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@reddenjaytv3362

Жыл бұрын

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@lukepedersen9681

10 ай бұрын

Ur kitchen nice as hell boy

@Erati243

10 ай бұрын

HAHAHAHHA 2 weeks! That's funny, unless I hide it from my wife and son a pound of jerky is gone before i wake up the next day!

I’ve made jerky in a smoker, an oven, and a dehydrator. I think the dehydrator does the best job on getting it dry - if it’s too moist it will mold, though I imagine keeping it in the fridge would ameliorate that. Dehydrator jerky has lasted 2 months unrefrigerated and was still good. I use London Broils to make jerky myself, stock up when they go on sale, make 5 lbs at a time. So much better than store bought.

@ButcherWizard

Жыл бұрын

London broils is definitely a good cut to use. Any of the cuts from the round would work great. Thanks for watching.

@themechanic9226

Жыл бұрын

@@ButcherWizard to me all the store bought ones taste like chemicals, so definitely agree with making it yourself. Nothing beats homemade jerky.

@SpartanForces117

Жыл бұрын

I LOVE my dehydrator! The meat gets soo good. And it is perfect for anything plant based too. If I have apples, bananas or anything else I don‘t want to eat right now, I just cut it up and throw it in the dehydrator. The results are always good. The most special one I did was with exotic fruits. I especially liked a (mostly) dried dragon fruit. I really recommend everyone with a dehydrator to try it out too

@lordfordification

Жыл бұрын

what should i look for when buying a dehydrator?

@dustineguires3038

Жыл бұрын

I’ve smoked jerky that lasted 2 years until molded and I still ate it 🤷‍♂️

I enjoyed watching this. Butcher Wizard is really good in front of the camera. I'm watching as many jerky videos as I can. This is a good one. Thanks Butcher Wizard.

One of my old neighbors would make like 50 pounds of spicy pepper deer jerky every deer season. His was shelf stable and he'd store it in huge jars in his cupboard. Everytime we went over to his house, we'd get sick on homemade ice cream and deer jerky. He made it all for pennies on the dollar.

Awesome video! I am actually going to try this! That price comparison near the end is crazy! Thanks man!

Thank you for your videos and this one was perfect timing for me. I have eye of round in the oven trying to make my first batch of jerky. I bought some hickory smoked salt off of Amazon, so I’m going to add that to my next batch to see how good that is. I’ve been cutting my own ribeye and New York strip steaks. Thanks again!

Definitely would love to hear your recommendation for an actual dehydrator

Just found your channel today and already watched a bunch. Great content and really helpful too, especially considering I'm getting a whole cow butchered next month! Will really help me figure out the cuts I want to have done.

Watch this video next for more ways to save money on meat. kzread.info/dash/bejne/mIBsm8myiq3YYto.html

Great vid thanks. I was looking for a video on how to dehydrate as well, but I think I'll try the oven method for now.

Great video. Just wanted to add that several types of deer meat makes for great jerky. Especially if you're lucky and take a big stag - or a moose for that matter. Both are lean and great for jerky. An alternative for ziplock bags is vacuum sealing if you got such a fancy device. I make snackpacks in vacuum bags with deer-jerky for my hunting trips.

@OpticalSenasations

11 ай бұрын

I should do the snack packs for when I'm in my saddle up in a tree. Good call! I would like to hear about your packs. I will cut up bell peppers, mushrooms, onion, celery, tomatoes, etc, and mix it in a bag together after dehydrating. I will bring that, ramen, and spam. Boil some water with the noodles, and let the "stew" ingredients reconstitute in the water, fry up some chunks of spam, through it in. I call it my Spamen Stew! Bonus, your house smells like a huge vat of stew when you run the Excalibur to make that! I also do your typical fruits to bring. Pro tip if you have the spiralizer on a kitchenaide... Let it work your apples, cut that in half, you have your even slices quick for the dehydrator!

I grew up with home made biltong that was left out in the pantry with no issues at all for months. Biltong needs to be soaked in brown vinegar to stop bacterial growth. The spices added to biltong like coriander will help to keep it shelf stable.

The algo is strong with this one. I was only THINKING about learning how to make jerky yesterday and this pops up today…slightly concerned but thankful at the same time. Great vid 👍🏽

Good show and GREAT savings! I'll have to give the over version a try! I'd love to see some similar snacks, too, like biltong and pemmican.

@cowboyboots9901

Жыл бұрын

Want great savings buy in bulk, a 1 lb bag of Jack Links isn't $43.17, it's $18.49. He used the most expensive option and added store markup to it, a 3.25 oz bag is $5.99 not $7.69 which would make it $29.95 for 5 bags. Or buy smart in bulk

I would add a few table spoons on vinegar to the marinade, adds another layer of complexity. Been wanting to get some konbu and bonito fish flakes and make a broth of pure umami and see how that works for jerky. After that, I can use the discarded marinade for some ramen stock.

@fireaza

Жыл бұрын

F.Y.I if you can't find konbu and bonito flakes, you should be able to find instant dashi at most supermarkets that carry a decent amount of Asian food.

I LOVE beef jerky and i love how you format these videos. Short sweet simple and to the point while being entertaining! Plus helping people save money 💰 i definitely gotta get my costco card back and just start making batches of jerky because i love chewing on meat 😄

Excited to try

Thank you for these videos! I've been cutting my own steaks and doing my own jerky now.

Loving this channel! One request as a viewer would be to use clear or white bowls so we can see the color and consistency of the marinades. Keep up the good work!

Like your information and delivery. I hit subscribe. Look forward to making my own! Thank you Butcher Wizard!

@ButcherWizard

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

great job bro I plan on starting a beef jerky company on the side this has really helped me out keep it up thanks bro.

Thank you for solving the Jerky Problem. I never buy it myself, and only eat it at the office where they buy it for me. 😂. But I would love to try your recipe and make a large batch at home

@0004612

11 ай бұрын

You sound like a former coworker, we renamed him MoochMiller

Thank you for your work!

I LOVE THIS OVEN METHOD!

6 hours in a Nesco dehydrator also works really well. I like to try different flavors, sometimes I'll do reaper or habanero ones too.

Btw for non convect ovens you can just put a wooden spoon in the top of the door to keep it open a crack to let moisture escape the oven and to let air circulate instead of opening the door every hour.

Great Video. I started making Beef Jerky for my dog, No seasoning. I like to give her a treat a couple times a day, I was buying the jerky they sell for dogs, and she got sick one day; I know they put extra stuff in it to make them want more, and it is not cheap either. So I started making my own. I have been precooking cheap roast with Sous Vide ( in a freezer bag in water at a set temperature of about 145 deg) first, then chilling it in the fridge. I keep the broth and freeze it. The roast is very firm and easy to slice, then I put it in my food dehydrator. I believe retain a greater amount of the meat doing it this way, but I will do a test and let you all know. My girl has been asking me to make them Jerkey, So I am looking forward to trying your recipe. Thank You

I am really enjoying your channel. Keep up the great content.

@ButcherWizard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. Share it with a friend that you think would enjoy it.

glad this popped in my recommended, hilarious and informative, great video

Doing this today, my kitchen already smells amazing, can't wait for the beef to be ready

@butcherwizard GREAT video . . . as usual! When finished with the smoking, I would seal the jerky via my food vac to remove 95% - 99% of the air and probably make it even more shelf-stable.

great video man

I absolutely love my own homemade jerky. I make mine on my traeger with super smoke on and it’s so good!

Not even in the US so I haven't tried beef jerky but always sounded like something I would love. I guess I'm trying it this week.

Thank you for this video!

Love the video! I'll have to give the recipe a try sometime. Only thing I would add is that the conclusion on how much one could save is perhaps a bit skewed, as one could buy a larger, one pound bag of beef jerky for $20-30 vs spending $43 to get a bunch of smaller bags together. This still comes out to a pretty substantial $11-21 saved per pound, and is more than enough to persuade me to give homemade a try.

A real hero this is why KZread was created for

I use about the same marinade recipe but add liquid smoke. I use a 5 rack dehydrator. Same cut of meat too. I'll make 2.5 - 3.5 oz portions and vaccum seal them. I throw some in the freezer and thaw out the night before I eat it.

Wow! Thanks!

starting making biltong (kinda similar to jerky, but from South Africa, and not smoked) at home as well. saves me a LOT of money

This man is a saviour.

1:08 Under 40 years old, but I did know what you were talking about😊 One of the perks with growing up with your grandparents, is that you come to a bunch of knowledge you wouldn’t have known otherwise! Lol, my friends always ask me how to remove different stains, because my grandmothers taught me all about that. Gardening stuff, such as how to work the different tools and how to fix mechanical things, my grandfathers taught me. You’re saving a ton of money, when you know how to tend to your stuff- instead of paying someone else to fix it or buying new stuff whenever things break. *The money you save, invest it!* ❤

you can also make Pemmican if you dry it more and grind and use some of that Brisket Tallow you rendered! Yumee! Yes I used that grill rack on my Traeger too, great results

Moose jerky is great, you are definite right about the liquid smoke.

good to see how it's done. The tough thing these days is simply the ridiculous cost of even cheap cuts of beef near me. Plus the crazy cost of running my oven for several hours. Not to mention the heat in my no airconditioned apartment sucks. But when prices drop maybe im on it

@momothewitch

Жыл бұрын

Electricity is about 52 cents per kWh where I live and an oven will probably draw 1.5-2 kW at lower temps so it does add to the cost, especially if you run it for several hours. You're still saving money of course, and I think you can achieve better quality yourself as well if you put some time and care into it

@zlonewolf

Жыл бұрын

@もも Get a food dehydrator. It uses alot less watt.

@YoureWokeYoureBroke

Жыл бұрын

@@momothewitch get a gas stove dude.... are you a commie or something?

@GoneNForgotten

Жыл бұрын

Good winter hobby then!

@Jonathan-ih9sm

Жыл бұрын

Bro it sounds like you should be trying to make some money instead of watching tutorials on how to make beef jerkey on KZread and leaving comments. If you are that broke.

This was my burning question!! Cost! Thank you!

Oh I'm old I remember Ron and what a infommercial is, they still come on free tv. I'm going to try to make some jerky this 4th of July weekend

Just picked up a Ninja Foodi Smart Lid with thermometer (Model701), along with the add-on dehydrator rack. It is basically a countertop convection oven and will try this with it. I absolutely love beef jerky! ❤

Thank you, man!

I usually go for a whole packer and separate it smoking the point for slices and making jerky out of the flat. Helps since a whole brisket is a lot to get through and saves a few dollars per pound.

Awesome!!! Thank you :)

Idk if anyone has said this yet but you've got a really nice kitchen

You are the man! Thank you😊

Loved it

Buddy has a dehydrator and he cuts the slices really thin, works like a charm.

There’s just something about making your own jerky that makes it taste that much better!

This video was very helpful thank you for recipe I do plan to try it. Out of curiosity do you know how well this method would work with other meat types, such as turkey, some varieties of fish as I am a fan of turkey and fish jerky as well.

London broil makes the best jerky I've ever made. You should make some South African style biltong. Blows American jerky out of the water! Another good video!

springbok bultong i got from south Africa was great! bison jerky is also great

Took a little over 5 pounds of lean beef and made good jerky. From that 5+ pounds, I had, after drying 1 pound 10 ounces of dried jerky. It was still much less expensive than store bought jerky. Now, I do like the jerky that I make a bit more than many store bought bags.

Take my sub, fellow Wizard!

I made my own jerky today with a simple recipe from the internet & it turned out better that stuff you can buy. My kids are the hardest ones to please ( 17,14,12 yrs ) & they loved it. I sorted my self some pukka meat out ( I’m a butcher ) deffo be making more

Beef jerky is hands down like, the best snack food.

@ButcherWizard

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

great idea. I've seen turkey jerky out there. I don't know how well pork will do.

I cook beef or deer strips about 1/2 inch thick in the oven seasoned however you like it. I then dry it in a dehydrator and Ziploc freeze or keep in fridge..👍

Mexican meat markets all have thin cut beef in large sizes, perfect for oven jerky. I coat some with sweet chile sauce. Wow! Also put a wooden spoon handle in the oven door to vent.

Well you're right but it takes a lot of effort to make and maintain. I made at least 20 batches myself, they were always slightly different (based on cuts of meat) but always delicious.

Have you tried pork jerky? I'm thinking of buying Sam's Club pork loin and turning it into jerky. Good idea to use the convection setting on the oven.

I've never tried beef jerky since I'm not from the US; but still, great video! It really shows the dedication you put into it.

@oxlip

Жыл бұрын

didnt know it was just a us thing. try if you can.

@mz.7934

Жыл бұрын

@@oxlip no, you can also get it in grocery stores around Europe. It's maybe not as readily available as in the US, but I, for one, can get it in all supermarkets near me.

Immediately subscribing. You’re a legend for this man. Straight and to the point, fucking brilliant.

Thanks Bertram

How would you convert the oven settings to a breville air fryer countertop oven, on the dehydrate setting?

thank you sweet angel for making the world a better sustentable place.

Cool video I still think my favorite beef jerky is from this brand called Bulk Beef Jerky they make really tender brisket. Hard to replicate. Keep up the good work. Thanks brother.

You’re the man

whenever I work with pepper flakes I almost always like crushing them with a mortar and pestle. I find that salt (or sugar depending on the recipe) also helps to both grind the flakes/seeds and also soak up the oils of the pepper. This shouldn't be necessary if cooking something in fluid and peppers for a long time, but if it's something like marinade, salad dressing, or seasoning (popcorn, french fries, meat, whatever) it's a good way to get the flavor without having to cook it in oil/water.

Bro.. Thank you.

How much electricity are you using running the oven for 4 hours?

What are say the 5 best cuts of meat or primal packs to get for jerky?

I use a wooden spoon to leave a tiny gap for the air to escape out of the oven.

How long did you have smoke going? The whole time or on a partial time?

Very cool idea, now I want to make jerky. Not like I needed something else to cook . 😂

Depending on where you live, there are stores that offer Jack Link's "Pounder" bag of beef jerky for about $15 (My area was a Sam's Club) . I have never seen the 1lb bag cheaper than that anywhere else its usually around $23, but if you can find the right cuts of meat in bulk, making your own is the way to go. There are plenty of different ways to make the jerky itself, but there is a learning curve especially with different types and cuts of meat (deer especially) because everyone's pallet is different with salt, texture and heat. You will probably make a batch that's too dry, too moist, too salty or to bland etc, but don't waste multiple pounds of meat until you've perfected the method with a small amount first. Making it in the oven might be the best test approach for most who don't want to invest in a dehydrator right away. But unless you can ALWAYS find bulk meat (specifically for jerky) cheaper than the store bought jerky, you really don't save that much overall. A pound or more a week, you will save a lot over time. Depends on how much work the jerky is worth to you. Something to think about. Good video.

You can add potassium sorbate to extend shelf life.

Where do you get your gloves for cooking/cutting meat?

What inexpensive cuts other than this and London broil work well for jerky?

what wood did you use in the smoker?

I use stew meat cut size, season to taste, and air fry. Quick and easy. Enjoy.

I use a henny penny food warming cabinet, better than any dehydration box.

Another alternative to mesquite liquid for a smoky taste is smoked paprika. This amazing spice is the best thing in the world to happen to meat. I make my own Cajun rub and I can't imagine it without some smoked paprika. It is so aromatic that just breathing in the aroma is incredible.

Nice video. I want more beef jerky 😋 The cost of cooking

How useful! I had no idea the base meat for jerky was so cheap. I'm excited to try this and make my own.

great video

@ButcherWizard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

if you would cut it up into tinier pieces like the ones from the store bought backs, would that cut a lot of time in the oven ?

Is Jerky a verb... lol... love it!

1:16 As a fellow graybeard, I knew exactly what you meant! 😂 And in my family, its "wooster-shister-shire sauce". 😂

So I use a Excalibur dehydrator because it is just the most efficient. I can fit 8-10 lbs of raw meat in it and its usually done in 4-6 hours. I have a couple tricks I use add flavor and make the dried jerky more tender. I usually add some fresh blended pineapple, kiwi or papaya into the marinade. Usually what ever I can find already chopped up and in small quantities. If I'm not wanting a fruity taste in my marinade I'll add the meat into the blended fruit and let it tenderize for an hour or two then rinse it and marinade or add a spice mixture. I also have a cold smoke pellet tube that I use to smoke whole peppercorns, salt, cheeses and chili peppers. If I want a smokey flavor I add some of my smoked seasonings instead of the liquid smoke. I also like my jerky dry hence why I try to tenderize it and that is dryer than in this video, almost to the point of breaking if bent. Since I make my jerky so dry I do not mind keeping mine outside of refrigeration for a week or storing it in the fridge for 2-3 months. If I was going to make a shelf stable version I'd definitely cure it with curing salts and make sure there is a good amount of vinegar, citric acid or bottled lemon juice in the marinade as well.

I have made it multiple times but in Aus it’s cheaper to buy. One of our big supermarkets has their own 200g bag of it which works out to $55/kg Aud. Or Jack links 50g bags go on sale half price somewhere every month or so for $55/kg too

I usually make about 15-20 pounds at a time and put it in Ziploc baggies, then into a large Ziploc freezer bag and throw it in the freezer, bringing out a baggie at a time. Keeps for months in the freezer with no issues.

I'm not vegan, but I got some oyster mushroom jerky from a farmer's market and it was *ridiculously* good. A friend of ours gifted us a dehydrator and I'm looking forward to trying it for this!