How long should I keep Jerky using ground meat in the Dehydrator?
#1
How long should I keep Jerky using ground meat in the Dehydrator?
So im using ground meat to make Jerky for the first time. I usually use roast which takes about 8 hours in the dehydrator. Should ground be the same? Or less?
Also, does the jerky need to be stored in the fridge? I never refrigerated it any other time using roast.
Thanks
Also, does the jerky need to be stored in the fridge? I never refrigerated it any other time using roast.
Thanks
Last edited by Bulletproof_JBE; 12-21-2013 at 04:40 PM.
#2
Are you using a cure? If so it should last as long as any other cured meat!
It should not take 8 hrs. in a dehydrator, I do mine in about 3-5 hrs depending on which machine I use as one is a bit hotter than the other! turn it about half way through the cooking, blot the melted fat off the top of the strips once or twice.... watch it closely after about 3 hrs because I have learned that it goes from edible to shoe leather quite quickly LOL!!!! Don't for get to add a bit of liquid smoke to your meat......one more thing I add a bit of water when i'm mixing the meat it helps in distributing the spices and makes it flow out of the gun better
It should not take 8 hrs. in a dehydrator, I do mine in about 3-5 hrs depending on which machine I use as one is a bit hotter than the other! turn it about half way through the cooking, blot the melted fat off the top of the strips once or twice.... watch it closely after about 3 hrs because I have learned that it goes from edible to shoe leather quite quickly LOL!!!! Don't for get to add a bit of liquid smoke to your meat......one more thing I add a bit of water when i'm mixing the meat it helps in distributing the spices and makes it flow out of the gun better
#3
Store in a paper bag when consuming product, and keep in the frig if you can. Freeze your backup supply in plastic, when you thaw out a bag full remove from plastic and place in paper, this will keep it dry and prevent mold from growing.
#5
Typical Buck
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I am not sure if it is humidity or what but I see huge swings in dehydrating times. I usually mix up ten pounds at a time of ground and run two dehydrators. I usually fill the trays as much as I can, I squeeze the strips onto the tray right next to each other so there is really no space left on a tray when I start it. I have some batches that are done in 4-5 hours and some times it is 7 hours or more. This is done with the same amount of meat in weight with the same mixes each year. Not sure why but I don't plan anything else on jerky day because i don't know when i will be done.
#7
I am not sure if it is humidity or what but I see huge swings in dehydrating times. I usually mix up ten pounds at a time of ground and run two dehydrators. I usually fill the trays as much as I can, I squeeze the strips onto the tray right next to each other so there is really no space left on a tray when I start it. I have some batches that are done in 4-5 hours and some times it is 7 hours or more. This is done with the same amount of meat in weight with the same mixes each year. Not sure why but I don't plan anything else on jerky day because i don't know when i will be done.