<![CDATA[Jerky help]]>I have made a ton of jerky in the past with great results using non Waltons seasoning. Since I have had excellent results with everything else from Walton’s, I decided to try their jerky seasoning. I went with the Walton’s Bold seasoning. I have never marinated jerky before. I always let it cure for 24 hours in a bag with no water, then smoke it. For Walton’s I added water to the bag till it just covered the meat for 24 hours. It appeared that all I accomplished was to wash all the seasoning off the jerky. When I drained the water, most of the seasoning was in the sink. I went ahead and smoked the jerky and everything came out fine except the taste. There is very little flavor from the seasoning. Most of it taste like dried meat. Do I need to let it marinate in water? Seems it would be better to skip the water, or at least add very little and rotate the bag every so often.
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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/4143/jerky-helpRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 21:46:16 GMTMon, 09 Aug 2021 03:00:08 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:32:40 GMT]]>Grimpuppy said in Jerky help:

I like to crush my mentos and blend with the spice mix 😂

HAHAH!!! I think they would bring you more “fun” if you kept them whole and put some form of carbonated beverage instead of water/marinade. That nucleation process if fun but messy

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64446https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64446Mon, 10 Jan 2022 15:32:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:31:44 GMT]]>I like to crush my mentos and blend with the spice mix 😂

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64177https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64177Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:31:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:04:46 GMT]]>processhead said in Jerky help:

@dennyo said in Jerky help:

Grimpuppy You had answered my question on how you vaced it but what is the mat with the white dots under the meat in the trays?

I was asking myself the same question till the light finally came on. It’s a perforated tray. That’s the countertop underneath.

You mean to tell me those were not Mentos?? LOL!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64163https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64163Fri, 07 Jan 2022 20:04:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:15:44 GMT]]>Man I feel do dumb. Thinking why would there be dots all over his food???

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64127https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64127Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:15:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Fri, 07 Jan 2022 04:13:41 GMT]]>processhead, Grimpuppy Duh!! Great call coach!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64114https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64114Fri, 07 Jan 2022 04:13:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 19:49:15 GMT]]>kyle said in Jerky help:

Dr_Pain One shot for the meat, one shot for me

I vote for one shot for the meat and 3 for me 🙂

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64030https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64030Thu, 06 Jan 2022 19:49:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:48:59 GMT]]>I use them because the slide right into the rack slots on my MB30.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64002https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/64002Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:48:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:45:58 GMT]]>processhead said in Jerky help:

@dennyo said in Jerky help:

Grimpuppy You had answered my question on how you vaced it but what is the mat with the white dots under the meat in the trays?

I was asking myself the same question till the light finally came on. It’s a perforated tray. That’s the countertop underneath.

You are correct.
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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63998https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63998Thu, 06 Jan 2022 16:45:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:05:16 GMT]]>@dennyo said in Jerky help:

Grimpuppy You had answered my question on how you vaced it but what is the mat with the white dots under the meat in the trays?

I was asking myself the same question till the light finally came on. It’s a perforated tray. That’s the countertop underneath.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63976https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63976Thu, 06 Jan 2022 12:05:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:59:26 GMT]]>Grimpuppy You had answered my question on how you vaced it but what is the mat with the white dots under the meat in the trays?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63968https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63968Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:59:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:57:23 GMT]]>Let me grab my hooch and buttered popcorn, I’m in for the full show!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63967https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63967Thu, 06 Jan 2022 06:57:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Wed, 05 Jan 2022 03:31:00 GMT]]>kyle That sounds like a fair deal.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63893https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63893Wed, 05 Jan 2022 03:31:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Wed, 05 Jan 2022 01:31:14 GMT]]>Dr_Pain One shot for the meat, one shot for me

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63888https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63888Wed, 05 Jan 2022 01:31:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:59:51 GMT]]>Grimpuppy good looking batch. 👌

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63869https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63869Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:59:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:46:55 GMT]]>I flipped them. They were vac sealed with non chamber vac sealer, so it wasn’t super vac sealed. I just hit vac button and as soon as it started sucking liquid, I hit the manual seal button.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63864https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63864Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:46:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:31:49 GMT]]>Grimpuppy Do you flip the bags every couple of hours or does the vacuum sealing take care of that? I do mine in gallon ziplocks and squeeze air out, lay flat and flip every couple of hours.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63860https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63860Tue, 04 Jan 2022 22:31:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:28:09 GMT]]>shakey69 said in Jerky help:

Ridley Acres I like using whiskey

If the meat gets whiskey, then I get whiskey too LOL!!!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63813https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63813Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:28:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:44:43 GMT]]>Ridley Acres I like using whiskey

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63795https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/63795Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:44:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Sun, 15 Aug 2021 01:35:48 GMT]]>Grimpuppy looks good. Now I’m hungry for jerky.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44315https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44315Sun, 15 Aug 2021 01:35:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:54:42 GMT]]>Half in the smoker and half in the Treager.
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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44307https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44307Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:54:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:41:56 GMT]]>Things are looking good. Jerky on the trays, they have a nice coating of seasoning still, and there was no standing water left in the bag. Off to the smoker.
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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44306https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44306Sun, 15 Aug 2021 00:41:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:05:27 GMT]]>Looks like you are on the road to successful jerky.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44262https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44262Sat, 14 Aug 2021 20:05:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:21:55 GMT]]>Grimpuppy You Got This! I’m sure it will turn out just fabulous! We all misinterpret things, but we also learn from our mistakes! Many of us will learn from your experience.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44257https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/44257Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:21:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Jerky help on Sat, 14 Aug 2021 06:21:51 GMT]]>Attempt number 2 at jerky using marinade method. A couple things I learned why the first batch wasn’t very good:

My bottled water is 16.9 oz. not sure why I thought they were 8 oz, so my first attempt actually had 34 oz of water and 5 pounds of meat. I put all the meat in a gallon zip lock bag and filled it up with water to cover meat. I knew it didn’t seem right and it wasn’t.

This time I split it up into two vac bags, added 4 oz of water to each bag, and vac sealed it. When you lay the bag flat, the water covers the meat like the tutorial says. I guess I am a slow learner… but this batch now looks like I think it should while marinating instead of a bag full of mostly clear water. Going down to the steak competition tomorrow and will start smoking jerky when I get home. I am confident that this batch is going to be great.
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