Steve In Pa
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Just completed my first attempt at jerky on the Pit Boss Vertical.
Looks and tastes good. I hope I got enough moisture out of it.
Details are:
Meat: pre sliced bottom round from Sam's
Overnight marinade. Wife did that and the general prep. She sprinkled some pepper seeds on them for a little flair just before the smoke began.
The larger pieces are about as big around as a thumb.
Outside temps here in the mid 30s, no wind.
Ran it up to 350 first, then backed off to the smoke setting. Once it cooled to 180ish in went the meat. That was my target temp.
Smoke setting wouldn't cut it for keeping the temp at 180. I had to manually set it to 180, then 190 to get it in the ball park. It hovered in the mid 170s.
My smoker is cooler toward the front door (based on thermometer readings in the past) so I turned the grills around every half hour or so.
It was supposed to be done in 2 hours and seemed OK after some sampling, but I let it in another hour rotating as above.
Jerky seems firm, stiff, with just a bit of moisture inside.
Assessment: Taste is pretty good, it's chewy like you'd expect from jerky. Seems right. Further nibbling will tell the tale.
Looks and tastes good. I hope I got enough moisture out of it.
Details are:
Meat: pre sliced bottom round from Sam's
Overnight marinade. Wife did that and the general prep. She sprinkled some pepper seeds on them for a little flair just before the smoke began.
The larger pieces are about as big around as a thumb.
Outside temps here in the mid 30s, no wind.
Ran it up to 350 first, then backed off to the smoke setting. Once it cooled to 180ish in went the meat. That was my target temp.
Smoke setting wouldn't cut it for keeping the temp at 180. I had to manually set it to 180, then 190 to get it in the ball park. It hovered in the mid 170s.
My smoker is cooler toward the front door (based on thermometer readings in the past) so I turned the grills around every half hour or so.
It was supposed to be done in 2 hours and seemed OK after some sampling, but I let it in another hour rotating as above.
Jerky seems firm, stiff, with just a bit of moisture inside.
Assessment: Taste is pretty good, it's chewy like you'd expect from jerky. Seems right. Further nibbling will tell the tale.