BBQ Venison Jerky.....pic

[rocky]

Another catch and cook. Venison Jerky made with High Mountain Bourbon BBQ Cure, Basted with Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ Sauce.

 

[archer36]

Have about 10 lbs of meat marinating right now. 

[Hunter115522]

Looks great. Smoked, or dehydrated? 

[SoxFan]

Looks awesome!

[Roon]

Yum

[rocky]

58 minutes ago, Hunter115522 said:

Looks great. Smoked, or dehydrated? 

I dehydrate mine. I tried to do the smoker jerky thing and the jerky was way too smokey for my liking.

[Deerslayer21]

i have mine marinated as well.. I will be dehydrating tonight .  

 

[Hunter115522]

One more question, how often to you baste it while it dehydrates? I've never done that but want to give it a try. 

[archer36]

12 hours ago, rocky said:

I dehydrate mine. I tried to do the smoker jerky thing and the jerky was way too smokey for my liking.

When I smoke jerky, I only use one round of it. Just to get a hint of smoke. 

[rocky]

9 minutes ago, Hunter115522 said:

One more question, how often to you baste it while it dehydrates? I've never done that but want to give it a try. 

I follow the High Mountain seasoning directions first. Then I mix a bowl of Sweet Baby Rays Honey BBQ sauce with a little more HC seasoning or whatever you  like. Red pepper, garlic, you get the idea. Then after the meat is laid out on the trays I do my first baste on the top side. When it is half way done I baste top side again, turn over and baste the bottom side. 

The only problem I ever have is getting jerky belly after eating too much as I am pulling it hot off the trays.

[archer36]

12 hours ago, rocky said:

I dehydrate mine. I tried to do the smoker jerky thing and the jerky was way too smokey for my liking.

One last thing. I only smoke the "thicker" pieces and it goes very well with a bourbon flavor jerky. I don't smoke other flavors of jerky. You should try it. 

A downside to smoking is that timing is more critical. You can easily over dry it. In a dehydrator, not so much. 

Edited December 18, 2023 by archer36

[rocky]

The first and only time I ever tried to smoke jerky I made a huge batch and used Mesquite wood. After all that work it went in the trash can. The dehydrator never let me down so I am going to stick with it.

[archer36]

3 minutes ago, rocky said:

The first and only time I ever tried to smoke jerky I made a huge batch and used Mesquite wood. After all that work it went in the trash can. The dehydrator never let me down so I am going to stick with it.

That sucks!