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Old July 22nd, 2004, 03:35 PM
Laura B.
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Default Using dehydrator to dry MEAT (for jerky)

Ignoramus20054 wrote:
Is it safe to use a dehydrator to dry meat for jerky? Can meat be
cured (to kill bacteria) with a salt solution only, no sugar?

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Yes and Yes.

Here's the recipe I use with the occasional variation...

Have your butcher trim fat and slice a very lean roast such as eye of
round. Tell them it's for jerky.

For each pound of meat add...
1 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1/2 cup water (more or less depending on amount of meat)

Add ingredients from above. Mix well and let sit in the fridge over
night. I put mine in a zip lock bag and give it the occasional sqeeze
to mix things up.

It can be dried in the oven on cookie sheets but it's not as fast as a
food dryer.

I've played with adding a bit of splenda, onion powder and garlic
powder. I like a mix of the three the best.

Always store home made jerky in the fridge or freezer.

Good luck,
Laura B.