Mes 40 to dehydrate jerky?

[SDsmoker44]

Has anyone used a mes 40 to dehydrate jerky? I have been smoking for 2 hours then dehydrating for 5-7 hours, will the mes have enough airflow to properly dehydrate? Would be nice then I can do it all on one piece of equipment.

 

[sandyut]

hmm I dont have a MES, but I use my pellet grill to smoke and dry jerky often. start at 180 for 2-3 hours then 225 till dry to my liking. not sure if that helps... hope it does.

 

[gary s]

Check with Bearcarver he is the pro on MES

Gary

 

[hoity toit]

Has anyone used a mes 40 to dehydrate jerky? I have been smoking for 2 hours then dehydrating for 5-7 hours, will the mes have enough airflow to properly dehydrate? Would be nice then I can do it all on one piece of equipment.

I do it that way all the time. Works Great, leave vent wide open, also leave door loosely cracked so steam can escape. I preheat and set the temp at 160 for the first 2 hrs then back it down to 140 for the remainder. You can add smoke after the meat surface looks dry. I use cure on all my products.

 

[browneyesvictim]

Absolutely! That 140-160 is about right. It's up to your preference if you want to run smoke the whole time. Leaving the chip loader out will help airflow and draft.

 

[Winterrider]

It will work excellent. I Run @160° all the time. Anywhere from 5-8 hrs depending on thickness