Beef Jerky Sticks

[muebe]

I decided to try out my new jerky gun for the first time. I got  4 lbs of 80/20 ground beef. And I used the Backwoods seasoning that came with the LEM jerky gun. I only used 3/4 of the packet due to others complaining using the entire packet turned out to be way too salty. But I did add all of the cure #1. The gun worked well and was easy to use & clean.

I made some flats and rounds using the two different provided tips. Put them in the OBS with 1 1/2 hours of Apple smoke and convection fan on. The temp started at 170F for a half hour then I dropped it to 155F and slowly progressed the temp up until it was at 170F. They took about 7 hours to dry. They tasted very good but could have used just slightly less seasoning ;D

[ghost9mm]

muebe....nice job on the stix, and great color too..

[KyNola]

Looks good to me!  Nice color.

[squirtthecat]

Gorgeous!

[Keymaster]

Looks awesome, straight shot of tequila, bite of jerky, then a squeeze of lime ;)

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[SouthernSmoked]

Dang!!......that looks real good. Nice work.

[NePaSmoKer]

Yup them look good.

You still have my addy......right  :o

[OU812]

Yes sir,,,, them look good enough to eat.  ;D

The Backwoods Hot is allot better than the orignal,,,, IMHO.

[classicrockgriller]

I'm just betting that after a day or two of rest .......

the flavor will be better.

They LOOK just awesome.

[muebe]

I'm just betting that after a day or two of rest .......

the flavor will be better.

They LOOK just awesome.

CRG...I just tried some more and they taste even better now. The smoke is mellowing out now and it has a much more rounded flavor. Thanks for everyone's advice. If I would have use that entire packet like the Backwoods  label recommends it would have been way too salty. Using just over half with 4 lbs of ground was perfect! And good call by Nepas for using the 80/20 ground since the packet calls for extra lean ::)

[OU812]

When using the Backwoods Hot I use the package that does a 10 lb batch and use the whole package and its not to salty for us.

I did find the original to be to salty.

And like most things that are smoked they will taste better 24 hr later. I wait 48 hr on SS and Salami before cutting up.

[smoker pete]

Great looking sticks muebe!!

[Tenpoint5]

Them sure is a pretty color.

[DTAggie]

I agree, the Hot is much better than original.

[pikeman_95]

Muebe

The are very good looking. Nice color. How much smoke did you give them??

Kirby