Just getting started and looking for suggestions

Glad you joined the group. The search bar at the top of any page is your best friend.
About anything you wanna know about smoking/grilling/curing/brining/cutting or slicing
and the list goes on has probably been posted. Remember to post a QVIEW of your smokes.
We are all smoke junkies here and we have to get our fix. If you have questions
Post it and you will probably get 10 replies with 11 different answers. That is
because their are so many different ways to make great Q...
Happy smoken.
David

this was a big help to me when I first started making jerky.....tips, techniques & recipes etc. I like my jerky very spicy so I also bump up the cayenne & crushed red peppers in the marinade & I don't wipe off......just drip dry & on the rack it goes. Use some cure & you can dehydrate at lower temps as opposed to the 160 & up recommended by most manufacturers. I want to dry the meat...not cook it. Welcome to the group...Willie

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/174131/sqwibs-jerky-recipes

  Good  afternoon and welcome to the forum, from a beautiful sunny and chilly day here in East Texas. Lots of great people with tons of information on just about  everything.

Gary