How many makes their own jerky?

[Margly]

Hi !
Maybe wrong forum but how many make their own jerky of the game hunted?

It's powerfood on hikes   :D

Margly

[White Falcon]

I do with game and store bought meat.

[canopyboy]

I tried recently, let a friend convince me he knew what he was doing with his new smoker.  I have a big pile of burnt jerky to do something with.  Maybe dog treats.  Flavor was good though...

I plan to try again, and just use the oven on low.

[Blackstick]

I’ve been making mine for years. Sorry to say, it’s probably not traditional though. I grind up my venison mix it with spices, add the cure and shoot it out of a caulking gun (so to speak) onto food dryer trays. I do 25lbs. at a time and it doesn’t last long. I’m going to finish up last year’s deer starting tonight.

[Thebear_78]

I make jerky out of both game meat and store bought meat.  I have made it in the oven before but its at its best off the smoker.   I normally do 5-10 pounds at a time and it never lasts more than a few days  

I have found that a brine of brown sugar, johnny's season salt, garlic pepper and soy or terriaki is the best.  Then season to taste before I smoke it, usually mccormic spicy steak and tony's cajun seasonings.  

I've also made some pretty good salmon jerky by cutting thing strips and smoking them until they are dry like jerky.

[Mike Vines]

I like doing mine on the LP grill and I use Hi-Mountain jerky spices.

[Todd Greenwald]

I usually turn 2 deer a year into jerky.  It doesn't last long with my two kids in the house.

[Dave Bulla]

Add me to the list...

By the way, ever make jerky from turkey?  It's REAL good.

I'm also a firm believer that almost any jerky is good but the best jerky possible comes from the smoker.  I've used liquid smoke, store bought cures, food dehydrators, electric ovens and NOTHING I've found comes close to real smoke cured jerky.

MMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....... getting hungry!

[snakebit40]

This year is the second year I've made my own. I've done mostly whole meat. Two weeks ago I got the grinder out and made some ground up deer jerky for the first time, it was awesome! I did half on a dehydrator and half on the Traeger set on smoke. By far the best is the stuff I smoked. I also use Hi-Mountain, I would like to make my own recipe someday  I just don't know where to start. Have fun!

[Margly]

I'm planning on making some jerky from deer and moose this year. Dont have a smoker so planning on using my oven:)

If anybody has a good recipe I'm all ears!

[Bill Turner]

If your using your oven make sure you prop open your oven door as you do when broiling and set oven on lowest setting. The open door helps in the drying process. Um, Um, good.

[bergie]

I make Turkey jerky Deer jerky and fish jerky all in my smoker and love it. The fish jerky is made out of the carp I shoot this stuff is great. YUM YUM

[Dave Bulla]

Hey bergie,

Got a recipe for that fish jerky?  Do you actually dry it until hard?

[bergie]

Dave just take the back straps out of the carp freeze til good and firm and slice on a meat slicer to about 1/8 inch and make just like you regular jerky. It is soo good it will have a few bones but it is GREAT. Canned carp is also great!!!

[Mike Most]

I have a little chief electric smoker, which is by todays standard ancient. It has the little pan for wood in the bottom and sits on an electric element which makes the wood smoke. I like alder and cherry woods or the old standard hickory, venison or beef for meat or smoked whiting (fish), fish can be dried to pliable (softer stage) Usually about 8 hrs for 3/16 to 1/4 inch thick slices. The simple spices salt pepper, garlic or onion make a pretty tasty jerky, but it never lasts long enough to get to the tree stand. This gets me to wondering what smoked talapia would taste like. Durn site keeps me hopping.....  

[MikeW]

We make jerky all the time(deer & beef)in the food dehydrator. I get two bowls one with Worcestershire and a little liquid smoke and the other with Soy Sauce. I dip it in the Soy first for a minute then into the Worcestershire for a minute or two, then I lay the pieces out and sprinkle with black pepper. Like the others have said it doesn't last long.

[Ricky Wallace]

I do,the old fashioned way,,real hickory or oak fire,meat,sea salt,sometimes pepper,thats it,no electricity,terryooki,bean sprouts,heinz 57 or any other strange stuff!  Same exact thing with fish,any fish will smoke and make jerky. Now that yall bring the subject up,I need to make some this weekend!    

[Jim Dahlberg]

PM sent, Margly.

[huntmaster70]

I use a smoker with hickory or dehydrator.The kids & grandkids all want their own bag for christmas

[outdoorsmanchad123]

Dont feed to the dog. Too burnt flavor? Reconstitute in water for 2 to 6 hrs in plastic container then sprinkle with brown or white sugar and let air dry. Turn out good