[pct-l] Beef Jerky Recipe

[Tortoise]

Last August before my hike I didn't get around to making my own jerky. 
So I bought a package at Fred Myers.
As I recall, the package said something like keep refrigerated after 
opening and use within ?12? days.
I opened the package and observed that the jerky was not really dry 
enough to keep without refrigeration. So I spread it out on some cookie 
sheets and finished drying the jerky in my over.
I think that a lot of commercial jerky is only partially dried to make 
it more appealing as a snack at home where you have the refrigerator.
So if buying commercial jerky, you probably need to finish drying it.

I prefer making my own since I get the flavor I want. I generally use 
just  liquid smoke  and maybe soy sauce as flavoring
After making a batch I keep it in my freezer until needed and it will 
keep years that way.

Tortoise

Because truth matters"



Stephen Adams wrote:
> Some friends I met on the JMT in July had their jerky go bad on them.  I wonder what they did wrong.  Some tips on not having dried meat spoil in re-supplies and on the trail etc would probably be helpful to folks new to it.  Just a thought.
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