jerky time

[Josh.P 86]

Had a roast and nothing to do today so what better to do than make some jerky. I marinated it in soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and pepper and some red wine for 6 hours. Just put it in the oven at 170degrees for 4 hours. Ive only done jerky one other time so lets here some of your guys recipes.

[otterman91105]

Sure looks good.

[kingr]

Well?

[DonBo]

I'm thinkin' a 6 hour soak on those big chuncks of meat was probably not enough. How did it turn out?

[eyeguy 54]

maybe he got banned from the kitchen

[Josh.P 86]

The jerky turned out good. Seemed to have plenty of flavor for me. It was fairly tough though. has anyone ever tried like a tenderizing additive to the marinade.

[eyeguy 54]

we might take your man card away if you tenderize your jerky

[eyeguy 54]

170 might have been too high. Maybe it got cooked instead of dried.

[delcecchi]

Maybe slicing across the grain, if you didn't do that, would help?

[otterman91105]

Most jerky they say to cook at around 160 any higher and it can dry out pretty fast.

[Josh.P 86]

Who doesn't like tender jerky? It wasn't dry just hard to tear apart. Making sure i slice it in the right direction is a good pointer and next time 160 degrees it is.

[BartmanMN]

Josh, I guess real men chew on Leather with a dab of teriyaki.

[eyeguy 54]

lol most time I like it cut with the grain if doing straight meat. But I grind it mostly. I have a dehydrator you can try some time if you would like.

[Josh.P 86]

Thanks for the offer eyeguy. I think i should probably just break down and get one. I'm sure I'd get plenty of use out of it. With two young kids I could do plenty of fruit as well.

[eyeguy 54]

works great with apples.