First Time Jerky

[GrumpyGriller]

Well...I decided to try a basic jeky for my first attempt. I used a bottom roast that started out about 4 lbs, and then was trimmed to remove all the visible fat. For the spice/cure, I used Hi Mountain pepper/garlic that include the cure as well as the spices. I did everything by weight, and it seemed tomhave come out reasonably well. I let it cool on the racks for a while, then in zip lock bags that I left open before closing.
It was smoked on my Traeger for about 2 hours at 165 w/ super smoke turned on.
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[SmokinAl]

Looks to me like you did a great job on your first jerky run!
Great color & looks delicious!
Al

 

[sandyut]

Looks good from here! I would very happy with that as my first try.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Nice looking batch of snacks!

 

[HowlingDog]

Wow, that looks great and you make it look so easy!! I tried it once and while I enjoyed it, the process seemed to take me 3 days. Have not tried since.....

 

[GrumpyGriller]

Thanks all - it marinated about 20 hours, and having a slicer made it easy to get the thickness I was hoping for before I sliced it into the strips.

It is pretty tasty and I didn't over smoke it, so the chew is good. I will ramp up spices etc. next time. The saddest part is that theoretically jerky uses the inexpensive cuts of meat, but even this bottom round was $6.49/lb