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any beef jerky fans round here?

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posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 11:11 AM
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what is your favorite kind?

i make my own

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finished product



some A-1 cracked pepper marinade with some cajun spice and just a touch of liquid smoke for good measure.....this is heaven right huur



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 11:20 AM
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Hmmmmmmmm that looks good.

Never tried beef jerky, but I sure want to now.

Off to attack the fridge ~ meat give me meat.



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 11:37 AM
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do they not have jerky where you are at or have you just never tried it?

i will say, you are missing out



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 12:09 PM
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I like beef jerky.There really isn't any specific kind that I like, though.



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 12:15 PM
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I like beef jerky but have only had storebought stuff.I must say your homemade looks delicious.I used to have one of those dehydraters but I chickened out making jerky with it.



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 02:51 PM
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access, why chicken out? it is so easy man...takes about an hour to cut your roast thin and lace the trays but then all you do is plug it in and let it go for as long as you need till it is done to your needs.
personally, if you're a jerky eater, even casually it is a must have...a dehydrator i mean.
jerky is so costly at the store and it is terrible. it is very greasy and there are all kinds of preservatives and some of them even give me migraines.
i spend about $20 on meat and marinade yesterday and i will get 7 baggies full of the exact texture and flavor i want. each bag weighs 6-7 ounces.
so thats about 49 ounces.

those bags of jack links are $2.99 at wal mart and the oberto is $3.99 both for 3.5 ounce bags.
that would be like $50 at the store for this much. the dehydrator only cost $35
it don't take much electricity. there are no lights on it and it is only a tiny fan that blows over the trays. it blows and the enclosed area makes it 155 degrees.
even if you don't eat that much, go spend the $50, make 7 bags of killer stuff and stash a few bags.
it is great snacks but also a good survival food.
say every time you go to the grocery store you buy a small roast for about $8 and some marinade for about $3. for $11 that will get you about 4 bags that weigh about 6 ounces. put 2-3 away in your survival kit and eat the other.

you can also dry fruit and make potpourri too.



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 02:55 PM
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I love beef jerky. Its actually very healthy, high in protein, low in calories, and the kind we buy at least has no cholesterol.

Unfortunately my only complaints are the fact its relatively expensive (the high quality stuff) and usually the bag is less than half full...

Never had homemade jerky before.

[edit on 6/13/2007 by Kacen]



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 03:44 PM
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Yum, I need to get one of those dehydrators.

edit:

Actually, I just remembered my convection oven has a dehydration mode. I can set it anywhere between 130 - 170 with the fan on and the door propped open, I checked the manual.

I'll have to try this soon.


[edit on 6/13/2007 by djohnsto77]

[edit on 6/13/2007 by djohnsto77]



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 04:12 PM
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I have a friend that makes jerky out of local road kill
and no I not lying or telling a joke


He has never gotten sick and I ate some before....before he told me where he got the meat



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 05:02 PM
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thanks for the mod that moved this....it's in a better spot here. i have a hard time navigating these forums.

glad we have some jerky fans here.

for dehydrating in the oven, technically you do not have yo have a special mode to do jerky but that would be cool. the trick is to dehydrate it obviously and not cook it. my dehydrator is 155 degrees. i would assume that is the right temp. if your oven goes that low give it a shot....
it's worth a try.
dehydrators are cheap though...can get them at wal mart or anywhere



posted on Jun, 13 2007 @ 11:11 PM
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I posted a thread in the survival forum about making venison jerky. You can find my ingredients and procedures there if anyones interested. I took down the exterior picktures of my smoker, because I realized you could see a local landmark in the distance . . .

but the info is still there in survival threads: "Venison Jerky."

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posted on Jun, 14 2007 @ 10:41 AM
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i really like jerky but its not popular at all in the uk and can be quite hard to find, only a few large supermarkets stock it and then its only in little bags that costs around £3...



posted on Jun, 14 2007 @ 11:06 AM
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MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM I love beef jerkey, just about any kind there is.

How do you go about making your own?



posted on Jun, 14 2007 @ 06:39 PM
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I love jerky also.

IMO the best store brand is Pemmican. The others I've tried and I've tried many, suck in comparison. Usually way too dry and tough.

I've made my own a few times, it's pretty good, but not as good as what I can buy.

Eventually I'll figure it out, and I won't have to buy a bag a day.



posted on Jun, 16 2007 @ 06:04 PM
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man i LOVED beef jerky in my red meat eating days. i loooooveeeee sweet and spicy flavors.. anyway i havent hadf it for a loong time. they have turkey jerky i see but i havent had it is that good? buffalo jerky is good HOLLER



posted on Jun, 17 2007 @ 12:44 AM
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I'm marinating some beef now. I'll dehydrate it tomorrow and let you know how it turns out.



posted on Jul, 9 2007 @ 08:54 PM
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we make our own too and it doesnt last long. The aroma fills the house and I swear it's addicting. You cant stop with just one piece lol



posted on Jul, 18 2007 @ 02:39 AM
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beef jerky is great
Camel jerky is good
but ROO jerky is the ultimate. theres no leaner, fat free meat in the world than a good slab o kangaroo.

prep is the same, and i use a regular gas oven.

equal amounts of soy sauce + oyster sauce (i use 3 tablespoon of each)
1/2 teaspoon sugar, dash of regular ground black pepper.

marinade thin strips of your favourite animal overnight. (kangaroo, yeah!)

get a regular flat oven tray and take small handfuls of meat, gently squeeze it between your hands to wring out excess marinade (or it makes the oven messy)

lay strips on the flat baking tray so they are not too close to each other.
Put gas oven on as low as it'll go, i usually do it at about 80c.

*important* prop oven door open a little with a metal kitchen utensil and after about 2 hours turn the meat and let it dry in the warm oven for another 2 hours.

remove from oven when your happy with the jerky. some like a "jack links" style soft jerky, others like a "Tree bark" style jerky.


[edit on 18/7/07 by Obliv_au]



posted on Jul, 18 2007 @ 03:05 AM
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oh another good method for drying in an oven:

stick a toothpick through each bit of jerky and hang from the toothpick directly from your oven racks.

only downside is you end up with a container thats like a punji pit of little spikes and meaty bits, but that just makes me slow down and not dive in for a big handfull lol



posted on Jul, 18 2007 @ 04:17 AM
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By the way, I did make it and it came out delicious. I'll be making more soon.



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