L Ross
Well-Known Member
Made up 5 lbs. of extruded venison jerky. Filled two dehydrators still had a tray's worth left over. Brain storm. I'll put it in the little Masterbuilt smoker. So I did, and as I already had an ice cream bucket of sugar maple chips/saw dust right there I used that. 165°, a couple of hours, refilled the wood tray twice. Smoke rolling out of the vent.
When we checked on the dehydrators, the jerky had shrunk down enough to accommodate the jerky in the smoker. Brought it up to the house and shifted the stuff around on the trays. Bit off a piece of the smoked stuff, then handed a bite to Sue. Oh man, why didn't we put some smoke on the whole batch. Ran another tray out to the smoker but it was already fairly dry by then and while it took on some smoke the moist batch absorbed it much better.
Next time the entire 5 lbs. will get smoked for two hours and finish dried in the dehydrators.
When we checked on the dehydrators, the jerky had shrunk down enough to accommodate the jerky in the smoker. Brought it up to the house and shifted the stuff around on the trays. Bit off a piece of the smoked stuff, then handed a bite to Sue. Oh man, why didn't we put some smoke on the whole batch. Ran another tray out to the smoker but it was already fairly dry by then and while it took on some smoke the moist batch absorbed it much better.
Next time the entire 5 lbs. will get smoked for two hours and finish dried in the dehydrators.