Smoked Venison Jerky

[NYBowhunter]

First batch of the new year, smoked over hickory.

[philoshop]

My address is 4612...

Would be happy to sample and give review!!

[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/14/2018 at 6:39 PM, philoshop said:

My address is 4612...

Would be happy to sample and give review!!

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Haha, with 4 kids im lucky i even get a piece...lol

[grampy]

Yum! Did ya save me any?.....

[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/14/2018 at 6:41 PM, grampy said:

Yum! Did ya save me any?.....

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Come by, will be ready in 20 hrs.

[tommyc50]

nice it that a masterbuilt smoker. I got one for christmas when it get a little warmer im dieing  to  to try it. Did you use venison or beef

[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/14/2018 at 6:49 PM, tommyc50 said:

nice it that a masterbuilt smoker. I got one for christmas when it get a little warmer im dieing  to  to try it. Did you use venison or beef

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Yep its a Masterbuilt. No dont wait till it gets warmer, the colder outside the better. The colder it is outside the more often the heating element needs to work to maintain the desired temp.,  which translates into more smoke (which you want). Thats venison.

[Chef]

What temp did you smoke them at and for how long.... I have the same smoker


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[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/14/2018 at 7:26 PM, chefhunter86 said:

What temp did you smoke them at and for how long.... I have the same smoker


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I set my temp. At 140 and set my timer for 20 hours. , at the 15 th hour or so  i will start to pull some of the smaller pieces that are done ( dont want to over smoke/cook them as then they become brittle).  Some of the larger pieces may even go more then 20 hrs. Just have to keep checking and pulling them as they are done. Also should rotate the racks every few hours.

[Chef]

  On 1/14/2018 at 7:36 PM, NYBowhunter said:

I set my temp. At 140 and set my timer for 20 hours. , at the 15 th hour or so  i will start to pull some of the smaller pieces that are done ( dont want to over smoke/cook them as then they become brittle).  Some of the larger pieces may even go more then 20 hrs. Just have to keep checking and pulling them as they are done. Also should rotate the racks every few hours.

I was gunna say I’ve had problems with getting brittle and breakage in that smoker... I also think I sliced them too thin... maybe I’ll try another batch soon


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[ATbuckhunter]

Looking good! I smoked some venison as well this year. Took a pic of how it looked cut up yesterday


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[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/14/2018 at 7:48 PM, chefhunter86 said:

I was gunna say I’ve had problems with getting brittle and breakage in that smoker... I also think I sliced them too thin... maybe I’ll try another batch soon


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Have to just keep checking them and rotating the racks to avoid over cooking them. With this batch i had some of the smaller pieces done by the 9th hour. Once they get that real dark, almost black outer color its time to take those  pieces out.

[NYBowhunter]

Heres the color you want, these pieces were done and  pulled by the 15th hour.

[TACC]

They look great

I see some pepper flakes on them, do they stay on pretty well, or do a lot of them fall off after the process?

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[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/15/2018 at 2:30 PM, TACC said:

They look great

I see some pepper flakes on them, do they stay on pretty well, or do a lot of them fall off after the process?

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They stay on pretty well.

[Dom]

I bet this would work well with stew chunks as well,What brine mix soaking time?

[NYBowhunter]

1 Qt. Cold water, 4 oz sugar, 3 oz non iodized salt, black pepper, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger,  curry powder, garlic powder, chilly powder, hot red pepper flakes  and cayenne pepper.  Venison sits in brine in fridge overnight.

[Dom]

  On 1/15/2018 at 9:46 PM, NYBowhunter said:

1 Qt. Cold water, 4 oz sugar, 3 oz non iodized salt, black pepper, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger,  curry powder, garlic powder, chilly powder, hot red pepper flakes  and cayenne pepper.  Venison sits in brine in fridge overnight.

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Thank you!Do you let rest or drip/dry before smoking?To many options/opinions on smoker

[turkeyfeathers]

  On 1/15/2018 at 9:46 PM, NYBowhunter said:

1 Qt. Cold water, 4 oz sugar, 3 oz non iodized salt, black pepper, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, ginger,  curry powder, garlic powder, chilly powder, hot red pepper flakes  and cayenne pepper.  Venison sits in brine in fridge overnight.

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Sounds and looks great  Your recipe is almost identical to what I do .   Humor me some time and amp up the chilli powder, cayenne and a dash more of red hot pepper flakes BUT add a little brown sugar  You'll get hot up front and a touch of sweet in the back end. I've experimented a lot over the years and everyone seems to really like my jerky

[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/15/2018 at 9:55 PM, Dom said:

Thank you!Do you let rest or drip/dry before smoking?To many options/opinions on smoker

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Nope, goes right from brine onto the smoking racks. With jerky being moist allows you to add  black pepper to the outside to give them a little more heat.

[NYBowhunter]

  On 1/15/2018 at 10:07 PM, turkeyfeathers said:

Sounds and looks great  Your recipe is almost identical to what I do .   Humor me some time and amp up the chilli powder, cayenne and a dash more of red hot pepper flakes BUT add a little brown sugar  You'll get hot up front and a touch of sweet in the back end. I've experimented a lot over the years and everyone seems to really like my jerky

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Im good on the heat as i like my jerky with a little heat, so the hot spices are amped...lol...funny thing  i was  gonna add a little brown sugar on this batch but opted out. Next batch i will give the  brown sugar a try.  One thing i did different was i usually drizzle black pepper on the jerky once placed on the racks, instead i used the below spice and they came out great.