Beef Jerky - process and recipe?

Had some amazing Jerky from a local butcher over Christmass and would like to try making it.
I do @IronNoggin candied salmon (thanks), @wolf fish batter (thanks Roy), but haven't been able to find a Jerky process.
Figure one of you or @Tsquared or @Rain City or @Chasin' Dreams OR anyone else could help use out!
Man it's been a long time since I've made any. I gave up on the sweeter stickier style pretty quickly and ended up trying to get more of a Doug's Homestead smoked style with just salt and pepper. I'll try and dig up what I did but for sure I recall going with a nice sirloin roast or something with no connective tissue or a ton of fat really made all the difference. You have to cut it across the grain and freezing it for an hour helped for that as well. You want nice thin, consistent slices so a meat slicer really helps too. I believe the last time I made it I went to the butcher and had them slice up a roast for me, that was back when Columbus Meats was still on Renfrew Street so that had to have been close to 10 years ago.
 
Lots of brine recipes, I usually do salt, garlic powder, brown sugar, pepper, liquid smoke. Ratios I can’t recall, but probably 1/2 cup salt to 1 cup sugar to 5 cups water or something like that. Check the joy of cooking or maybe online

For drying, I found just throwing it in the oven on low around 200°F, keeping the open door cracked a bit, and pointing a fan at it worked well and fast. Dehydrators take too long for me.

Might try in the Bradley this year.


I like eye of round or flank. Whatever is cheapest and leanest.
 
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