Jrebel's oven jerky

[jrebel]

Im gonna have to get me one of them racks

They are actually pretty cheap and well worth the money.  The slicer is a little more expensive, but again well worth the money. 

[jrebel]

The first batch was marinated with the pack as seen...it is mild (my family likes mild).  This next batch was jazzed up a little with my homemade / grown crushed Thai red pepper.  You can add anything you want depending on your taste.  Not in the next picture there is significantly more spice added.  I just sprinkle it on before cooking. 

If I were making a whole batch spicy I would add the spice to the marinade.  I find that if it sits in the marinade for 24 to 48 hours it really infuses the spice and flavor. 

[jrebel]

Jerky rack link

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-3-Tier-Oven-Jerky-Tray/733820.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Djerky%2Bracks%26WTz_l%3DHeader&Ntt=jerky+racks&WTz_l=Header

Jerky slicer link

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Manual-Jerky-Slicer/716032.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Djerky%2Bslicer%26WTz_l%3DHeader&Ntt=jerky+slicer&WTz_l=Header


Cheaper Jerky Slicer (same thing just the one legged version)

http://www.eders.com/product.php?productid=170105&gclid=CNrWnvaDgrQCFSXZQgodgRQAJA

[C-Money]

  Looks great!

[carpsniperg2]

Did 15 pounds of summer sausage and 5 pounds of jerky in the smoker. I have 5 pounds in the over after this thread. Never done whole mucle meat jerky in the oven. Hope it turns out there is a whole back strap in there

[Encore 280]

JEEZE!! Corona and jerky time baby!!

[carpsniperg2]

  To the jerky but I cant drink beer so I will take a mt dew

[jrebel]

Just got Cabelas Christmas magazine and the Jerky slicer is on sale for $109....Great deal and I highly reccomend it.

[deerhunter_98520]

Just got Cabelas Christmas magazine and the Jerky slicer is on sale for $109....Great deal and I highly reccomend it.

I was just looking at that...very tempting

[GigPig]

Nice     GO COUGS!!!

[huntergreg]

jerky slicers are on sale for $89.99 right now. cabelas

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Manual-Jerky-Slicer/716032.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Djerky%2Bslicer%26WTz_l%3DHeader&Ntt=jerky+slicer&WTz_l=Header

[jrebel]

Oven Racks are also on sale...Both the slicer and the trays are great prices. 

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-3-Tier-Oven-Jerky-Tray/733820.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fproduct.jsp%3FproductId%3D716032&categoryIds=104798880%7C104723280%7C104407380%7C&WTz_l=RI%3BIK-519267

[nw_bowhunter]

jrebel, how do you stop the jerky slicer from jamming up. I used my and depending on the meat it works great but I have had it where the meats just gets bound up in the blades.

BTW you jerky looks good!

[jrebel]

1.  Make sure the jerky is clean of all connective tissue (Tendons, Grey skin, etc).
2.  Make sure it is long enough to feed through while still holding onto the top.  Dont' just through hunks of meat down the tube, so to speak.
3.  MOST IMPORTANT  Make sure your rakers are palced correctly.  If your rakers are not in correctly or not in at all it will just circulate the meat and make hamburger of it. 

I have done approx 50 lbs of jerky so far and have had very few problems.  The problems I have had are due to the above.  One day I was in a hurry and left the rakers out and it was a nightmare until I figured out I was a moron. 

Hope this helps

Johnny

[nw_bowhunter]

Yep, I must not have the rakers in correct...lol I will re try this. I have it all bound up and it was a mess.

 And I think I need longer meat. Do you do the meat when its slightly frozed or thawaed?