Jerky Report:

[Conager]

I didn't take any with me last night so I noshed a little at breakfast. This batch I made Saturday.

Details to follow!

 

[Rightguide]

When I'm on the road I will occasionally by a package of local Jerky in small town America when passing through. Sometimes you get lucky and find something exceptional.

 

[Conager]

Mine is not yet exceptional, but it is acceptable.

This batch had more brown sugar. (What makes it taste so good?

I abandoned the molasses idea. I remembered why I never seem to have molasses on hand when I want to give it a try. It's because I've only bought molasses once before, and I didn't like it that time either.

 

[Rightguide]

Mine is not yet exceptional, but it is acceptable.

This batch had more brown sugar. (What makes it taste so good?

I abandoned the molasses idea. I remembered why I never seem to have molasses on hand when I want to give it a try. It's because I've only bought molasses once before, and I didn't like it that time either.

I guess it depends what kind of flavor you prefer and if you use a marinade or just salt and spices.

 

[Conager]

Mine is kind of a marinade. This time I cut the soy sauce and completely eliminated the added salt. I went a little higher with the Worcestershire sauce amount.

I left out the liquid smoke but that was just a mistake. I've got for flavors of liquid smoke and I think I like the Applewood the best. I want to like the Mesquite the best but honestly the Applewood is quite nice.

 

[Rightguide]

Mine is kind of a marinade. This time I cut the soy sauce and completely eliminated the added salt. I went a little higher with the Worcestershire sauce amount.

I left out the liquid smoke but that was just a mistake. I've got for flavors of liquid smoke and I think I like the Applewood the best. I want to like the Mesquite the best but honestly the Applewood is quite nice.

Salt is a good preservative and a natural antiseptic. Worcestershire does contain salt as well. I've brinned the meat and used plain salt and various seasonings as well. I usually use my own concoctions of seasonings but I have used a commercial brand named Hi Mountain in the past. They have a variety of good seasoning combinations for jerky and smoking in general.

 

[Conager]

I forgot to mention I added a bunch of red pepper flake to this one. The idea was I was going to make spicy jerky. Did not add enough read pepper flake for my tastes though.

I like doing things from scratch as much as possible. One of my never finished little project was too build a forge and do some old fashioned blacksmithing. I started making my own charcoal for the project out of Oak pallets.

 

[Conager]

Down to a handful of slices. Time to think about a new batch. Bought a new seal-a-meal the other day.