Jerky wanted

[reddeath]

im looking for some decent Jerky, beef - moose - mammoth / yak - not too worried as long as its nice! - ideally smoked not spicey as hell stuff

cant buy it in the shops here in ireland and there are 101 suppliers on ebay but seem to only do the smally little retail type bags

im looking for some nice 'moist' ( yeah i know it is dried) tasty stuff, and i dont have time/ patience to make my own
anyone ideas / links/ pointers or is anyone here willing to part with some?

pm's welcome or reply
thanks for your time all

 

[Toddy]

Speak to Martin, the jerkymeister
http://www.martinsjerkedmeat.com/

he's a member here and I can happily report that the meat eaters in my family love his stuff.

cheers,
Toddy

 

[spamel]

I don't see why you don't make your own, you can tailor it to your tastes and it doesn't take that long of actual doing. I think it took me ten minutes to slice the beef and trim off fat, say another five to load up the various ingredients and beef into ziplocs to get the flavour into the meat, and then a few minutes the next day to get it in the dehydrator, you could of course use the oven/radiator/airing cupboard. So about twenty minutes of your life, not a total waste of time!

 

[Matt Weir]

Spamel is right Andy. It's dead easy to make and there are a few how to threads here.

Go on, have a bash

 

[alpha_centaur]

How do you do it using the radiator???

 

[spamel]

From what I've heard, stick it on glass and pop it on the top. That may be fruit leathers though, coming to think about it, but it may work! You could put a wire rack above the radiator and it would have the same effect, probably better than a piece of glass..

 

[Kepis]

http://www.biltong.co.uk/SearchResult.aspx?CategoryID=9

 

[Burnt Ash]

Speak to Martin, the jerkymeister
http://www.martinsjerkedmeat.com/

he's a member here and I can happily report that the meat eaters in my family love his stuff.

cheers,
Toddy

I'll back that. Martin's a lovely lad who graces the Wilderness Gathering in his kilt and pink hair. His really hot chilli jerky is really, really good.

Burnt Ash

 

[andy_e]

Hehehe - you've done it now - you made me go buy some from his website!!!

 

[Toadflax]

I bought some of Martin's jerky and fruit leather at the Wilderness Gathering - very good stuff. If, like me, you haven't seen jerky before and want to make your own, it's worthwhile getting some 'professional' stuff so you can see what it's like - so you know what you are aiming for when you make your own. The one batch that I have made so far went mouldy quickly and was much thicker than the nice thin sheets from Martin.

BTW - did anyone see him on Dragon's Den? I don't watch the program myself, but my daughter called me through to the living room, saying "Is that your jerky man?" I only caught the tail end of his slot. I've seen snippets of the program since and, personally, I can understand why I don't continue to watch it. Making a brew at the bottom of the garden is much more fun, interesting, educational, relaxing, etc., etc., etc.


Geoff

 

[British Red]

Yep, I saw him and his partner Geoff. I rather suspect he was "set up" a bit there.

Red

 

[andy_e]

Well the Jerky arrived and I must say thanks for the recommendation - damn tasty stuff! I also bought his extra hot but haven't built up the courage to try that yet.