Peppered Jerky - Overview of process (pron heavy)

[Bratylten]

Just a quick run through on how I have been making jerky lately.

I like to use Eye of Round and will look for a piece about 7lbs. After trimming this will yield a little over 5lb.

All Trimmed and ready to slice

This is pretty typical of the amount I will trim.

My Mandoline happens to be about a 1/4" deep and that is what I use as a guide to make my slices.

This time, I am making my slices with the grain. I have stood the pieces on end before, for an across grain slice.

Today I ended up with about 5.5lbs

My jerky recipe.

I also like to dip each piece of meat in the marinade. It helps prevent the slices from sticking together.

The meat will soak for a couple of days before I put them in my YS640. I will smoke them at 165 for 5 hours. Rotating once after 2.5 hours. After the smoke I finish them in the oven at 170 for another 5 hours.

Here is the finished product.

Not quite 2.5lbs.

This jerky turned out excellent. I have one more packet left in the kit so I definitely will be making this again.

stevea

 

[MossyMO]

Nicely done, looks excellent!

 

[blazinfire]

Nice lookin Jerky! I just got done making a large batch so I'm loving all these jerky threads! I had one myself. Made jerky out of a 25lb top round roast. cut up 15lbs for jerky meat.

Still trying to figure out how i'm gonna store it. It's cured, Was considering ether leaving it in the ziplock bag, or vacuum sealing them and stacking them in the fridge!

 

[Smoke Dawg]

Looks great. I almost always freeze some. It disappears quickly in the fridge.

 

[Queencity]

Well done..grear looking batch of goodness

 

[chapman11]

Looks really good and thanks for tips.

 

[jwtseng]

Just wondering if the "with the grain" strips end up being more difficult to eat? Is it more authentic to store bought jerky this way?

 

[Bratylten]

Just wondering if the "with the grain" strips end up being more difficult to eat? Is it more authentic to store bought jerky this way?

Yes on being more difficult to eat. For some reason I enjoy having to rip the jerky apart to eat it. It is all personal preference.

I wouldn't say it makes it any more authentic to store bought jerky to cut it with the grain though. It is pretty easy to find ground meat jerky, jerky nuggets, and pieces cut with grain.

stevea

 

[IamMadMan]

Great job, looks awesome...

 

[LMAJ]

Looks good -making me think about doing some jerky...