UtahHunter
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Question for you Jerky Chefs - Are you supposed to have water in the tray when smoking a batch of Venison Jerky.. Yes / No?
The objective is to take moisture out the meat you’re turning into jerky. So its a no for me.Question for you Jerky Chefs - Are you supposed to have water in the tray when smoking a batch of Venison Jerky.. Yes / No?
Let's see.tte final product then. Also I'd like to hear your prep. Marinade? Run? Cut of meat?Thanks for confirming. View attachment 2470
All that looks great. Quite a load of meat there. Are you franchising?View attachment 2472
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Used 7 pounds of sliced mule deer and did 3 different homemade recipes / marinades. Cuts were 1/4 thick. This was the first run on my new Pitboss pro series PBV4PS2 (I have a older PB that I pump out elk, deer, antelope summer sausage with)
I use a water pan simply to make the cook last longer to get more smoke into the meat. I take the pan out after the first few hours.Question for you Jerky Chefs - Are you supposed to have water in the tray when smoking a batch of Venison Jerky.. Yes / No?
I leave mine in with water too help keep the temps down while i'm smoking the jerky. I try for a temp of 175 which shouldn't increase moister from the water pan. It allows the meat to smoke longer and still dry.