how do you like your beef jerky?
 

I like mine loaded with BLACK PEPPER and DRY as a bone. I hate chewy jerky. I like it dry, dry dry. I usually dislike too much pepper. But on jerky, I can't get enough. My mouth feels like it's going to melt off.

I started making some a couple of days ago and now it's ready to eat. FUCK it's PERFECT.

i'm with you. dry jerky is king.

i fucking hate some of the commercial brands coming out now big now like jack links. that shit is wet and nasty. that's not jerky, it's damn near rotting meat.

i haven't tried making my own yet, but i pretty much only buy Wild Bill's Beef Jerky.

http://www.wildbillsfoods.com/

this shit is awesome, and i am pretty sure it is made by some hillbilly and his family in central pa. in fact, i have a huge bag sitting next to me right now. time for lunch. :glugglug

yeah, im on the other end of the spectrum...jack links is my favorite, i like it soft and chewy: teriyaki flavor:thumbsup

i dont like it at all

Wallmart has some decent Peppered Beef Jerky for a decent price.

Im all about fruit wood smoked with cracked black pepper.

Fiance likes it with smoke and crushed red pepper flakes.

Occasionally terrikaki or a sweeter taste is ok.

Oh yeah, never buy always make.

how do you usually dry it when you make it? food dehydrator, or open air drying?

i have been wanting to try making it myself, but i am god aweful lazy sometimes.

Dry and spicy is best. So hot that you have to keep eating more or your mouth will burn off.

Ok I have 3 ways. (we are jerky fiends)

Food dehydrator - its ok, though kind of limits the amount you can make and you MUST rotate the layers.

Smoker - Best way but takes awhile and baby sitting, needs non hot smoke in the 100 to 130 range. Gives good extra flavor.

Standard stove - Leave door cracked open, put oven on warm or lowest temp. Leave 8-12 hours depending on thickness. Allows for up to 4-5 racks at once. *use drip tray at bottom.

excellent. i have been toying around with trying to build my own smoker. i think i am gonna have to dry it sometime soon and make some jerky.

Trim all fat (that is what will make it go rancid)
Have butcher cut up a rump roast to about 1/4th inch thickness, cut across grain unless you like real chewy type.

I use soy, brown sugar, cracked black pepper, garlic powder, and if not in smoker (liquid smoke).

haha b4 i even clicked the thread 3 words came to mind..


dry , dry and dry :)

a good trick for jerky lovers is to get some dry dry beef jerky and grate it with a small holed cheese grater, then use it like "chew" stick a wad in your cheek and it last along time. i do it when im hunting. fill a ziplock bag of the dry shreds

anyone try this stuff

http://www.apostropher.com/blog/img/jimbeamjerky.jpg

Beefy and from the right Jerk I might buy more.....hahaha

i like it hot

Haha I remember when they used to sell some that way in like snuff cans. Worked out to like 140.00 a pound or so.

yumm, that's gotta be good :thumbsup

140 a pound?? Damn, I might need to start a side business. LOL

Hell check regular jerky prices and figure out per pound costs, then see if you can find the jerky powder.

I like that Jalapeno flavored Jack's

the stuff at costco is decent. the best is at stores off the freeway in the middle of nowhere in michigan that have a "jerkey outlet" and sell turkey jerkey. it comes in sticks kind of like a slim jim, but is really good.

i am a beef jerky addict - i don't buy it often cuz i literally can't stop myself from eating it. I love the dry tough stuff, i love the moist chewy stuff.

Pemmican brand is among the best. The Costco stuff isn't bad though - that big bag I can literally go through in a day.

I'm not a huge Jerky fan but I get it sometimes. Speaking of beef jerky though, those Messin' With hahahahahahahahaha commercials for Jack Links really crack me up. This one's probably my favorite...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...d=20217 37051

What the hell, I guess you can't say Sas-Quatch on here

Tough as leather..lasts longer

I like pepper as well....none of that soft terryaki crap....