NEED HELP QUICK!!

[ncmidda]

Ok, short and sweet. I make venison jerky by thin slicing and soaking the meat in a fifty fifty mix of water and liquid smoke for 12 hours. I used to have an electric smoker that utilized a small pan filled with wood chips and would smolder and after about 5-6 hours the jerky was done. I would follow this up by drying the meat further by placing the jerky in paper bags. Problem is that the supposed electric smoker I was going to use is actually the style that has a water pan in the bottom that sits atop an element. I already purchased the wood "shavings" and have never used a water smoker before. I think I can do away with the water pan and just set a pan of wood shavings on the element and turn the heat down and still get pretty much the same effect as the trusty old "Little Cheif" smoker, but unfortunatly I made ALOT of jerky and this fancy H2O smoker only has 2 racks. Can someone give me some advice on how to make the remainder in my oven? I would greatly appreciate the help!

[Tallbear]

If I remember correctly you set the oven on 250-300 and leave the door open a little to let the moisture out. Works pretty much like a smoker.

[who dat]

If I remember correctly you set the oven on 250-300 and leave the door open a little to let the moisture out. Works pretty much like a smoker.
I think the 250-300 is a little high. Around 200 or even 175 won't cook the meat, just dry it like you want. Try googling "jerky" or go on Food Network.com, you may find more.

[Kelly]

A little late probably but info for the next time...
Anything over 200 and your getting risky.
Electric ovens are tough to do...as low as it'll go with the door cracked.

Gas oven with a pilot? Don't even turn it on. The heat from the pilot will do it but leave it over night.

[ncmidda]

Thanks for the replies. I had already purchased the wood shavings and had the meat marinating for a dry smoke style smoking process. I have never used a smoker with a bowl of water and wood chunks. I fortunately was able to find a cake pan in the shape of a heart (note to self: buy new heart shaped pan) and it fit on the heating element perfectly. The jerky turned out just fine, although it always looks like alot of meat before the smoking as compared to what you actually get once you are done. Jerky is all gone now. I have three little jerky junkies at home, so it goes quickly. Time to thaw out some more venison I guess, which will then leave an empty spot in the freezer, which will need to be filled back in with more venison. Time to dust off the old black powder jerky retriever!:mg:

[who dat]

Thanks for the replies. I had already purchased the wood shavings and had the meat marinating for a dry smoke style smoking process. I have never used a smoker with a bowl of water and wood chunks. I fortunately was able to find a cake pan in the shape of a heart (note to self: buy new heart shaped pan) and it fit on the heating element perfectly. The jerky turned out just fine, although it always looks like alot of meat before the smoking as compared to what you actually get once you are done. Jerky is all gone now. I have three little jerky junkies at home, so it goes quickly. Time to thaw out some more venison I guess, which will then leave an empty spot in the freezer, which will need to be filled back in with more venison. Time to dust off the old black powder jerky retriever!:mg:
"Jerky Junkies", "Jerky Retriever"??? I'm going to start a list of this type of stuff. I love the internet!:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Kelly]

Nice!

My 2year old baby girl loves the stuff too. First deer I brought home she was fascinated with...2 days later she had her first Jerky and when I told her what it was her eyes got big.

Now every deer we see in a field she screams "STOP DADDY...Get JERKY!!"
:-D

Which was all very funny but "Santa" was a little concerned last week when she kept eyeballing his reindeer at Cabela's and muttering "Jerky Jerky Jerky":thumbup:

[Batman]

..."Santa" was a little concerned last week when she kept eyeballing his reindeer at Cabela's and muttering "Jerky Jerky Jerky":thumbup: That's too funny!

[ro2]

I used to smoke and make my jerky in the oven. Smoker was too much of a hassle oven dried meat out cause you had to ccok it too long. I started going to a butcher supply shop got the desired season mix and a seperate bag of cure. Mix the season and cure together put in oven at 175-200 for about 1.5 hrs tastes great. this is the same stuff cure and season they sell packaged at the store but alot cheaper.

[ozzman104]

I always had the problem where I couldnt get my oven to a low enough temp. I bought the ronco dehydrater and It's been workin great for me.

[Done Deal]

venison or goose breast burger is the easiest way to make jerky

just shoot it out and dehydrate in a good dehydrator