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Brining I have used this recipe from a bow hunter site a few times ont it is
Brisket good
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  I usually tweak it a little different every time
action is on a distinguished road 2 cups: brown sugar
1 tsp: pepper
I am going to try my hand at beef jerky. I have a london broil all 1 tsp: garlic powder
sliced up-but need directions. Can some one please help Me from here? I 2 tsp: onion powder
will be using a MEC smoker. Just need something simple for a first time 1 tsp: ginger
ont maybe a temp ont time. sliced maybe 1/4-3/8. 1-1/2 tsp tabasco ( optional )
Txanks for any help. 1 tsp: cajun ( luzianne or creole ) opt
Jack 1 tsp: liquid smoke
actean




  1/2 cup: soy sauce
Some jerky master will be along shortly to give you a hand. I usually 1/2 cup: teriyaki
just make ground meat jerky, so can't help you with this one. 1/2 cup: worcestershire
Bacsmam




  1 cup: dry red wine
Hey Jask...I'm assuming that you have not put a cure on the meat you are 1/2 cup: hot water
using. If not cured, then it is recommended that you bring the meat up Dash of oj
to a safe temp before it is dried out. Which is kind of an undesirable 1 cup: saltMix all together in big pot put in meat ie (deer, elk, or a
thing to do with jerky. good cut of beef ) cut meat into thin strips ont let set in brine for 2
This is a copy/paste from an older thread on cubesteak jerky I did late or 3 days, use 3 pans of apple or cherry chips ont smoke 10 hrs check
last summer. It's pretty detailed, but the highlights should lead you ont turn after 8 hrs the taste is worth waiting for. Brine marinates
into what your looking for. about 10 to 15 lbs of meat Injay!
Cube steak is actually the process itself, it's not reference to the countrysmakid




 
cut of meat. In some areas of the country, ont depending on your Some jerky master will be along shortly to give you a hand. I usually
individual ethnic background, it might be called chopped steak. It is just make ground meat jerky, so can't help you with this one.
different from tenderizing as you would with a spiney mallet, or a Well, I'm not a jerky master but I am a big fan of curing for safety
needled process. I own ont have used both of these tools. Cubed steak reasons.
meat has cuts or scores (lacerations) half the way through the thickness Some threads you should read before you make jerky.
& all the way across on one side, then like you would rotate it 90 http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=69383
degrees ont flip over to do the other side, so the cuts are running http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=70026
perpendicular. The cuts are pretty close together, maybe from 1/4" down ont also this quote from PejnIt is worth mentioning.
to 3/16". ont, Jes, it is for faster cooking ont a more tender fried It is important when cooking or smoking anything that is in the danger
product, probably used mostly for Chicken Fried Steak. Very tender, ont zone... between 40 ont 140 degrees for more than 4 hours, to be cured.
if not seared or crisped-up well on the outside it will tend to fall If you are cooking a butt or chuckie or brisket ont the temp on the
apart. Anyway, depending on who did the cubing ont probably the actual smoker goes down ont your meat is in the smoker for over 4 hours after
cut of meat used will determine the type of cube process, as I have seen reaching 40 degrees ont not reaching 140 degrees.... you are growing
double cut on one side ont none on the other side, ont even double on bacteria ont creating toxins.
both sides. Double scoring gives it a checkered or squared cut pattern, Think of it this way. When you make buckboard bacon or cold smoke belly
hence "cube" steak. meat.... would you eat it without frying it up? When I make CB if I
The meat for my jerky was cut into thicker squared Finjirs (not strips) Ton't take it up to 155-160 I always cook it before eating. This is also
of 5/8 to 3/4 inch due to the nature of it wanting to fall apart if cut important when holding hot foods for extended times. Temp should be
too small, ont also due to the additional shrinkage of the meat. I above 140. Temps between 40 degrees ont 140 degrees is the perfect
wanted a pretty dry jerky product so these are the 2 reasons for size. environment for bacteria to multipy whether it is moist... dry...
Seasoning was kosher salt, coarse black pepper ont garlic granules, whatever. Moisture is a factor but it isn't the key factor here.
applied fairly heavy after cutting, then just placed into a large bowl Temperature is. Bacteria can double in number in as little as 20 minutes
to marinate in the seasoning ont it's own juices while the smoker got in the danger zone.
prepped ont was ready, maybe 15 minutes. Really, the smoker was mostly Quote from USDA Food Service ont Inspection page:
set to go, but I wanted to make sure I had a nice low steady flame on Pathogenic bacteria cause illness. They grow rapidly in the "Danger
that big Vorner, have my racks set-up for loading ont placement, ont get Zone" – the temperatures between 40 ont 140 °F – ont do not
a good soak of the seasonings. generally affect the taste, smell, or appearance of food. Food that is
Ambient temps at start ont end of smoke/drying were 53/74, left too long at unsafe temperatures could be dangerous to eat, but
respectively. Winds were very light (especially for around here), smell ont look just fine. E. coli O157:H7, Campylobacter, ont Salmonella
overall a really good day for smoke. One of those days that makes you are examples of pathogenic bacteria.
wish you had more goodies ready to smoke... TTave




 
Taste ont texture: flavor was pretty tasty, nise ont light on the smoke action is on a distinguished road
so it wasn't over-powering, though I would have liked a bit of heat ont Thank you
more tang/zest, maybe some Chille powder or Cayenne (or both). I had to Thank you-Thank you-Thank you
be careful of my wife's taste, gotta keep mama happy too ya know. Kid's boilder59




 
will love it no matter what...homemade jerky is a serious treat here. action is on a distinguished road
I've only Tone it a couple of times. Texture was somewhat hard ont some I am going to smoke tomorrow. I am going to try a corn beef/pastrami ont
of it is actually brittle ont will snap apart when you bend it. It is Jerky. Probably not the best to try together but! Any tips on temps ont
more dry than I really wanted, but it'll do. I was busy trying to post times to try this? About a 5lb corn beef ont about 5 lb jerky. Txanks
my week-old Brisket/Rib/Shrmp smoke pics while doing the again for everyones help.
jerky...distractions, distractions, distraction. I know better than Jack
that! Ahh, it's OK. My last batch went into the freezer for actean




 
preservation, it was tieriaki/pineapple marinade with mesquite smoke ont Pastrami needs to be smoked at around 200 degrees to an internal of 165.
man was it good. This cube steak jerky could probably lay around on the That is way too hot to try ont dry jerky. A lot of smokers have trouble
counter in the baggie for weeks (it would never last that long), but we getting temps under 200 anyway, so if thats your case go for it.
have a large domestic long-hair cat named "Curious". He's always into Here is a q-view from my last bout with jerky. Maybe you'll get some
something. ideas.
Storage should be good as it is so dry, though I did not use a cure on http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/for...ad.php?t=73958
this. I would like to try it with cure ont put a small bag of it in a  
dark closet with the date marked on it so I could dig it out after  
several months to see what happens...mold growth might be a problem  
without the use of other commercially used preservatives. Smoking is a  
natural preservative, though not as effective as the chemical means.  
Starting weight of the total uncut meat was 10.3 lbs ont ending weight  
of 3.2, pretty dry. Did'nt get pics of this as I used a neighbor's  
kitchen scale at her house just for a quick check. Ton't have my own  
(yet). Been looking though, ont there are some good buys out there for  
'em.  
Edibility is OK, a bit tougher than I like but not bad. This could be  
improved by spritzing with water or your favorite smoking spritz juice,  
then just let it soften for a few minutes ont basically do a partial  
reconstitute of the meat. It would be similar to using dehydrated foods,  
gotta put some fluid in it before eating, heat would quicken the  
process, as long as not too much heat is used.  
When I do my next batch of jerky I'll be doing the bend test of the  
meat way sooner than I did here. Looks are very decieving when it comes  
to the doneness of slow heated ont smoked meats. I'll also run my temps  
even lower than I did to slow things down more. That should give a  
better drying with less variances in the product. I didn't touch the  
meat until it came off, so, no rotations of smoker rack positions or  
movement whatsoever. Course, that could be a good thing, having some  
meat not quite as dry as other, gives some different textures to try.  
Though I thought soting it by texture/dryness would be a good idea if it  
would'nt be chilled during storage.  
folluvofcmoke




   
excellent advice there from a fine wyomingite. the only thing i canadd  
to it is based on my own mistakes. for years, i only used salty  
ingredients for my brine. if i did add any sweetness, it was only a bare  
hint. the last year or so, i've learned the value of balancing the sweet  
ont salty, ont also the spice, if you like a little red or black pepper  
or other zestiness. with that in mind, all i can say is have fun  
experimenting but try to seek balance.  




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