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Smoking Techniques => Jerky Making => Topic started by: SamuelG on June 18, 2012, 08:17:05 PM

Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 18, 2012, 08:17:05 PM
Gives me an excuse to make some more.... Specially when it 2x1!

Got some salt, pepper, cayenne, onion powder, soy sauce, steak  sauce and cure. 

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Trim the meat.

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And into the fridge.

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Tomorrow I'll get it nice and smoky.

Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: SiFumar on June 18, 2012, 10:13:35 PM
Looks like a good start!
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Post by: beefmann on June 19, 2012, 06:34:27 AM
sounds good
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Post by: ghost9mm on June 19, 2012, 07:09:35 AM
Now that is some real lean meat...be watchin...
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 19, 2012, 06:04:26 PM
Let it run about 4 hours in THE BRADLEY w/ Hickory @ 150.

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Into the 80L @ 160 for two hours. Then I'll drop to 145 till done.

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#10 looks like nothing in there!

:) :)

Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: JZ on June 19, 2012, 06:55:53 PM
That looks great and the pic of the dehydrator looks like some kind of space ship thing - BEAM ME UP SCOTTY. :)

Gotta get one of those big square dehydrators some day.
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 19, 2012, 07:30:26 PM
Quote from: JZ on June 19, 2012, 06:55:53 PM
That looks great and the pic of the dehydrator looks like some kind of space ship thing - BEAM ME UP SCOTTY. :)

Gotta get one of those big square dehydrators some day.

Turned on the LED's

:) :) :)
Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: SouthernSmoked on June 20, 2012, 02:30:31 AM
Loookin' Gooooood!!
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 20, 2012, 01:35:07 PM
Taste was great, but not the texture I'm looking for.

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Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: SiFumar on June 20, 2012, 09:13:16 PM
What kind of meat did you use?  They do look good.
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 20, 2012, 09:31:25 PM
Used " bottom round" or at least thats what they called it.

It was very good. I think I may be drying too much. I seem to get 3.5-4 lbs for every 10 after trimming. That may be it.
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: mikecorn.1 on June 21, 2012, 05:04:05 AM
Looks great.


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Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: SiFumar on June 21, 2012, 03:39:23 PM
Maybe it was the cut of meat?  I find any cut that says "bottom" tends to be tougher to start with. 
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 21, 2012, 03:41:27 PM
Quote from: SiFumar on June 21, 2012, 03:39:23 PM
Maybe it was the cut of meat?  I find any cut that says "bottom" tends to be tougher to start with.

Which cut do you use?

I got that's one b/c it was 2x1.:)
Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: SiFumar on June 21, 2012, 03:45:06 PM
I mostly use eye of round, then London broil.
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 21, 2012, 04:17:11 PM
Gracias!
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Post by: viper125 on June 21, 2012, 04:29:28 PM
Hard for me to see which way you sliced it also. I have messed up a lot in my younger days cutting with the grain and getting tough meat. I also have a tendency to over cook. Try the bend and crack method, but not to good at that. I usually throw a piece in the freezer till it gets completely cold. Have found thats pretty close to what it will be. Also Im a taster when cooking. LOL
Title: I love to experiment...
Post by: SamuelG on June 21, 2012, 06:14:46 PM
I'm not good at the bend method! 
:):):)

I
Sliced it against the grain.... Must have been the quality of the meat.

Title: Re: I love to experiment...
Post by: thirtydaZe on June 22, 2012, 08:55:22 AM
how long did "until done" take?