"Omelet" > wrote in message
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>> This place used to be Jerky Central, it seems not a week went
>> by that someone didn't mention making jerky. I had no idea so
>> many people were into it. Everyone makes jerky but me, it
>> sounds like.
>>
>> I did make it once out of curiosity. I don't think it turned out well.
>>
>> nancy
>
> It's all in the marinating and drying. :-) I like mine better than
> commercial stuff as I can make it a LOT lower in salt.
>
> I'm currently in need of a new dehydrator tho'. The ones we had are
> shot. :-(
> --
> Peace! Om

Yep, right on the money - the trick is to dry and not to cook.

I use the smoker and a few pieces (very few) pieces of charcoal & some red
oak for smoke.

Dimitri