Topic: Mmmm....beef jerky

[Scott S]

 Anyone here have a dehydrator and make your own jerky?

 I just got one last month for my birthday. Tried two recipes and they came out great. Making another batch today using one of them, a slightly altered Alton Brown recipe with a little more pepper and red pepper flakes.
 Also, most recipes reccomend flank steak or skirt steak. I can't find it here and when I DID find flank steak, it was $7.99/lb.! I've been using London Broil, which was on sale for $2.99/lb.

 Have any good recipes to share?

[Cheffish]

I've made prosciutto but never beef jerky. I do know that you definitely don't use steak to make jerky. Ever! Cheaper cuts should be used like the one you mentioned. I imagine if you used pieces of a sirloin roast it would work well. And would be pretty cheap also. I bought my dad a dehydrator for this exact reason and the SOB never used it. If you really want your mind blown, put a few pints of strawberries in that thing. Best candy youve ever eaten!

[jamesb]

my wife got one and we never used it.but i have made jerky in the oven takes about 6 hours lowest setting leave the oven door cracked open. cut the meat into 1/2" squares season with what ever you like turns out pretty good we have supposedly the best jerky in the country or world?? located here in leroy Kansas it's called luthers smokehouse lots of famous people get their beef jerky from here here's a link there are some recipes on here http://www.kansastravel.org/luthersjerky.htm

[70CB750]

I make deer jerky in the oven. I started with meat sliced and cured, but now i ground it all, cure it and shoot it with jerky cannon to racks to dry.  Much easier process.