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- Aug 15, 2011
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- St. Louis, MO
I've made jerky a few times and thought I was doing it correctly.
I started watching 2 Guys and a Cooler and now I am very confused.
When I make jerky, here are my steps
Slice beef
Soak 24 hrs in marinade which includes either MTQ or Cure 1 (usually MTQ as it is easier)
Place on racks and let sit in fridge overnight to create tackiness.
Cold Smoke
Dehydrator
Store in zip lock in dark pantry.
I've never had any issues.
But I've watched a few 2 Guys and a Cooler videos now and they talk about safety and cures when low oxygen and warm temps.
I figured cold smoking provides both low oxygen and warm temps.
so I add MTQ.
However, watching the videos, they do not use any cure in their jerky recipes.
Nor do they let get tacky
Additionally, they do a pasteurization step (270° 10min)and store in refrigerator.
My questions:
Is what I'm doing harmful?
Do you use cure in your jerky? at what ratios?
Do you pasteurize? (it seems this would hurt the texture)
Do you refrigerate or store at room temp?
My jerky is usually gone within 3 weeks.
Thanks
I started watching 2 Guys and a Cooler and now I am very confused.
When I make jerky, here are my steps
Slice beef
Soak 24 hrs in marinade which includes either MTQ or Cure 1 (usually MTQ as it is easier)
Place on racks and let sit in fridge overnight to create tackiness.
Cold Smoke
Dehydrator
Store in zip lock in dark pantry.
I've never had any issues.
But I've watched a few 2 Guys and a Cooler videos now and they talk about safety and cures when low oxygen and warm temps.
I figured cold smoking provides both low oxygen and warm temps.
so I add MTQ.
However, watching the videos, they do not use any cure in their jerky recipes.
Nor do they let get tacky
Additionally, they do a pasteurization step (270° 10min)and store in refrigerator.
My questions:
Is what I'm doing harmful?
Do you use cure in your jerky? at what ratios?
Do you pasteurize? (it seems this would hurt the texture)
Do you refrigerate or store at room temp?
My jerky is usually gone within 3 weeks.
Thanks