Ok to interrupt drying?

[BXMurphy]

My jerky is well-cured and baked off. I've been oven-drying for four and a half hours. It looks like I still have three more hours to go. It's bed time. Lights out.

I'll pat surface grease dry, take the meat to close to room temperature, zip-loc bag, and refrigerate. Finish drying tomorrow.

I figure food safety will be maintained and the product safe to eat. Do you agree?

Murph

 

[crazymoon]

BXM, I see no problems with safety with the cure in it, not sure if it will do anything to the texture?

 

[indaswamp]

What temp. did you store the jerky at when you went to bed?

 

[TH-n-PA]

No reply since Jan.

I don’t guess I will try that method….

 

[smokerjim]

No reply since Jan.

I don’t guess I will try that method….

I'll second that