Take 2: Deer Meat. Very lean. Let's try this again. Not going to marinate nearly as long. Only 4 hours.
Home made beef jerky. YUM!
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I'm guessing we're going to have to wait... 
It's the hardest part.
It's the hardest part.
Venison was good.
Then I did a nice beef one. Absolutely perfect. Same or better than any store bought jerky I ever had. I can't stop eating this stuff!
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The beef one that turned out really good I put this:
Soy Sauce
Brown Sugar
Fance Chipotle Sauce my gf bought me
Piri Piri hot sauce
Garlic Hoisin Sauce
Marinated for 12-13 hours. Dried for about 7 hours.
Absolutely amazing. It wasn't all dried out like my first attempt. Very chewy, very good flavour. I am very pleased with the product.
Soy Sauce
Brown Sugar
Fance Chipotle Sauce my gf bought me
Piri Piri hot sauce
Garlic Hoisin Sauce
Marinated for 12-13 hours. Dried for about 7 hours.
Absolutely amazing. It wasn't all dried out like my first attempt. Very chewy, very good flavour. I am very pleased with the product.
OK since my last one went so well I gave it another shot (actually my GF bought a 4.0lb roast and told me make it). So since you guys gave words of encouragement I made a little picture tutorial/adventure for you ahaha:
First you start with your 4.0lb roast that your nice GF got for you because it was on sale (I think she paid $12)
Then you cut all the fat off because the fat won't let your jerky keep for a long time.
Then you cut the jerky into about 1/4" thick slices. Mine never really turn out 1/4" usually a little thicker
Then you cut those slices into strips, however skinny or wide you want them. I was in a rush so I have all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Then you put your meat in a ziplock bag and start pouring marinade in, in my case I used some steak marinade, soy sauce, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, sweet thai chilli sauce, and siracha hot sauce (gives it a nice bit of kick).
Once you thoroughly mix up all the sauces together and get them all over the meat you get all the air out of the bags and then wrap them up like so. Then place in refridgerator. I let mine marinade for about 24h this time
Then when you are rushing in the morning to make breakfast you remember that you don't want them to marinade too much longer so you start throwing them on your dehydrator.
You throw the lid on the dehydrator and leave for work!
When you come back from work they kind of look like poo. However they taste extremely delicious. You sample one, and then you pat yourself on the back.
You let them completely cool down and then pack them into a huge *** ziplock bag. You then go stand on a scale with and without the ziplock bag and you find out that your 4lb roast reduced into 1.8lbs (28.8oz) of Jerky. If you do the math store bought is 39.99 for 8 X3.25OZ that's $44 worth of store bought jerky for about $15 made at home. BTW I am using pricing directly from Jacklinks website. Which is the jerky that I buy. And to be honest I think home made jerky is every bit as good.
First you start with your 4.0lb roast that your nice GF got for you because it was on sale (I think she paid $12)
Then you cut all the fat off because the fat won't let your jerky keep for a long time.
Then you cut the jerky into about 1/4" thick slices. Mine never really turn out 1/4" usually a little thicker
Then you cut those slices into strips, however skinny or wide you want them. I was in a rush so I have all sorts of shapes and sizes.
Then you put your meat in a ziplock bag and start pouring marinade in, in my case I used some steak marinade, soy sauce, brown sugar, hoisin sauce, sweet thai chilli sauce, and siracha hot sauce (gives it a nice bit of kick).
Once you thoroughly mix up all the sauces together and get them all over the meat you get all the air out of the bags and then wrap them up like so. Then place in refridgerator. I let mine marinade for about 24h this time
Then when you are rushing in the morning to make breakfast you remember that you don't want them to marinade too much longer so you start throwing them on your dehydrator.
You throw the lid on the dehydrator and leave for work!
When you come back from work they kind of look like poo. However they taste extremely delicious. You sample one, and then you pat yourself on the back.
You let them completely cool down and then pack them into a huge *** ziplock bag. You then go stand on a scale with and without the ziplock bag and you find out that your 4lb roast reduced into 1.8lbs (28.8oz) of Jerky. If you do the math store bought is 39.99 for 8 X3.25OZ that's $44 worth of store bought jerky for about $15 made at home. BTW I am using pricing directly from Jacklinks website. Which is the jerky that I buy. And to be honest I think home made jerky is every bit as good.
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They don't?
http://www.walmart.ca/search?q=dehydrator&DepartmentID=0
Hint: It's in small kitchen appliances.
I see you fixed it before I hit post.
I can see the pics a bit better now cause I was posting from my phone before. The dehydrator way looks a lot easier than the way I do it in the oven. Not to mention it saves on energy. I guess I'll be picking one up.
Your oven would have finished the job significantly faster, but it's harder on quality control.
I had to be gone that time for work though. So even if it could do it faster might ruin it... although maybe I could use a timer or whatever.
Just started makin jerky this year. Partly because I enjoy cooking & preparing food, but mostly to offest the cost of super expensive jack links. I found a recipe on the internet somewhere, and ill post it up when I find it. I dried the strips in my oven at 160. Usually takes 8-12 hours depending on the thickness I cant keep this stuff past 2-3 days its so popular with everyone.
man these look amazing! i say group ride and u guys bring the snacks (jerky) hahah
