Jerky in my converted freezer

scjohn · Dec 17, 2016

With my cooker being a converted freezer I have the option to put the evaporator fans back in to help dry out the meat. Just put in on @ 10:30. Ill post some completed picks. Wish me luck. This is my first attempt.

Ol'Joe · Dec 17, 2016

What temp are you drying , it needs to be low about 135 if I remember correctly, fans are a good idea

Stingerhook · Dec 17, 2016

Looking forward to the outcome.

scjohn · Dec 17, 2016

Ol'Joe said:
What temp are you drying , it needs to be low about 135 if I remember correctly, fans are a good idea

I have it set to 150.

JimmyR1Rider · Dec 17, 2016

Good luck. Hopefully it turns out great.

cowgirl · Dec 17, 2016

Looking good!

blazinfire · Dec 17, 2016

Ol'Joe said:
What temp are you drying , it needs to be low about 135 if I remember correctly, fans are a good idea

scjohn said:
I have it set to 150.

I've smoked jerky at 150 degrees. you can even go upwards of 170 with no problems. Running a smoker with a real fire you'll have that sometimes.

Can't wait for the results

Clay-b-que · Dec 17, 2016

What kind of meat and seasoning? Pics of the whole cooker?

scjohn · Dec 18, 2016

I used London Broil
2 lb London Broil
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup Soy Sauce
1/2 cup Teriyaki Marinate
2 Tablespoons ketchup
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
#1 Pink curing salt per instruction on jar

steelarz47 · Dec 18, 2016

May i suggest hanging the jerky with toothpicks, you can get much more in there. And 160-70ish are good temps.

4ever3 · Dec 18, 2016

May I suggest send a pound or 4 here to help you get rid of it!

Looks great!

scjohn · Dec 18, 2016

steelarz47 said:
May i suggest hanging the jerky with toothpicks, you can get much more in there. And 160-70ish are good temps.

I started at 150 but changed it to 160 half way through. I did think about hanging them with skewers but I got lazy. Thanks for the pointer.

dport7 · Dec 19, 2016

Very nice!! Looks like a good batch of jerky right there. I always make the temps hit 160, for safety purposes. Good option, having the fans in there.

bigdog10 · Dec 19, 2016

That's great how did your fridge workout time wise. looks like you could do 20 lbs. at a time in that .

IamMadMan · Dec 19, 2016

The product looks great....

ThePlane · Dec 19, 2016

Looks awesome! How do you like the converted freezer? I've been thinking of doing one like that myself. Can I get some more pictures of the freezer and tips to converting it? It would be much appreciated!

Hornnumb2 · Dec 19, 2016

I made me one many years ago from an old upright freezer, built a firebox for underneath and had a single stack at top with a fan inside to stack to do the drying after smoking. I just screwed some wood slats to the sides and had stainless rods going across to hang from. We I moved into a new house I left it at the old one.

Jerky in my converted freezer

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