Trying out my Christmas present.

[campmaster-k]

Mike...that sounds amazing. I have a smoker still in the box. Looks like I'll get it out and figure out how to use it when the rain stops (it finally started yesterday!!!)


Gotta ask...is the jerky, um, tough? I have a friend who made jerky in the oven and it came out like shoe leather. Seems like the smoker would cure it without drying it as severely..

Either way, I'm trying this. I was going to make the oven jerky until I found out it comes out so dry you need a hatchet to break off pieces and a gallon of water to wash it down.

If anyone else tries this soon let me know how you like it...although I trust Mike's opinion!

That's why they call it JERKY!



If it works, I'll be taking jerky to the Dam!!

[DragonFire]

What's so funny???

That I had a smoker in the box for over a year??

Or that I will get it out when the rain stops...and it just started???


Or both??

I'm headed to Costco to get some turkey jerky tomorrow. When I can find a spot to store the smoker out of the rain, I might just build it early!

No...I'm not kicking my Vespa out of the garage for the smoker..no way, no how.

[tonyj]

Friday nite, 10:15 p.m. And i'm thinking about a late night trip of many hours to rob a fridge of bar-b-que.

Don't you know those pics qualify as food porn and could get you thrown in jail?

[DragonFire]

It caused me to demolish my store of beef jerky. Can't wait for Costco to open...I need a fix....

[SmokeyBob]

Thanks Mike for the jerky recipe.
I've always used a food dehydrator to make jerky so using a smoker will be a new adventure.

[SmokeyBob]

Dammit, Bob!! You know I only live about 50 miles from you now!! It wouldn't take me but a minute to round up enough people to make that pile of meat disappear

Kansas City has alot of teardroppers within 50 miles and I know you and Judith can't eat all of that!!

Looks good, buddy!!

Jeff

Hey Jeff
That is a lot of smoked meat. I got carried away. I gave some to my neighbors, their always helping us out. I put some in the freezer. Smoked meat doesn't last to long around here.