<![CDATA[Tender Jerky]]>Like I mentioned in another thread Iโ€™ve been negligent in posting as we did some major renovations in the old homestead. With all the work finally done I can now get back to business. I made some tender jerky today using Waltonโ€™s pepper and garlic jerky seasoning as the base and eye round as the protein. 18% low sodium soy sauce and 18% brown sugar. It was Vac tumbled for 1 hr. and rested under vacuum for 24 hrs. in the fridge. After the rest I released the vacuum then hand tossed the meat. I then vac tumbled again for 1 hr. with another 24 rest in the fridge. This morning while my smoker was coming up to temp I vac tumbled again for 20 min. Total weight of the meat was 5lbs. 5ozs. After all the tumbling and rest the weight of the meat was 7lbs. 8ozs. After smoking and drying the jerky the total weight of the finished product was 3l s. 14ozs. That in my book is a win. The jerky is nice and tender with great flavor. Below are some pics of the process and a during and after shot of the kitchen, one of many rooms remodeled. 14F24029-5521-401F-A1FC-D388E76872CB.jpeg CB7C3738-3423-4466-BB8D-61D9E1CAE39B.jpeg 82550831-C6FE-4FB5-870E-AE72304EA77D.jpeg CCDEF663-088E-4EBB-915C-1EA54A03067F.jpeg 76D8E776-E15F-4D9E-8DB3-5E0B0C03A246.jpeg 3F4AC49A-3125-4534-B813-17BDEE815142.jpeg 231A83C0-F2BE-4019-8383-8A7813929B2D.jpeg DB36BE3D-C85A-4FE9-8E6D-A6AECA453525.jpeg 5BB2CEA4-7ECD-4DD0-B0BC-63AD21FC9415.jpeg 72B5B0F7-CA6A-4258-BF42-256B712DBB98.png

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/topic/5492/tender-jerkyRSS for NodeThu, 10 Sep 2026 19:16:58 GMTTue, 28 Jun 2022 19:21:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:46:05 GMT]]>Mcjagger Dont know if you were on the live stream or not but Austin was complaining about the same thing. It is the hardest thing to source apparently, our product development guy has done so much but canโ€™t find a good way to get these! Those lucky few of us who have them guard them well!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82698https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82698Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:46:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:04:30 GMT]]>Thanks for the link this will work well with my setup.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82694https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82694Tue, 05 Jul 2022 15:04:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:42:56 GMT]]>Ed Paone said in Tender Jerky:

The jerky looks great and the kitchen looks awesome. What did you use for a variable speed fan and where is it located in the smoker?
Thank you for the compliment. The fan I use is from Auber Instruments (https://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_29&products_id=850). I have it place on the lower left side, just over the water pan. It really helps with preventing hotspots. I use a wicking towel in my water pan (thanks Jonathan for the idea) since the fan is placed by the water pan and near the towel it helps with increasing humidity when doing smoked sausage.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82408https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82408Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:42:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:31:59 GMT]]>Mcjagger said in Tender Jerky:

sure wish I could find a Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler somewhere ๐Ÿ˜ž

I was very lucky, I ordered mine on Sept. 2020 from Waltonโ€™s before everything became back ordered. I would keep checking the Marinade Express Pro website (https://marinadeexpress.com/product/marinade-express-pro/). Good luck in your quest to find one.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82407https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82407Sat, 02 Jul 2022 13:31:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:17:07 GMT]]>John Belvedere good looking jerky and a beautiful kitchen ๐Ÿ˜. Congrats ๐Ÿ‘

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82397https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82397Sat, 02 Jul 2022 08:17:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:38:41 GMT]]>sure wish I could find a Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler somewhere ๐Ÿ˜ž

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82188https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82188Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:38:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:32:28 GMT]]>The jerky looks great and the kitchen looks awesome. What did you use for a variable speed fan and where is it located in the smoker?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82183https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82183Thu, 30 Jun 2022 13:32:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:13:15 GMT]]>John Belvedere nice job. Bet your glad your done with both so now you can sit and enjoy

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82145https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82145Wed, 29 Jun 2022 22:13:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:49:28 GMT]]>zbigjeff said in Tender Jerky:

John Belvedere Definitely like the thickness of your Jerry. Too many cut it way too thin. Way to go. Also liked that you did the math to figure out yield for future batches.

Thank you!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82144https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82144Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:49:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:17:11 GMT]]>Looks like two well done jobs.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82142https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82142Wed, 29 Jun 2022 21:17:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:18:55 GMT]]>John Belvedere Awesome!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82124https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82124Wed, 29 Jun 2022 19:18:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Thu, 30 Jun 2022 03:08:18 GMT]]>John Belvedere Definitely like the thickness of your Jerky. Too many cut it way too thin. Way to go. Also liked that you did the math to figure out yield for future batches.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82063https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82063Thu, 30 Jun 2022 03:08:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:40:56 GMT]]>John Belvedere Nice job on the remodel and the jerky. That is about how thick I make mine, like it chewy.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82062https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82062Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:40:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:54:02 GMT]]>Dave in AZ said in Tender Jerky:

John Belvedere ok first, great job on the remodel! That kitchen looks great!
Jerky looks great too.
Is that a mailbox cold smoke generator?! AWESOME! ๐Ÿ™‚
Yes, I did the mailbox mod on my 40โ€ Masterbuilt smoker. I also added additional shelves and bought additional racks. I can do 12 racks of jerky now (about 10 lbs. of jerky). In addition to the mailbox mod I ripped out the Masterbuilt controller and added a PID controller. So when I start out 120 deg. Is a solid 120 (or any temp). With the PID the temps have no swing. I also added an internal variable speed fan to circulate the air so I have no hot spots when cooking or smoking. Thanks for looking.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82049https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82049Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:54:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:48:53 GMT]]>John Belvedere Man, amazing job on both fronts! You went all the way down to the studs and went deep on the jerky, awesome job, glad to have ya back!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82047https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82047Tue, 28 Jun 2022 21:48:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:54:12 GMT]]>John Belvedere ok first, great job on the remodel! That kitchen looks great!
Jerky looks great too.
Is that a mailbox cold smoke generator?! AWESOME! ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82036https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82036Tue, 28 Jun 2022 20:54:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tender Jerky on Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:25:10 GMT]]>That looks very nice and the jerky looks awesome

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82031https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/82031Tue, 28 Jun 2022 19:25:10 GMT