Sarah wrote:

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>>Pandora, here are some pics of the homemade jerky process.
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>>Early yesterday morning I picked up a round roast to experiment with. I
>>normally use sirloin tip for beef jerky. By mid morning the strips were
>>cut and marinating. Here's the pics.
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>>as the strips looked this morning - http://tinypic.com/fbm7wl.jpg
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>>dehydrator loaded & working - http://tinypic.com/fbmaev.jpg
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>>final product - I put 2 strips by themselves so you have a better ideas
>>what it looks like.
>>http://tinypic.com/fbmd94.jpg
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>>Note - this is not the entire batch on the plate as the dehydrator is
>>still going. It will be another hour or two before all the jerky is
>>finished.
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> So what do you eat it with? or do you eat it on it's own? For a snack? Is
> there a simple way to make it without a dehydrator?
> You've got me interested now I've seem what it looks like!
> Sarah
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Sarah, we eat it as a snack. I generally keep a container of it in the
fridge or cupboard so we just grab a piece when we feel like a snack.
There really is no need to refrigerate it. The simplest dehydrator
consists of a wood frame with a piece of screening attached so if you
wanted to make one it is fairly easy. However, the easiest way to do
jerky without a dehydrator is to place cooling racks (the metal racks
you cool cakes on) onto a large cookie sheet to catch any drips then dry
in the oven at a very low heat - 150 F. I would suggest this method to
see if you like jerky before you invest in a dehydrator. If you watch
the sales you should be able to pick up one for about $30. Excalibur is
the top of the line costing a little over $200. Other things we enjoy
dehydrated include - apple slices for snacking & floating in hot apple
cider, banana chips for snacking, herbs, onions, zucchini, mushrooms.