A guy at work keeps bringing in homemade beef jerk. Bastard. Giving me a case of the wants for my ownself. I could totally do that for me.
I worry, tho, that this will be another kitchen gadget rarely used taking up prime kitchen real estate. Even the smallish ones are a cubic foot.
You know what? I never use the slow cooker. Attic or Goodwill for that. Free up cabinet space.
Wait... if I am going to free up a cubic foot of space in the kitchen, an insta-pot pressure cooker thing would get first dibs because it is more versatile. More than a slow cooker and more than a dehydrator.
Alternately, I could try it with just the oven. Give it a test drive. Yeah. I already GOT an oven. Proof of concept, first. I've gotten the oven to function fine down in sub-200 degree heats.
No dehydrator needed:
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My Lovely Wife bought me a three rack set that works really well for jerky. It has a finer grid than the average oven rack, so less things fall into the bottom, and a large sheet pan to catch the drippings. I use Morton Tenderquick salt for the curing process (I also use it to make bacon and ham).
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