Jerky Cure

[Flash]

What's the best Jerky cure? I have some venison burger and got a dehydrator for christmas so I want to make some Jerky.

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"Set the Hook"

[Deitz Dittrich]

There are a lot out there. I have used the Shore Lunch stuff and its been quite good.. I would say over all I would say High Mountain gets a lot of compliments..

[Harmonica Bear]

I've heard high praise for High Mountain as well from people that smoke a lot. I tried LEM (traditional) that you can get at fleet farm a month ago and thought it turned out really good.

[ducker]

High Mountain +2

[reinhard1]

high mountain so far tops my list. good luck.

[DonBo]

Has anyone suggested High Mountain yet? Cause it's my favorite.

[Flash]

Looks like Hi Mountain is the way to go!

Thanks guys!!

[eyeguy 54]

hi mountain meaquite is my favorite of their spices. just made 2 more batches over christmas. mmmmmmmmmm

best to squeeze them onto wax paper then put on dehydrator, otherwise sometimes the meat goes into the small holes and hard to get off.

[Jim Almquist]

Love the High Mountain pepper blend and then throw it in the smoker to dry out.

Good Eats !

[OnAFly]

I'm going to have to go against the grain here. I didn't like High Mountain as much. The best I've used straight out of the package is the Shore Lunch stuff, but it's a lot harder to find than HM.

I've also used the Cabela's brand (which could very well be repackaged HM) which is OK. I usually blend this with sweet chili sauce to make a hot/sweet jerky. The hot/sweet version is very good.

[eyeguy 54]

I gotta try the Hi Mountain pepper sometime, sounds good.Jalapeño Jerky Kit is a new one to try onafly if you like hot. they also have inferno and sweet and spicey. I tried the bourbon bbq one time and I didn't care much for that one. don't give up on Hi Mountain, lottsa choices and 6 to 8 bucks for mix that will do 15 pounds is nice!

[Jason Boser]

just did high mountain with some geese sweet and spicey I think it needed more bite at the end I am doing pepper garlic today well see how that turns out

Jason

[mozy]

My favorite so far is Hi Mountain Mesquite. Turned out really well. I also just made a batch of Hi Country Sweet and Hot, and wasn't overly impressed. It's not terrible, but doesn't seem like it's on par with the Hi Mountain brand, at least not in this flavor.

[WalleyeWarrior]

I received a box of Hi-Country. I would assume this is different than the Hi-Mountain that everyone is raving about. That being said, anyone try the stuff that i got? Because my dad gave it to me I'm sure he got it at L&M because it's the only place he shops. :-)

[Flash]

Made about 4 lbs. The only thing is in the directions it says that the Jerky from Ground burger should be cooked to a temperature of 165 degrees but my dehydrator only goes to 160 degrees. Am I missing something here?

[Jim Almquist]

I would not get to worried but you could always finish it in the oven just to get it up to temp.

[Todd Caswell]

Made about 4 lbs. The only thing is in the directions it says that the Jerky from Ground burger should be cooked to a temperature of 165 degrees but my dehydrator only goes to 160 degrees. Am I missing something here?

I do mine 99% of the time in the dehydrator and have never had a problem, the seasoning has a cure in it, I have never gotten sick yet and have done ALOT.

[Flash]

Todd,

How long do you cook it?

Thanks,

[hockeybc69]

Depends on the dehydrator for cooking times.

If you have a radiant one without a fan, you are looking at several hours.

I have the one with the fan inside and its WAYYYY faster than the radiant heat ones.

Best thing to do is just check the meat. You dont want the meat to break when you bend it. You just want the meat fibers to gently seperate. I guess its a bit hard to explain.

One thing with the High Mountain I have found. I love the seasoning, but I cut back on the amount of meat they recommend for the seasoning.

I have found too many times that the jerky just doesnt have a flavor rush, for a lack of better description. so now I just cut back a little on the amount of meat I put in the mixture. All fixed!!!!!

I have some of the Inferno ready to go soon. Cant wait to try it.

[Flash]

I've got a Nesco with the fan on top.