OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article ws.net>,
> "Shaun aRe" > wrote:
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>>"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
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>>>In article ws.net>,
>>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote:
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>>>>"~patches~" > wrote in message
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>>>>>Shaun aRe wrote:
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>>>>>>Just that folks - been planning on making myself some, just saw a
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>>thread
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>>>>>>about jerky, wondering what cuts folks find lends itself best to it?
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>>>>>I have my butcher cut sirloin tip into thin slices. I cut these in
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>>half
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>>>>>then marinate and dry into jerky. Thanks for the reminder as I do
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>>need
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>>>>>to make a batch of jerky.
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>>>>Right - that's enough for me - I got it, gals, I got it, thanks! ',;~}~
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>>>>Shaun aRe
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>>>Jerky IMHO is one of the easiest things in the world to make!
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>>>Enjoy! :-)
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>>Yup - providing you don't overdo the temps, eh? Heard too many tales of
>>smoked filled midnight houses and ovens full of mysterious looking flat
>>coals...
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>>All I was really lacking, was any knowledge of best/preferred cuts for it.
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>>We have fantastic local butchers - will visit see what they have this w/e
>>',;~}~
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>>Shaun aRe
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> I have a dehydrator. :-)
> I know you can use the oven, but your fan dehydrator recommended on
> alt.nature.mushrooms every year for drying mushrooms might work too?
> My dryer is convection. No fan. Works great!

Mine has a fan so no problem. Still I rotate the trays and turn the
jerky about halfway through the drying. I normally do a fair amount of
drying throughout the main preserving season. This year I focused on
canning & freezing so it's about time to get the dehydrator into action!