ok so i made some jerkey a few mondays back heres what i did and learned.
first off i used ALLEGRO MARINADE. i found it at sams club and i have never got such good raves on the flavor. im picky and like my own concoctions but this stuff is excellent, and will continue to use it. now i did mix in a little A1 and some garlic powder. its in a brown bottle (well clear but the stuff inside is brown) with a tan label and brown lettering. as im sure you know how sams works, i had to buy two 25.4oz bottles at one time, but both bottles were less then 8 bucks and contains the following:
soy sauce, water, lime juice, and some special herbs and spices, so simple yet so good.
i purchased a
dehydrator with a fan built in so i would not have to rotate trays (60 bucks at walmart). you have to really watch this, as i learned, because you can dry out your jerkey very fast.
i tried some just on the
dehydrator, smoked some for 1.5 hours or so then put in the
dehydrator and just smoked the rest for 4 hours or so.
there was not a major difference in flavor between smoking it the full 4 hours or 1.5 then in the
dehydrator. but some, who i guess arnt used to true smoked food, "claimed" they could taste the difference.
one major problem i had was cutting the meat to one thickness, so i have decided to purchase a meat cutter, so this will be a new adventure.
once i figure out a good thickness and get the timeing down i will have to let you all know my final receipe. if you all have a favorite thickness i would love to hear about it.
when i zero in on it all, i will be more then happy to send you all some vaccume sealed samples of what ive done.
all and all no one could keep thier hands off of it and that always makes me happy