First Jerky Smoke Done

OMC-MOOSE · December 18, 2010, 03:58:44 PM

Well my first smoking of jerky is done. I did 10 lbs. (2-5lb. batches) it came out good. I definitely prefer letting the jerky completely dry in the smoker rather than moving on to the dehydrator. The dehydrator seems way to touchy...the meat seems to go from wet to dry real quick. The smoker seems to be much more controlled and "looks" nicer when completed. Here are a few pics...

Seasoning the brand new smoker

5 lbs. of jerky sitting in the colander draining before going onto the racks

First racks loaded and ready

Done

NePaSmoKer · December 18, 2010, 04:03:18 PM

Looks really good ;D

OMC-MOOSE · December 18, 2010, 04:08:18 PM

Thanks NePA...I read a lot of your posts and replies to others...your input was a tremendous help to me. I really appreciate it.

RFT · December 18, 2010, 04:51:52 PM

Looks good Moose. I am doing 10lbs tomorrow.

Tenpoint5 · December 18, 2010, 05:26:17 PM

Quote from: OMC-MOOSE on December 18, 2010, 04:08:18 PM
Thanks NePA...I read a lot of your posts and replies to others...your input was a tremendous help to me. I really appreciate it.

I wouldn't listen to him he's just a beginner!! LOL Nepas has helped a whole bunch of folks on this forum.

Your jerky looks really good Moose

pikeman_95 · December 18, 2010, 08:09:36 PM

looks real good. How does it taste.

OMC-MOOSE · December 19, 2010, 04:44:17 AM

Tastes real good Pike...I was able to get some of the saltiness out of it that I had going on...I will tweak it again the next time I make it, as well as do the entire batch in the smoker rather than moving it to the dehydrator after the smoke.

deb415611 · December 19, 2010, 04:50:00 AM

Nice moose!

Keymaster · December 19, 2010, 07:32:31 AM

That looks like killer Jerky Moose!!!

Indy Smoker · December 19, 2010, 08:01:34 AM

Nice jom - what recipe did you use? Family secret or pre pak?

OMC-MOOSE · December 19, 2010, 09:03:38 AM

I used a recipe that was part mine from yearsssss ago, and part of one of my buddies that he gave me a few years ago, and I used part of someones that I saw on here. NePa gave me some suggestions for eliminating some of the salt from my old recipes and it helped a lot. It's not a secret by any means. If anyone would like to have it, I'd be more than happy to share it. It's a work in progress; I'm always going to mess with it probably.

I have to save some of what I have left until my brother gets here from Florida on Thursday. I don't know if that will be possible!...lol

SouthernSmoked · December 19, 2010, 07:48:17 PM

Looks real good.

First Jerky Smoke Done

NePaSmoKer

Keymaster