making jerky...the easy way

[Slink]

so, i dont really like the crap jerky they sell in sainsburys et al. I want to try making my own.

but I am too lazy to make my own drying box/dehydrator so want to buy one.

would one of These work well enough of should i get one of These

not knowing what is going to work is a bit hard, and will be a lot of trial and error to begin with.

any advice would be well appreciated

[escargot]

http://www.biltongbox.com/shop/index.php?act=viewP...

I think that's the sort of thing you need mate. No experience of it myself though.

[Shaw Tarse]

From a while ago http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Slink]

ah right, I dont really know if there is a difference in biltong and jerky, guessing jerky is cooked whereas biltong is dried. am I right?

[AJS-]

They're pretty much the same thing - sun dried (traditionally) beef. I think biltong is traditionally a bit thicker, and uses some different spices.

You could spend £150 on a dehydrator, or you could put a 100W lightbulb in a box yourself like this guy http://www.traditionaltx.us/images/JerkyDrierInstr...

If it was me I'd probably want it more airtight to keep flies etc away, but it's

[Pints]

escargot said:

http://www.biltongbox.com/shop/index.php?act=viewP...

I think that's the sort of thing you need mate. No experience of it myself though.

I've a homemade job of something like this. No artificial dehydration - just light source and extractor fan. Sealed from flies, etc.
Biltong perfectly dry in 3 days.

Drop me a PM if you're interested.

[fat80b]

I've done this before using the oven. You can put the oven on plate warmer setting with the door left slightly open and it will dry without cooking. I think my oven can be set pretty low and ends up at about 40 deg C with the oven door slightly open.

I used this method after looking for jerky recipes on the interweb. Takes about 24 hours and I thought it worked pretty well.

Bob