Beef Jerky

[Polo]

Your jerky looks delicious Doug. May I ask which cut of meat you use for your jerky?

[Karangi Dude]

Thanks Polo,

The cut of beef here in Australia is called Topside is has very little fat.
You can use any cut but why waste a good grilling steak on jerky.
Polo you need meat without any fat, a little marbling is ok, so trim off any fat, you also need to cut the beef across the grain not down the grain as it becomes to chewy.

[stonylake]

i've made jerky for years on a weber grill.. just a small fire with about 8 briquets and a handful of smoking chips.. i use the leanest, cheapest cut of beef that i can find, usually a round roast. string the strips on bamboo skewers and hang them inside the grill.

[david s]

If you put some hot coals in a coffee tin punched with holes and then throw in some smoking chips you can impart some smokey flavour while the meat dries.

[Polo]

Originally Posted by Karangi Dude

Thanks Polo,

The cut of beef here in Australia is called Topside is has very little fat.
You can use any cut but why waste a good grilling steak on jerky.
Polo you need meat without any fat, a little marbling is ok, so trim off any fat, you also need to cut the beef across the grain not down the grain as it becomes to chewy.

Thanks for the tips Doug. I'll be experimenting soon. Maybe I'll try some venison. Not much fat in that.

[Karangi Dude]

Polo,
Venison, rabit, goat, kangaroo, crocadile, beef, lamb, they all work well as jerky.

[mrchipster]

Originally Posted by Karangi Dude

Polo,
Venison, rabit, goat, kangaroo, crocadile, beef, lamb, they all work well as jerky.

Karangi Dude,

When I went to the butcher to ask for kangaroo, and crocodile he thought I was nuts.



We had our first snow last night 8 CM and a low of -10C.


Chip

[Karangi Dude]

Sorry to hear that Chip,

It's 10.30am here on the coast and about 28c,

Chip you could always pick up some road kill (just kidding) venison would be the go though.

[mrchipster]

Originally Posted by Karangi Dude

Sorry to hear that Chip,

It's 10.30am here on the coast and about 28c,

Chip you could always pick up some road kill (just kidding) venison would be the go though.

It is deer hunting season here and my wife just told me that her brothers bagged 17 deer this weekend, Good hunting here.

OH, BTW the high today got up to -4C

Chip