Dehydrating
Dehydrating
Well; i finally did it, after years of thinking about it i finally bought a dehydrator yesterday. Nesco A/H FD75PR. got two extra trays and the jerky caulking gun as well.
this morning i put up 3 1/2 pounds of ground beef jerky. tomorrow i'm going to do some fish jerky with some fresh Sole fillets i picked up. over the course of this week i will be doing something new each day. i'm a total newbie to this so i expect some possible failures. i'll post pics and reports if anyones interested?
Daren.........
this morning i put up 3 1/2 pounds of ground beef jerky. tomorrow i'm going to do some fish jerky with some fresh Sole fillets i picked up. over the course of this week i will be doing something new each day. i'm a total newbie to this so i expect some possible failures. i'll post pics and reports if anyones interested?
Daren.........
"I'd rather be happy than right." Slartibartfast
Re: Dehydrating
a good book to get is Backpacker Gourmet by Linda Jaffe (sp?) It has recipes for meals to dehydrate and then take on the trail. I have only made a few of them and they are good. They also give me ideas to modify my own other recipes to make as dehydrated meals.
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I'm interested!
I'm a diehard dehydratin' fool. Kudos on the Nesco purchase; That's what I use and it's given good service.
One of my favorite things to do is take a leftover plate of whatever was for Supper and dry the whole thing as a backpacking meal.
I'm a diehard dehydratin' fool. Kudos on the Nesco purchase; That's what I use and it's given good service.
One of my favorite things to do is take a leftover plate of whatever was for Supper and dry the whole thing as a backpacking meal.
Skids
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)

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Skids, I do the same. I often make a meal for dinner with the sole purpose of dehydrating the leftovers!
Re: Dehydrating
3 1/2 pounds of lean ground beef yeilded just over 1 1/2 of jerky after 8 hours at 160*F.

Daren........

Daren........
"I'd rather be happy than right." Slartibartfast
Re: Dehydrating
Dadgummit.
Now I have to go find something to snack on.
Now I have to go find something to snack on.
Skids
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein, (attributed)

Re: Dehydrating
i bet it won't be as tasty as my new jerky!Skidsteer wrote:Now I have to go find something to snack on.

"I'd rather be happy than right." Slartibartfast
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Looks tasty.
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fish jerky.
20oz of filletted Sole yielded 5.2oz of jerky after 4 1/2 hours at 140*F. seasoned with a Lemon and Herb marinade, it's quite tasty.

Daren.........
20oz of filletted Sole yielded 5.2oz of jerky after 4 1/2 hours at 140*F. seasoned with a Lemon and Herb marinade, it's quite tasty.

Daren.........
"I'd rather be happy than right." Slartibartfast
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Re: Dehydrating
DarenN, I've never heard of anyone making fish jerky but imagine it would be quite tasty. The closest I've come to fish jerky is smoking salmon---also very tasty. I've joked with friends that i could take road killed possum and make jerky out of it and they would love it.fish jerky.
20oz of filletted Sole yielded 5.2oz of jerky after 4 1/2 hours at 140*F. seasoned with a Lemon and Herb marinade, it's quite tasty.



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