First go at MAK jerky

[Chili Head]

I found some rump roast at a really cheap price the other day and thought ..JERKY!

Burning oak I have some hotter than the £€^*%ing sun nuggets in the warming drawer sucking up some smoke then they will go to the dehydrator. I have some slices that i used high mountain inferno on that i'm going to try to finish on the MAK. If they get too hot I'll move those into the house convection oven set as low as it will go with the door cracked.
I also got the Bradley smoker rolling smoke too with some black pepper and garlic.

See ya in about 7 hours...

 

[squirtthecat]

You're out there today?? Sheesh, you probably don't have to even plug those in........

 

[sparky]

how do you like your bradley? what do you like about it compared to your other smokers?

 

[Chili Head]

The jerky is coming along nicely! A few more hours and it should be done. The temps are holding around 175..

Sparky honestly since I've gotten my MAK all I use the Bradley for now is smoking cheese, jerky, sausage and snack sticks. It puts out a more concentrated smoke profile than the MAK and now that I've got a smoke tube thats not an issue anymore. With the Bradley you can mix wood pucks for different flavor profiles too.

 

[ACW3]

Lookin' good, Chili. I haven't made any jerky in quite a while on my MAK.

Art

 

[Chili Head]

Here's the outcome. I ended up with two bags of really super hot nuggets, four bags of mild garlic and black pepper, three jars of hot and one jar of garlic and pepper. I like the smoke profile the MAK gave the jerky a lot. The temps climbed up as the day went along and it was hard to keep things under 180. I made a lot of trips outside to open the hood just to let the heat out. I'll wait until fall to try this again.

 

[Wing Commander]

I'd love to try those hot ones! Looks great!

 

[squirtthecat]

Looks great!

 

[muebe]

I need to make some more jerky!

Yours looks fantastic

 

[Kite]

Looks great Chili!! I made some a few weeks ago and I can't keep my son out of it! Every time he comes over he bee lines for it, and when he knows I'm coming to his place he always calls to *remind* me to bring some jerky. Sheesh, kids these days!

 

[KristenBPS]

Looks delicious!!!

 

[Tatonka3A2]

looks great!!

 

[TentHunter]

YA BOY! That looks like some kind of FINE!

The temps climbed up as the day went along and it was hard to keep things under 180. I made a lot of trips outside to open the hood just to let the heat out. I'll wait until fall to try this again.

I don't blame you. It's just too hot here lately to try and smoke jerky or cheese. I have some sausage I need to cold smoke tomorrow, fortunately it's a little more forgiving in this heat.