My First Jerky - SUCCESS!

bluto · Nov 21, 2012

So after seeing how much my wife was buying jerky by the ounce for, I decided to pick up a couple jerky screens, some seasonings and picked up a couple pound round.

As this was my first attempt at jerky, I only did about a pound and a half in case it didn't turn out well.

Marinated for a little over 24 hours then smoked with mesquite for 2.5 hours at 200F.

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bluto
Nov 21, 2012

And the money shot!

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bluto
Nov 21, 2012

Well, it only lasted about 3 days, even my kids, 7-8-10 all loved it.

I just picked up a 6lb round on sale for $2.99/lb, and it is on the todo list for Friday. Gonna try some strips and nuggets

YUMMO!

nybbq · Nov 21, 2012

Your jerky looks good !! I have some of the same jerky screens and really like them. I found if I spray them with some non stick spray they clean up quicker.

bluto · Nov 21, 2012

Thanks nybbq, and yeah, luckily I thought of that ahead of time and sprayed them well before putting them in the smoker, definitely made cleanup a lot easier.

smokinhusker · Nov 21, 2012

Nice job!

driedstick · Nov 21, 2012

Looks great what was your marinate?? if you dont mind me asking.

bluto · Nov 21, 2012

driedstick said:
Looks great what was your marinate?? if you dont mind me asking.

Hey driedstick, I just used the Hi Mountain Jerky Seasoning original flavor, comes with the cure and shaker bottle in the in the little kit, makes it quite easy and tastes very good.

bluto · Nov 24, 2012

Wow, this made the banner page, I am very honored, thank you very much.

pike2 · Nov 24, 2012

good job, i like that Hi Mountain Jerky Seasoning too, thats all ive used for alot of years now, good stuff

smokey mo · Nov 26, 2012

Looks fantastic. I still have not played in the 'jerky' area. Soon, now me thinks.

oldschoolbbq · Nov 26, 2012

You made the banner page because it looked Fantastic

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(Feels good , huh?)

have fun and...

dhoupt · Nov 26, 2012

Great looking jerky! I too prefer the 'across grain' cut vs 'with grain cuts'. New to smoking jerky, used a dehydrator for many years with good results.

How thick did you slice the meat?

Thanks

smokinjo1965 · Nov 26, 2012

I love me some Jerky but for a guy with no lower teeth anymore jerky has to be chewable and it looks like the cut was a little thicker so was it pretty tender? I know thin strips are usually hard as heck, nuggets I believe are kind of tender as well. I usually buy beef sticks because that is all I can eat unless it's thicker cuts. I will be getting my (MES 30 or 40 if I can afford the 40) smoker in a couple weeks. I know plenty of guys have done beef sticks here but that requires all kind of money buying casings, stuffers, grinders and such so that's out for now.

I guess that is something I could experiment with though, thick cut turkey jerky is awesome as well as I have had that from some vendor at the MN State Fair.

doctorvapor · Nov 27, 2012

Nice looking Jerky. I haven't made any in years and you've just reminded me how much I miss it.

bluto · Nov 27, 2012

dhoupt said:
Great looking jerky! I too prefer the 'across grain' cut vs 'with grain cuts'. New to smoking jerky, used a dehydrator for many years with good results.

How thick did you slice the meat?

Thanks

Hey dhoupt, I sliced it right at 1/4" thick. The slices were across the grain, I've had enough jerky that I had to rip apart before, and I did not want that. This round was very lean, so this jerky came out tender and very chewable. Just can't beat the flavor. I made some cracked black pepper with garlic and some cajun flavors the other night, the cuts were a little thinner, but still chewable. I think I'm sold on the Hi Mountain stuff, especially the Original, as is everyone else in my house now.

I am going to try some pork jerky from a lean tenderloin next, I'll post those pics when I do it for sure.

johnnie walker · Nov 27, 2012

SmokinJo1965 said:
I love me some Jerky but for a guy with no lower teeth anymore jerky has to be chewable and it looks like the cut was a little thicker so was it pretty tender? I know thin strips are usually hard as heck, nuggets I believe are kind of tender as well. I usually buy beef sticks because that is all I can eat unless it's thicker cuts. I will be getting my (MES 30 or 40 if I can afford the 40) smoker in a couple weeks. I know plenty of guys have done beef sticks here but that requires all kind of money buying casings, stuffers, grinders and such so that's out for now.

I guess that is something I could experiment with though, thick cut turkey jerky is awesome as well as I have had that from some vendor at the MN State Fair.

SmokinJo, have you ever tried making it with ground beef? That's what I use. It's not quite like the whole muscle jerky, but it's sure easier to chew.

smokinjo1965 · Nov 27, 2012

I've never heard of Ground Beef Jerky..lol Thanks for letting me know, I might give that a try someday.

bluto · Nov 27, 2012

SmokinJo1965 said:
I've never heard of Ground Beef Jerky..lol Thanks for letting me know, I might give that a try someday.

Hey SmokinJo, the Hi Mountain kit includes instructions for using ground. My neighbor just gave me a dozen pounds of ground elk, I may have to try making some with it.

doctorvapor · Nov 28, 2012

Elk jerky is the best ever. I wish we had elk on the east coast.

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