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  1. Setting up for first smoked bacon in MES

    Setting up for first smoked bacon in MES

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    Setting up for first smoked bacon in MES

    I have previously done the buckboard bacon cure on my big smoker.  I had a difficult time maintaining the right temperature (low). Now that I have a digital smoker, I'm going to throw two bellies on.  I searched around, and decided to try this bacon cure recipe, and used the cure calculator...
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    Ready to make deer jerky tomorrow night in the MES

    To follow up, I put the jerky in a Ziploc bag for a couple of days (open), and now the jerky has the consistency I desired. It's tough, you have to leave it in your mouth before you can start to chew it up. This is precisely how my grandfather's jerky was, and I love it because it goes a lot...
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    Ready to make deer jerky tomorrow night in the MES

    Throwing it into a pot of beans sounds potentially good, actually.
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    Ready to make deer jerky tomorrow night in the MES

    Well, ruined my first jerky :(. Had it running at 140 degrees last night, and when I got up in the morning, it was a little moist for my preference. Had my wife pull a piece, and let it sit for a half an hour because I had to leave for work.  She agreed. I asked her to set it to 160 degrees...
  7. Ready to make deer jerky tomorrow night in the MES

    Ready to make deer jerky tomorrow night in the MES

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    Ready to make deer jerky tomorrow night in the MES

    I thawed 6 pounds of deer meet I had cut up for jerky and vacuum packed from previous year's hunts.  Now that I have an MES + Mailbox Mod, it's time!  First recipe I modified from another post here that seemed very interesting.  The only things I did differently than his was: Added some ice...
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