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    How to price jerky to sell?

    Any chance you share the marinade with us? Did you smoke or dehydrate?
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    How to price jerky to sell?

    Agree. I really enjoyed the process and others enjoying the product. I would "sell" some for cost. Depends on volume pricing for consistent pricing. Also on the marinade. If you go now elaborate they become pretty expensive. If you use brand name ingredients even more so.
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    Storage in the Fridge

    Thanks. That's what I thought. Lost about 50% There is almost no fat, I've trimmed the surface as well internal bits (I make smaller strips instead of sheet like, so it's a bit easier for me to trim the internal fat). Fridge is around 2degC so should be cold enough. And it did hit internal temp...
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    Storage in the Fridge

    I made a batch of Jerky over the weekend. Its been in a "hermetic" container in the fridge. I did make it with curing salt #1. How long do you expect it should last in stored in the fridge? thanks
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    How to price jerky to sell?

    Ha ha ha That's a great idea with the cayenne. I might have to try that myself
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    How to price jerky to sell?

    Yup. Very tough to compete with the industrial guys. The cost they pay for meat and spices at their scale will be far less. But same as you, when I would make batches I would sell/they cover my cost. It was definitely a lot more than $20/lb, but they were really happy with the taste and...
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    How to price jerky to sell?

    Sometimes you don't always want steak. Variety is the spice of life Not everyone is willing to make it themselves. The question is how much are they willing to pay.
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    Beef Jerky, How much sea salt to be safe in a food dehydrator?

    i think technically you might need 7% salt (normal/sea/kosher) if you were just using salt from what i read somewhere. This would result in being way to salty per taste, hence using curing salt. If you dont want the curing salt, then there is the pasteurization method of 300/10 mins or around...
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    First time jerky questions.

    oh man, what a flash back to those ronco dehydrator and was the rotisserie called showtime?
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    How to price jerky to sell?

    I have looked into this, and depending on your marinade, its going to cost more than you may realize. I would setup a spreadsheet that has your recipte in terms of weights, or have conversions between volumetric and weights. To do this you may need to weight out tablespoons or teaspoons. If you...
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    Homemade curing salt

    Thanks everyone. I'm in another continent. Many places here just use plain salt for sausages here. I was going to use Himalayan salt instead of table salt for the colour. I suppose it can try getting food colouring and try to colour the salt prior to blending with the sodium nitrite. I just...
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    Homemade curing salt

    Where I am I cannot get a curing salt of only sodium nitrate. Everything here comes with sodium nitrate. However I have found a shop that can get me just sodium nitrite. Can I prepare my own curing salt with 6.25% sodium nitrite and 93.75% Himalayan salt.
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