Dill Jerky batch 2 and other flavors w/qview

[rygr]

I started my second batch of dill jerky this morning. In my first batch, I used vinegar along with fresh dill. The vinegar overpowered the dill flavor, so this time I omitted the vinegar.

Here is my thread from the first batch.
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ght=dill+jerky

I split this batch into two halves. Below is what I did for each half.

Dill Half 1
fresh dill
paprika
chipotle chili pepper
TQ

Dill Half 2
fresh dill
TQ

After curing in the TQ, i rinsed both halves with cold water to get rid of some of the saltiness. I then re-seasoned with the same ingredients.

Here is a picture as if sits in the smoker.


I am also doing a few other flavors of jerky

BBQ
Jeffs's bbq sauce
TQ

Creole/Sassy Bayou/Old Bay
Onion Powder
Garlic Powder
Tony Chachere's Creole Spice
Sassy Bayou
Old Bay spice
Worchestershire Sauce
TQ

Once again I did a cold rinse and then re-seasoned

Here is a picture of the smoker today


Finally, I am doing a sweet jerky today as well. I am running hickory wood in the smoker and didn't think that would go well with this sweet batch, so I threw this in the dehydrator.
Sweet Jerky
Brown Sugar
Cinnamon
Nutmeg



I will post some pictures when I am finished.

 

[meat hunter]

Looks awesome that for sure

Can't wait to see the final product.

Bookmarked this page.

 

[beer-b-q]

Jerky Looks Great...

 

[meateater]

Looks great! I have an idear for some jerky in the UDS soon. I've worn out my nesco.

 

[rygr]

Well I had a temp spike in my smoker because I did some charcoal pan modifications recently and I didn't cut back enough charcoal. At least I know for next time. The jerky is a little tough, but still very edible.

Here are my thoughts and some pictures of the final product.

Dill jerky
Both halves tasted similar and I loved the taste of both. The dill flavor really came through nicely. I was thinking that the smoke would overpower it, but maybe I will start smoking dill to dry it out and use it in place of dill weed. I liked this better than with vinegar, but others might like the vinegar.


BBQ
This was very good as well. I was running out of the BBQ sauce and wanted to use it on some wings today. Next time I will just make up another batch instead of being lazy and stingy with the sauce.

Old Bay/Sassy Bayou/Tony Chachere
This batch was alright, I should have rinsed and soaked this batch a little longer because it ended up a little salty for my liking. Maybe I will use a different cure if I try at stab at this one again

Pictures of BBQ and Old Bay


Sweet
Well the original thought was to make this batch for my wife. However, I didn't expect to like this so much. It was really tasty. I may try to grind up some cloves next time too, but then again why change a good thing. Unfortunately for my wife, I should have made more

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Thanks for looking.

 

[meatball]

Great to know that the sweet was pleasing. I've always wondered about those recipes with the sweeter seasonings, but have yet to try one that's similar. I might have to now...great job on the jerky.

 

[hoity toit]

HEH, GREAT IDEA using the shish-ka-bob sticks.! I would have never thought of that !

 

[rbranstner]

Looks good. I have some goose I am making into jerky today.

 

[roller]

Looks real good...I need to try some new flavors unstead of the same old thing...

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Looks good. On my list

 

[smokingmymeat]

Looks good from here. I like the kabob sticks idea too.

 

[spud30pa]

hey RYGR i never would have thought to us dill weed for jerky, looks and sounds good i might have to try that sometime.

 

[dougmays]

Dill...very interesting idea!  Looks great!

thanks for sharing!

 

[driedstick]

dill jerkey that sounds good I am going to have to try