Re: Heidi - Jerky question

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>Heidi

>

>Approximately how long does it take to dehydrate the

>jerky at around 100deg?

About a day, 24 hours.

>I'm about to try my second batch. The first batch

>failed big time, I had to set a triple programme on

>the convection oven, whose max time is 4hours. So I

>set 2 x 4hr at 100deg over night. I thought I then

>set 2hrs at 100deg, but when I woke up, it had been

>cooking for the first 55 mins of this programme!

>oops! Dried beef, but not quite what I intended! The

>taste was delicious, and most of it was palatable as I

>caught it before it burnt.

Well, if it tastes good you haven't " failed " ! A lot of people here

make jerky that is basically very baked beef.

>I could do with knowing whether I can expect this

>process to last 1 day, 2 days etc...

Mine is a dehydrator, not an oven ... it has a pretty heavy-duty

air flow, and I let it get QUITE dry. But the drying time depends

on how thick you slice it too. Thin slices dry pretty quick, 12 hours

maybe.

-- Heidi