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  1. jerky nut

    First time jerky making prep

     The question about BHT and TBHQ TBHQ is a highly effective antioxidant.[1] In foods, it is used as a preservative for unsaturated vegetable oils and many edible animal fats.[2] It does not cause discoloration even in the presence of iron, and does not change flavor or odor of the material to...
  2. jerky nut

    First time jerky making prep

    Making a statement like this can be dangerous. if someone is using cure #1 and they listen to your post they will be treating 1 pound of meat with enough cure to treat 25 pounds of meat! That is why I commented and said I hope that was a typeO.  I just wanted to make sure you weren't misguided...
  3. jerky nut

    First time jerky making prep

    You are absolutely right Charlie. I have heard many times (my recipe calls for 10 pounds of meat and I have 13 1/2 pounds. What am I supposed to do with 3 1/2 extra pounds of meat? ) I say get a good scale and you can add the extra ingredients to make a 13 1/2 lb. batch. Or vise versa you...
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    First time jerky making prep

    I understand what your saying Charlie but most common household scales aren't accurate enough to measure 0.04 oz.  I have a Tor- Rey commercial scale and one level teaspoon measures .2oz all day long.  I am like you though, I like to weigh all my ingredients, Much easier to figure out...
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    First time jerky making prep

    Wow I hope that was a type O Mr. Cue  Pink cure - 1 teaspoon per 5 lbs of meat.  Morton Tender Quick - 1 Tablespoon per pound of meat.  Be careful not to get confused between the two.  Morton Tender Quick contains salt and sugar  and 0.5% nitrite and 0.5% nitrate. ( I don't know what % is...
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    First time jerky making prep

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    First time jerky making prep

    Freezing meat kills Trichinae found in wild game. Pices 6" in diameter and under should be frozen at 5 degrees for 20 days to kill trichinae Freezing meat will not kill Trichinae larva. Heating the meat to 160 degree internal temperature will kill trichinae and the larva. Trichinae is not...
  8. jerky nut

    Jerky Purely From Scratch in my Smoke Vault

    I hope I helped Phinicky.  It can get frustrating at times and meat doesn't come cheap.
  9. jerky nut

    Jerky Purely From Scratch in my Smoke Vault

    Let me ask you this, did you ever think of just smoking the meat in the smoker for say 3 hours then putting them in a dehydrator.  I had the same problems when I first made jerky.   Their is a  learning curve and it seems you are smart enough to realize what happened and adjust accordingly.  As...
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    Jerky Purely From Scratch in my Smoke Vault

    Your wood chip size doesn't really matter as long as you can get them to smoke. If you are worried about them catching fire wrap them in foil and punch holes it the top of the foil so smoke can escape. You don't want to use water in the water pan because you want to remove moisture not add it...
  11. jerky nut

    Jerky Dehydrator/Smoker Build...

    Find a local company that installs, or supplies restaurants, hotels and hospitals with food holding cabinets. Try to buy one off them that doesn't work.  you can get them cheap.  They come insulated an non insulated. I live in an area with cold winters so insulated  was the right choice for me...
  12. jerky nut

    Green Wood?

    I have used green wood before. I cooked a bunch of pork shoulders for a party. I used seasoned red oak for the heat and once every hour or two I would throw in a piece of green apple wood. If I would have burn seasoned apple it would have just burnt up without much smoke flavor.  I feel if you...
  13. jerky nut

    Forced air smokehouses

    Nice thanks Dave.
  14. jerky nut

    Jerky Dehydrator/Smoker Build...

    Metal - stainless would be best Electric- easier to control temp. Ventilation required, fan a bonus AMNPS -  no need for any additional headaches to start off.  You can always build on later.   just my $.02 Here is a picture of my build on this thread, the racks are not in but It can fit...
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    Forced air smokehouses

    well I decided to make a HA replica of the AMNPS  to see what would happen. I have some SS mesh so i rolled it as best I could. I don't have any pellets so I used wood chips. I lit them with my torch and it's smoking crazy! camera flash on. Camera flash off so you can see the burning...
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    Forced air smokehouses

    I wish I had a AMNPS so I could see how it would work in my smoker with the fan on..
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    Forced air smokehouses

    Curiosity got the best of me so I cut the plug end off that motor and stripped the wires and yes it is a 2 speed fan.  So while I was out their playing around I started up my smoke generator while running the fan.  Looks like this is going to work out great.  When I opened the door it wasn't one...
  20. jerky nut

    Heat wave in Michigan!

    Looking good. That's the way I like mine. My teeth can't handle the hard jerky anymore.
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