jerky and other dehydrated foods

[jafomofo]

just got a dehydrator and have been making jerky with the stock spices but i'm looking for some recipes I can mix up myself. If you have em I want em. This thing is awesome btw if you don't have one. Best jerky I have ever hard bar none, nothing else is even close and I have tried a lot.

also have been thinking of making some banana chips, apple chips, etc... How long can those keep for? my dehydrator has 6 trays and I can make about 3 lbs of sliced jerky at a time. Was thinking about loading it up with fruit and sealing it up in mylar with an oxygen eater then throwing it in the car and taking a few into work etc... Do I need to prep that prior to dehydrating?

Any and all info requested and appreciated. thanks

[Turbomunkey]

Approximately how long does it take to dehydrate product? My bro bought some special trays and would just use the oven with the door propped open slightly, and agreed home made jerky is fkin 10x better than from store.

[baxtej44]

dehydrators are absolutely legit.


http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jerky-l...hot-and-spicy/

[jafomofo]

Approximately how long does it take to dehydrate product? My bro bought some special trays and would just use the oven with the door propped open slightly, and agreed home made jerky is fkin 10x better than from store.

I've only done skillet steak so far but 5-6 hours depending on how you want it. Over 6 hours at 160 degree it will start to get a little brittle.

[jafomofo]

dehydrators are absolutely legit.


http://allrecipes.com/recipe/jerky-l...hot-and-spicy/

they emptied the cabinet on that recipe. I'm assuming the soy sauce supplants the salt in most recipes.

[HairyScandinavian]

Best jerky recipe is salt, pepper, and meat but it's gotta be dried out over smoke. Not sure on the dehydrator I tried jerky in there but too way too long and never was done properly so I just hang them from the rack in the stove now and put it on the lowest setting and leave the door open. I tried banana chips in the dehydrator and left them overnight and they were still gooey and stuck to the racks, nothing like the commercial stuff you buy (the commercial stuff is coated with something too).

EDIT: WTF ^^ brown sugar, pineapple juice, teriyaki??? Jerky is not supposed to be sweet.

[Turbomunkey]

I've only done skillet steak so far but 5-6 hours depending on how you want it. Over 6 hours at 160 degree it will start to get a little brittle.

5-6 hours. Good lordy. I dont know if dehydrators are exceptionally energy efficient but an oven does it quicker from what I remember.

Might make some this weekend. Ill ask my bro how he made his cause it was fkin joocy


Banana chips are fried fools ^^^

[HairyScandinavian]

5-6 hours. Good lordy. I dont know if dehydrators are exceptionally energy efficient but an oven does it quicker from what I remember.

Might make some this weekend. Ill ask my bro how he made his cause it was fkin joocy

IME oven is WAY faster, just be careful that you're not cooking it, obviously you don't want it cooked you want it dry.

[44hunter]

I just test a piece evey so often in my dehydrator. It actually toughens up and drys a little more after its removed.

I usually cut it and soak it in a worchester/liquid smoke mix over night. Then Ill add seasoning right before I put it on. Im not gonna go spouting out recipes as everyone likes their jerky different.

[NuggzTheNinja]

If only they made dehydrators large enough to fit an entire deer...

[insomniac23]

home made jerky....me gusta! typically best jerky i can get my hands on is jack links =/

[Turbomunkey]

IME oven is WAY faster, just be careful that you're not cooking it, obviously you don't want it cooked you want it dry.

Ill just ask bro how he did it. Found out he used some seasoning he bought from gander mountain. Was ****ing good though

[jafomofo]

IME oven is WAY faster, just be careful that you're not cooking it, obviously you don't want it cooked you want it dry.

it doesn't make sense to me that an oven would dry it faster, you are still going to be putting the device to the same temperature.

[jafomofo]

home made jerky....me gusta! typically best jerky i can get my hands on is jack links =/

thats what got me onto this idea. 6 bucks for 3 oz or bulk 1lb stuff from a costco/sams that is of questionable quality ==

This will pay for itself by the 3rd time I use it.

Duration of cooking also seems to depend on how thick the meat is but meh.

Anyone with a dehydartor do turkey jerky? I read that you needed to go to 170 for poultry but I also read people saying that it was fine at 160 which is top end of what I have.

[HairyScandinavian]

it doesn't make sense to me that an oven would dry it faster, you are still going to be putting the device to the same temperature.

Yeah and you would think the dehydrator would have better air flow and work more efficiently too. Try a batch each way and see, the oven was like half the time and dried more evenly whereas I still had moist spots in the dehydrator hours later. Maybe I just have a crappy dehydrator...

[cavymeister]

I've been saving up my dehydrated water. It takes up, literally, no space.

[44hunter]

Yeah and you would think the dehydrator would have better air flow and work more efficiently too. Try a batch each way and see, the oven was like half the time and dried more evenly whereas I still had moist spots in the dehydrator hours later. Maybe I just have a crappy dehydrator...

When I tryed the oven compared to dehydrator it seemed like it was too done on the outside and moist in the middle. Im sure my heat settings werent great but I just like to throw it in the dehydrator and go.

[insomniac23]

now since i know all of you make your own jerky....whos gonna send me some!?!?!?!?!

[44hunter]

now since i know all of you make your own jerky....whos gonna send me some!?!?!?!?!

Im pretty sure making your own jerky is in the man code. Kinda like riverboat gambling trips

[insomniac23]

Im pretty sure making your own jerky is in the man code. Kinda like riverboat gambling trips

well its a little late in the season for me to go scoop up a dead deer off the side of the highway now!

no rofl hunting in NJ + i dont have a hunting permit nor a vehicle to transport the deer =/
i figure i could gut it etc but much more than that id be going in blind+w how much butchers cost from wut ive heard...no me gusta

[RatherBeLifting]

well its a little late in the season for me to go scoop up a dead deer off the side of the highway now!

no rofl hunting in NJ + i dont have a hunting permit nor a vehicle to transport the deer =/
i figure i could gut it etc but much more than that id be going in blind+w how much butchers cost from wut ive heard...no me gusta

If your just making burger then hell there aint nothing to learn. Simple as cutting out meat and launching it in a grinder, you dont have to know what cut is what it dont matter if you grind it all up.

or just go buy the cheapest burger you can find and dehydrate that ****.

[jafomofo]

now since i know all of you make your own jerky....whos gonna send me some!?!?!?!?!

i would but i assume, like most things, it was illegal in jersey.

or

i would but you must be at least 5'8 to consume this jerky.

or

well you get the idea

[insomniac23]

If your just making burger then hell there aint nothing to learn. Simple as cutting out meat and launching it in a grinder, you dont have to know what cut is what it dont matter if you grind it all up.

or just go buy the cheapest burger you can find and dehydrate that ****.

im a bum. paypal to one of ya'll seems easier

i would but i assume, like most things, it was illegal in jersey.

or

i would but you must be at least 5'8 to consume this jerky.

or

well you get the idea

you are one cheeky kunt m8...im really like 5'6 3/4s so w shoes im probably 5'8...GET DOWN ON MY LEVEL CUHHHHZZZZZZzZ

i have to check the local laws before i leave my house every morning...almost srs...brb no bayonet lug, ohhhh scary ya'll hear about that drive-by bayonetting that happened the other day mane?

[Hola Bola]

i would but you must be at least 5'8 to consume this jerky.

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[insomniac23]

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manlet revolt is a brewin comrade...

smaller targets ftw

[jafomofo]

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ya know I was gonna go with 5'7 then I bumped it up one more for you.

[mot1ve]

Awesome Thread/10

I own a dehydrator and been putting everything in it trying to experiment. Besides beef jerky, u can dehydrate fruits, vegetables, any food really.

Try making sweet potato chips with it. They're fkin awesome

[Hola Bola]

manlet revolt is a brewin comrade...

smaller targets ftw

[Hartski]

Try a batch of jerkey marinated with worchestershire sauce, liquid smoke and A1 sauce. That's the first thing I'm gonna try when i get a dehydrator.

[44hunter]

Try a batch of jerkey marinated with worchestershire sauce, liquid smoke and A1 sauce. That's the first thing I'm gonna try when i get a dehydrator.

thats my exact marinade. No joke