Dude how low can the KBQ go? I bet that would be a killer jerky making machine since it has a convection fan like a dehydrator.
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Spinaker if the thermostat goes low enough(and looks like it does on you tube)it should work awesome. Heat from the fire goes out the top when the fan is not drawing into the cook chamber correct?
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If you decide to get a dehydrator check out the "Excalibur Nine-Tray" model. Available from Cabelas if you got points to burn or a little cheaper from Amazon. I burned up my wife's $35 round model making jerky and replaced it with this one. She LOVES it! Very even drying. She does all manner of vegetables and fruit not to mention jerky. It pretty much runs non-stop during fruit/garden season and more during hunting season for the past 5 years and it just keeps on going!
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The Jerky is coming along nicely!! The new dehydrator is awesome. I brought the pieces of raw meat up too 165 F on the smoker to kill the bugs, then threw them in the DH. After about three hours they were all done. I got some crasy color with that brine going for two days. And the cherry smoke probably helped too. The results have been very good so far. Chewy but now like shoe leather, still just a bit of moisture to it. The vac sealer really puts a nice seal on this stuff and makes the meat shine in the bag. I've also got a second batch on the brine now. I used my buddies meat slicer for this batch. Should be much more even results.
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Tim E POWER SMOKE posted the recipe I used. It was phenomenal. Huge hit on the float. Especially when I gave the guides, who had been in the bush for weeks, a vac sealed bag. It was kind of a primal gift. That stuff was like gold up there. The flavor is incredible. I also added some ginger to the mix. But this is gonna be my go to! Thanks again to @Powersmoke_80 you are the man.
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Glad to hear you liked it, did you compare it to any others? I like the adding ginger idea.
A buddy at fish camp uses Mr Yoshidas marinade mixed with a commercial jerky mix and it had great flavor so I am going to replace the soy sauce with it and try it next time. http://www.samsclub.com/sams/mr-yosh...6-oz/163400.ip
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Nice! I am going to give it a go! I've got some round roasts thawing from the freezer now..
Thanks for posting Spinaker, and looking forward to trying your recipe Powersmoke_80
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Sorry for the delay in getting back to you! I was on the water for 7 days sans internet!
I have made this on the KBQ and it is great. Just make sure you don't never shoot 165 F or you will have shoe leather jerky. Make sure there is ample space between pieces and that pieces are not overlapping. In the KBQ, you can pack a ton of jerky in there, just be vigilant and use your instant read to monitor the meat temp and you will be good to go. I use clean and dirty smoke to lay it on thick because you really don't have a ton of time in the smoke.
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Looks good Spinaker! When I first made jerky I used a dehydrator but have switched to using the Primo. Here's a batch of elk jerky. I'm due to make some more.
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That was just how I packaged it. I marinated in a one gallon ziplock. Then you can swish the marinade around in the bag to make sure the flavors are distributed though out the soak.
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Gonna be firing this up again! Gonna add more teriyaki and some sweet Mirin wine to the mix. Might be going with 20 lbs of raw meat to make sure we have enough for the crew.
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Time to fire up the jerky making. I bookmarked this awhile back and forgot about it. Next batch, this weekend. I think I'll try half on the pellet grill and half in the dehydrator.
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Been way too long, since I made some jerky...'20 was a PASS... !
Here, from 16OCT19, is some late night, knock on th door Bambi Jerky...
It was fabulous! We did like three (Big) smokers full, drank a few cold ones... t'was a Good Night...
I got some fer my troubles, (More than I felt I deserved), but I didn't name a price, I jus said "Yeah!) an they paid me in Bambi what they felt was fair, an just... plus bout 10 lbs ready to smoke, at their insistence...
Sadly, th young'un who dropped the deer (his first, with a bow), died in a Horrible head-on crash, a few months later26 YO...Killed by a drunk driver who was left of center, leavin a wife an 3 kids behind...
Too Danged Bad; He was a Good Kid, an my Friend an Brother...
Warmin up a stickburner...
Smokin some Bambi 1...
Smokin Some Bambi 2
Finshed Bambi 1
Finsihed Bambi 2
Last edited by Mr. Bones; August 18, 2021, 05:24 PM. Reason: Ficksed duplicate pics of Finished Bambi, added keereckt one... :-)
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Spinaker the smoked cream cheese is dead simple. Take a block of cream cheese and lightly coat it with oil (I used garlic olive oil), cover with BBQ rub or desired seasoning and smoke (185-200) for a couple of hours. After smoking I like to add a drizzle of hot honey. Spread on to crackers. Easy and tasty.
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