat by a million miles
You make good stuff