First try at jerky

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My boss wanted some jerky made from venison so I said bring it I'll do it for you.  I didn't tell him I have never done this type before  .   Well anyway here it is ready for the Bradley!

 1st I cut it in 3 parts (easier to deal with)

Next I sliced it up

I added the cure and gunpowder together then applied it to the meat and will let it set overnight then into the Bradley in the morning

[smokeasaurus]

You are a bigger man than me Tommy!!  Hope it comes out nice....gunpowder is a great start!!

[mikecorn.1]

Looking forward to the finish pics 

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Well all done and now sitting in a papper bag to soak up the rest of the grease.
Here is nthe roast alread to go into the Bradley

I used 2.5 hrs of smoke and ran the Bradley at 150 temp for the first hr then kicked it up to 175 for the rest of the time.
Took about 4 hrs to get the texture I wanted
 
Hard to see I know, but it's done and ready to be pulled out. Chris (10.5) said to pull when done and put the peices in a papper bag to soak up the extra grease before putting then in a plastic bag


I will wait 2 days before trying a peice just to let the smoke settle in 

[muebe]

Looking good Tommy!

You need to try making my jerky nuggets some time

[TMB]

Looking good Tommy!

You need to try making my jerky nuggets some time

That's coming up real soon.  My heating element went south a few weeks ago and just got the new one installed, so I'm back up and smoking