schurchill39
01-03-2016, 03:21 PM
I was just wondering if anyone here dehydrates regularly?
I started slowly getting into hunting this year so the Mrs. and I figured we would make our own jerky. I did not know just how awesome a dehydrator was until we started playing around with it to see what else we could make. There are tons of fancy ones out there but I just went to crappy tire and picked up a cheap one and have zero complaints so far (except maybe capacity). Now every time we go on a road trip we will slice up 6 apples the night before and make apple chips for snacks.
I've made goose jerky, duck jerky, and a couple of batches of beef jerky so far. I've played with a few different recipes but my favorite to date is the Ducks Unlimited Spicy Goose Jerky (http://www.ducks.org/hunting/recipes/spicy-goose-jerky). I just made a batch yesterday with beef and it turned out awesome too.
Typically I'll just go out and buy the cheapest cut of steak I can get and trim the fat off of it. Then I throw it in the freezer for 2 hours so it firms up a bit and makes it really easy to cut my 1/4" strips. Marinate for 24-72 hours then dehydrate for 8-12 hours and you've got awesome meat. With both the goose and the beef I've found that 3lbs of fresh meat gives you about 1lbs of jerky. (Not to mention the $$ you save if you were to buy that amount at the store!)
Does anyone have any of their own recipes or suggestions of other things to make?
I started slowly getting into hunting this year so the Mrs. and I figured we would make our own jerky. I did not know just how awesome a dehydrator was until we started playing around with it to see what else we could make. There are tons of fancy ones out there but I just went to crappy tire and picked up a cheap one and have zero complaints so far (except maybe capacity). Now every time we go on a road trip we will slice up 6 apples the night before and make apple chips for snacks.
I've made goose jerky, duck jerky, and a couple of batches of beef jerky so far. I've played with a few different recipes but my favorite to date is the Ducks Unlimited Spicy Goose Jerky (http://www.ducks.org/hunting/recipes/spicy-goose-jerky). I just made a batch yesterday with beef and it turned out awesome too.
Typically I'll just go out and buy the cheapest cut of steak I can get and trim the fat off of it. Then I throw it in the freezer for 2 hours so it firms up a bit and makes it really easy to cut my 1/4" strips. Marinate for 24-72 hours then dehydrate for 8-12 hours and you've got awesome meat. With both the goose and the beef I've found that 3lbs of fresh meat gives you about 1lbs of jerky. (Not to mention the $$ you save if you were to buy that amount at the store!)
Does anyone have any of their own recipes or suggestions of other things to make?