How many makes their own jerky?

[Clo-z-nuff]

I've been experimenting with vension jerky the last 10 years or so and have developed a method that's pretty easy and people seem to love it.  I use Hi Country regular seasoning as directed with cross cut venison hams, smoke for 35 minutes in my homemade refridgerator smoker and them dehydrate until done.  I've just not had good luck making jerky to completion in a smoker, mainly because the smokers I've used I can't control the heat good enough.  This also makes excellent goose jerky.

[Over&Under]

Been doing it for years in a dryer...you guys know what makes a great jerky is goose!

Try it, you will be surprised!

[bergie]

Goose also makes great summer sausage and Burritos. I make jerkey, ring bologna,hamburger,snack sticks and summer sausage.

[RedStag5728]

I started making some venison jerky and it comes out perfect (well at least the way I like it; not brittle but not soft either). I bought the Open Country 500watt dehydrator kit which came with the jerky gun, some spices/cure kits and the unit for like $60 at Gander Mountain (Caught it on sale).

Then I bought some Hi-Mountain spice/cure kits, all i use is ground meat. I can only dehydrate about 3 pounds of meat at a time (4 trays), but man the stuff is awesome! I mix the meat and the spices in a bowl with some water and let it marinate overnight in the fridge. Then I get up the next morning and load the jerky gun and load the trays. I let it dehydrate for 6 hours, (alternating the trays every 2 hours; even though with this unit you don't have to but I do anyway) and wipe off the excess grease and voila! Bon Apetite!

I am going to buy more trays so I can dehydrate more as between me and the family, the jerky don't last long!