In article >,
~patches~ > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > In article ws.net>,
> > "Shaun aRe" > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>"OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >>>In article ws.net>,
> >>> "Shaun aRe" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>"~patches~" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>>
> >>>>>Shaun aRe wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Just that folks - been planning on making myself some, just saw a
> >>
> >>thread
> >>
> >>>>>>about jerky, wondering what cuts folks find lends itself best to it?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>I have my butcher cut sirloin tip into thin slices. I cut these in
> >>
> >>half
> >>
> >>>>>then marinate and dry into jerky. Thanks for the reminder as I do
> >>
> >>need
> >>
> >>>>>to make a batch of jerky.
> >>>>
> >>>>Right - that's enough for me - I got it, gals, I got it, thanks! ',;~}~
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Shaun aRe
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>Jerky IMHO is one of the easiest things in the world to make!
> >>>
> >>>Enjoy! :-)
> >>
> >>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...
> >>
> >>All I was really lacking, was any knowledge of best/preferred cuts for it.
> >>
> >>We have fantastic local butchers - will visit see what they have this w/e
> >>',;~}~
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Shaun aRe
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > 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!

I dehydrate for 24 hours and always flip the jerky at about 12 hours.
Otherwise it does not dry evenly.
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Om.

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