Squirt's Jerky Lumps

[squirtthecat]

Trying out a batch of jerky 'nuggets' (thanks Gizmo for the idea).    4 lbs eye of round, roughly cubed up.   I did the LEM Backwoods wet marinade with it last night.



Looking at it now, I should have put it in the marinade for more than 12 hours for better cure penetration.   Oh well, we'll experiment with this batch.  The roast was on sale.

Into the Bradley.



20 minutes of drying time, then 6 pucks of pecan.   I've got my shiny new(ish) PID set at 151°.   I'll go out and bump it up to 170° here in a few minutes when the smoke starts.  No I won't.  I'll leave it in the 150s for a few hours.

Oh, and no water in the puck pan.  I'll go dump it when the last one comes off.

It's warm, humid and windy here today...   Showers moving in later.   So we'll see how this turns out.

[NePaSmoKer]

Looks good stc

say can ya throw one dem cat cookies in there for me  ;D

[squirtthecat]

Looks good stc

say can ya throw one dem cat cookies in there for me  ;D

:D    Those came from Trader Joe's.

[hal4uk]

How are they coming along?

[squirtthecat]

Had to run to fix a friend's computer and pick up a few groceries.

Just checked and they are drying out nicely.  The thicker ones are still pretty soft.   I bumped the PID up to 171° and flipped/swapped/rotated racks.

They look pretty..   This is at the 5 hour mark.




We've got some bumpy weather on the way - so I'll see how far they get before I have to shut down and seal it up.
They might have to finish inside.

[classicrockgriller]

Almost look like chunks of Ham.

Hmmm ..... Ham jerky chunks!

[squirtthecat]

LIGHTNING

Ok, everybody inside...

I put them in the oven on 150-ish w/ the door cracked.

[squirtthecat]

Almost look like chunks of Ham.

Hmmm ..... Ham jerky chunks!

I was going to try that sometime!   But I ate the ham.

[hal4uk]

Storms up this way - and more on the way...
You put those in the oven?

(they DO look like ham in the picture!)

[squirtthecat]

Storms up this way - and more on the way...
You put those in the oven?

(they DO look like ham in the picture!)

Yeah, we got hammered again briefly.   Trash cans tipped over, gutters overflowing.  And now it's quiet.

They are in the oven and it is turned off.   I'd say they are pretty much done.   
I nibbled on the smaller ones and they are GOOD.

I'll pull them out in a bit, shoot a pic, and put in a paper bag. (Nepas trick)

[hal4uk]

What's the paper bag do?

[squirtthecat]

Can't find a paper bag..

Oh well.   It helps wick the moisture away from the jerky.


I just used paper towels for now.






Mighty tasty.   I think I'll switch some things around next time..  (longer marinade, more uniform pieces, more smoke)

But there will most definitely be a next time!


Oh, and the cure is what gives it that 'hammy' appearance.

[hal4uk]

Save me a sampler!!!

[classicrockgriller]

I might just have to give that a try.

[classicrockgriller]

This was kinda interesting.

http://www.squidoo.com/food-and-food-processing