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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: digi on Tue, 03 October 2017, 17:16:56
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Thinking about getting a dehydrator to make jerky, I have lots of meats I need to get creative with. Anyone make their own jerky here?
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I have done it, pretty simple. Come up with a good seasoning mix. Soy sauce first, then dry rub is a good start.
Slice meat with the grain, not against, otherwise it will crumble.
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DIY
All it is, is a fan, a heating coil, and an enclosed food rack..
Use a furnace filter behind the fan to reduce dust..
Easiest way, I could think of is... A cardboard box, or wooden crate + space heater + box fan + furnace filters.
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Just use a box fan:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Box-Fan-Jerky/
I've done it and it's pretty easy. You don't want to heat the meat. You want it to remain COOL while you remove moisture.
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Just use a box fan:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Box-Fan-Jerky/
I've done it and it's pretty easy. You don't want to heat the meat. You want it to remain COOL while you remove moisture.
it depends on where u live..
if you're in the cold, as in right now, it's winter, you're gonna need some heat, otherwise it'd take forever..
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Just use a box fan:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Box-Fan-Jerky/
I've done it and it's pretty easy. You don't want to heat the meat. You want it to remain COOL while you remove moisture.
it depends on where u live..
if you're in the cold, as in right now, it's winter, you're gonna need some heat, otherwise it'd take forever..
It seems that most people think you need heat to make jerky. I just wanted to communicate that you want the meat to stay cool, and not cook it while you dry it.