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    I'd like to see if many agree on the best dehydrator for making jerky

    I have the largest Cabela's, with 28 trays. It works great. I can't wait to move and have my toy barn kitchen, and buy a few more of them. I don't get a lot of free time. So, I start out with 100lbs of meat. I would like to start with at least 200lbs or more. Yeah, I have a big family and a lot...
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    Big batch of jerky!

    I have the largest dehydrator from Cabela's. https://www.cabelas.com/product/CABELAS-L-COMMERCIAL-FOOD-DEHYDRATOR/2339804.uts?slotId=11
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    Big batch of jerky!

    Good morning, I hope all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! Since I have a couple days off I figured i would make a big batch of jerky. Tuesday after work I picked up 100+ lbs of black angus eye of round. Wednesday after work I started trimming then slicing it. I ended up with approx 10 lbs of...
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    Max marinating time?

    I don't see a link. I searched youtube for "alton brown grain of meat", no luck.
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    Max marinating time?

    Thank you, that made a lot of sense and now I understand, for eye of round, the difference between with or against the grain.
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    Max marinating time?

    I still don't understand cutting with or across the grain. I keep thinking in 3 dimensions. I use eye of the round, and slice it with a meat slicer, so there is really only one common sense way to slice it.
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    Hopefully hot enough jerky!

    Wow!!! This sounds like some REALLY HOT jerky!!! Are you happy with this recipe? Other than heat, how was the general flavor of it?
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    jerky thickness

    Last time I made it I sliced it at 3/16". I felt it was too thin and will stick with the majority and cut it at 1/4". I used eye of the round. I have not tried bottom round but I have tried top round and it has much more fat to trim which relates to much more prep time. The eye of the round...
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    Max marinating time?

    Thank you for the replies. First, I apologize for not responding sooner, I work a ridiculous amount of hours lately. I figured the longest I will have some marinating is most likely 36 hours. Enough time to make three 30+lb batches if I start out with 100lbs. Do you think that is enough time...
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    Max marinating time?

    I was wondering what would be the maximum marinating time for jerky? I use eye of the round, and a liquid/spices marinade. The reason I ask is because my dehydrator will handle about 40 lbs of meat. Over the holiday time, I want to start out with 100 or 200 lbs of meat, so I can vacuum pack it...
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    Desiccant

    I haven't purchased them yet. But yes, I was looking on Amazon. I found a 100 pack of 3g packets. Any other place you would recommend purchasing from?
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    Desiccant

    Thanks for the responses. Just to be sure, when you mentioned "1" & "2", you were referring to "grams" size desiccant paks?
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    Desiccant

    I make jerky starting out with 50+ lbs of meat. I was wondering about what size, in grams, desiccant packs I should use? I am packing ziplocks between 1-2 lbs, and vac sealing 1-2 lbs. The ziplocks I give to buddies for immediate consumption.
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    Hello from hellinois

    Hello everyone, I just joined looking to discuss jerky making. I've been making it for a couple years now. I started with a small round dehydrator, moved up to double oven, and now just received the largest Cabela's dehydrator for fathers day. I like to think go big or go home!!! lol So I start...
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