On 6/8/2015 2:08 PM, sf wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 13:25:15 -0600, La Mirada > wrote:
>
>> On 6/8/2015 1:11 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 08 Jun 2015 12:42:22 -0600, La Mirada > wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.popularmechanics.com/home...jerky/?slide=1
>>>>
>>>> Make Your Own DIY Box-Fan Beef Jerky
>>>>
>>>
>>> Saving that one, thanks. No food dehydrator at my house but I've
>>> wanted to try making jerky sometime.
>>>
>>
>>
>> To the negative comment by Pecos Sam, most dehydrators don't use a lot
>> of heat.
>
> The text said most dehydrators only go up to 155° and an easy
> alternative is using the oven.

Quite accurate.

> Alton Brown uses the box fan method
> too, so between him, Popular Mechanics and a thousand + years of
> history, the Pecos Sam troll is shot to hell.

Yes.

I saw Alton's episode on that too.

I also like his clay flower pot sawdust smoker.

My neighbor made one of those and swears by it.

>> I'd pick a warm spot near a sunny window, but the key thing is to keep
>> it going until full preservation is achieved and then really be
>> meticulous to store in parchment paper instead of a ziplock bag.
>>
>> I've had some jerky go rancid from the lack of air before.
>
> Good tip! I would have ended up with rancid jerky, which isn't a good
> thing after you've spent so much time cutting meat and drying it.

I know, what I do now is let it get air for a while in the parchment
paper and then if I want to store it I use my food bag vacuum sealer.

If you do that you will need the heavier bags as the light ones will
puncture from sharp edges on the jerky.