What do you make your jerkey out of? How do you season it?

i use any of my deer steaks if i butcher the deer my self i like to use the hams it makes alot of jerkey and all and its good meat if i have it butchered ill use a back strap the backstrap is usually the best because theres almost no fat in it but as far as seasoning it depends what ive got in the fridge my #1 fav. is to soak it in italian dressing ill slice up all my meat to the desired sizes/thicknesses and soak them in a bucket of dressing for a few hours to all day depending on my mood then ill put it in the dehydrator the italian dressing makes the jerkey kinda oily but its really a good flavor and then my other marinade i dont measure so i cant give exact numbers but ill use worstechire sauce, a small amount of soy sauce, and lots of spices i use alot of tony cacheres( http://www.cajunspice.com/ )creole seasoning i love that stuff but i think its a southern thing i dont know if its something they sell up north or out west but its really good and it makes it a little spicey if they sell it where you live get it i use it on fish, steaks, turkeys, everything i cook gets some and its awesome stuff and i use some tabasco but with jerky you can mix in about anything under the sun and it`ll turn out good but theres what i use good luck,sean

Just like Rusty said, just about any steak,I use them and also when I'm processing my Deer I'll sometimes just cut stuff into Jerky strips instead of grinding it.

On the marinades, it's hard to say there's just about every concoction out there,Id suggest experimenting, my main one is just teriyaki sause and Whorchestesire(sp) with sometimse garlic or seasoning salts.I'll cut up omion and peppers to add to the mix or a good one for fish is just 2 parts brwon sugar and 1 part salt.

If' you into experimenting try just a little meat at a time so if you don't like the way it turned otu you won't waste a pound or two.

Enjoy, I love to make jerky it's a blast.

Ya, they do sell it out West here anyway.I love it, I guess I got the soul of a Southern boy trapped in a Yankee body[:-]

and if its your first time make several marinades and soak a little mat in them and if your dehydrator(sp?) is like the ones ive owned it has several trays put one marinade on each tray just write down whats on each tray with the recipie and all and when its done see what you like best but ive mixed lots of odd marinades and never had bad jerkey

I have a reciept I have worked out over the years,everyone seem to really like it.
Ingreidents are:
Beef without fat will work also:
three and 1/2 lbs. venison sliced thin,no thicker than 3/8" with (ALL) the fat removed.fat will cause it to go bad in a few days.
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup worchestershire
2 tsp. accent
2 tsp. lawyers season salt
1 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. onion powder
2/3 tsp. black pepper
2 Tbs honey

in a glass or stainless bowl mix all ingreidents,(the onion and garlic will not all dissolve).place meat into the mixture,stir well to cover.put in refridgarator over night.stir a couple times making sure the meat is covered with the marinade.
After overnight soaking lay on racks and put into dehydrator for about 8 hrs. or till the right dryness occurs.(time depends on the dehydrator you have.)

I like some of mine to be a little moister than the store brands.I keep and eye on it till it is mosit and tender.

thats cool ive always wondered if it was just a local thing or if it was all over the place tony the guy who makes it is on a few hunting shows i dont remember which ones but hes on 1 or 2 i usually see him on there doinf the recipie of the week or what ever and he has some good wild game recipies for squirrel and fish and everything

Ya I can't remember where I found it I think Safeway? I know the show(s) your speaking of.PLus I try and go out of my way to find things like that, like I said I think I'm a Southerner stuck in a yankee body,I do love the cookin' thats for sure

does anyone have a good bbq jerkey recipie i had a friend make me some it was great

Bow, umm why not ask your friend for the receipe he used on the first batch????

Otherwise if you took Treeclimbers receipe, add ketchup, Brown Sugar and liquid smoke - you'd have BBQ sauce! The other option would be actually buy a BBQ sauce you like, sub it for the Worchester and cut the soy in half to dilute the BBQ sauce.