Making Venison Jerky in Bradley Smoker

[ernurse28]

So last weekend I made a 3lb batch of venison jerky seasoned with Hi-Mountain cracked pepper blend. I vacuum sealed the meat and marinated for about 2 1/2 days.

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• ernurse28
• Jul 14, 2013

 

[ernurse28]

Loading the trays with the jerky for the smoker.

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• ernurse28
• Jul 15, 2013

 

[ernurse28]

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• ernurse28
• Jul 15, 2013

Didn't have pictures loading the smoker!

 

[ernurse28]

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• ernurse28
• Jul 15, 2013

About 11/2 hours drying time at 110deg. Then bump temp to 120-130 for 3 hours with smoke. I used the hickory pucks for the Bradley. Then temp to 150 for an hour then no higher that 170. About 9 hours total cook time.

 

[so ms smoker]

  The finished pic looks great!  But 9 hours seems like a long time.

   Mike

 

[ernurse28]

Mike- thanks it has great flavor! It didn't last long with the people at work! If agree with the 9 hours. But the jerky wasnt brittle and it passed the bend test. I was following another recipe for a SMF member followed about the same time line. I do find with venison it tends to dry a bit more after taking it out. Do you have any good jerky recipes? Thanks for the feedback!

 

[evan stilley]

How many Hickory Pucks Did you Use?

 

[ernurse28]

@ Evan Stilley- I smoked for approx 2 hours and I get 20min/puck. So 6 pucks for the smoke time.

 

[dan feltner]

I am getting ready to make a batch,glad to see the different times spent in the smoker.Will let you know how it turns out.

 

[ernurse28]

Dan I'm looking forward to seeing your final results! I love making jerky! I'm due for making some more soon. Happy smoking!