Jerky in the Masterbuilt

[slosmoke]

I have been making jerky in an EL cheapo dehydrater.Thats gotta go cause its way too much fiddlin around.Is the Masterbuilt a good way to go for using as a dehydrater? I am using the jerky shooter.Its what I got used to doing and no complaints with the end product.Or go and buy a bigger and better dehydrater.Looking for a little help on this .Thanks

 

[cubguy17]

Never tried the jerky guns, but everything tastes better with smoke!

 

[tony111]

I have made jerky in my Masterbuilt and I also use a jerky shooter. Mine turned out fine and did not take as long as it used to in the dehydrater. I had some extra meat from some summer sausage so i just put it through the shooter and did it as I was smoking the sausage. Just keep and eye on it and the smoke flavor is a real PLUS !

 

[richtee]

I usually smoke my jerky about 2 hours at a low temp... maybe 130-ish..and finish in my "dehydrator"... a li'l rig on my Jennaire convection oven.

 

[travcoman45]

I've done it both ways. I have a decent dehydrator that I make alot of ground beef jerky in, I also use a jerky gun for this, works very well. I've also made it in the smoker, which works well also. It will boil down to a matter of preference and time I think.

Also, try different flavors of jerky, you can make chilli flavor, terrayki or whatever suits your taste buds. I buy some of the seasoning packets from my grocerie store and add them to my jerky for a little flare. Good luck and keep smokin!

 

[johngil]

A jerky gun is a must! I make a lot of venison jerky over the course of a year I get tired of doing all that slicing. If you can simply grind up a couple of pounds of meat, season it and shoot it onto a jerky rack its a lot easier.

I went so far as to make my own Jerry board. I purchased a piece of oak plank From Lowe's (1x6x4) - the one I got was a scrap they had in the back and it was about $2. I then routed a 1/2 inch grove down the center of the board from end to end about 4 1/2 inches with. I can lay the meat in the grove and place a carving knife on the ridges created by the router. each pass creates a 1/2 thick perfect slice. - Tip - partially freeze the meet before slicing.

Good luck!
John

 

[geob]

The MES 40 is the way to go. Jerky racks don't fit well in the MES 30. If you make a LOT of Jerky, invest in a water stuffer (Dakota Stuffer) to make shooting easy.

 

[siloutdoors]

1st post feel free to critique the noob.

I have a cheapo dehyrator too. Just bought the MES last week. made the best ribs I've ever made w/o a smoker. FINALLY. smoked mealoaf (deer) the next night. awesome.

Need to do jerky, but I am SURE it will be better smoked.

Buy the smoker AND have the dehydraytor for your morels.

You just have a new tool.

 

[richtee]

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