Beef Jerky in the smoker

I’ve been thinking about doing jerky on a smoker. Keep us updated on how it goes. What temp do you have it at?

And how long do you smoke it for?

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Spices and marinades used and pictures would make this a wonderful topic.

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Spices used are as follows:

Slap Ya Mama
Black Pepper
Garlic Powder
Cumin
Smoked Paprika
Worcestershire Sauce
Soy Sauce
Habanero Sauce----my own blend and homemade

I liberally season the meat on both sides with all the dry seasonings first, then put them in a stainless steel bowl before adding the wet stuff.

Once it's all in the bowl I will mix it up by hand for a few minutes to make sure every piece is evenly seasoned. Then I cover it, put it in a fridge to marinade overnight at a minimum and will get up and toss it a few more times during the night.

Then it's just getting the smoker set up and letting it do its thing.

I get up to pee at least 2-3 times a night, so it only takes me a few minutes of my time to do it. The reason I like to do it is there will be a little liquid that forms in the bowl and collects in the bottom and tossing it coats the meat with that bit of liquid.

As for charcoal, I use Kingsford. I will do a snake with 2 coals side by side in my pan around 80% of the perimeter. I will take 5-6 coals and get them lit and burning good before adding them to the beginning of the charcoal snake and they slowly burn around the pan as time goes on.

I do this at 160 F for a couple hours and the heat gradually builds up to about 180 F over time. No set time since it all depends on how thick you slice the meat.

I like it firm, but with a slight bit of bend still in the meat when a little pressure is applied, but well smoked before taking them off. Some folks dry it out so much it's like a piece of plastic and that is not to my liking.

I've never used chuck, but I'm sure it will be fine. I use eye of round roasts and slice it across the grain as I find it makes for a more tender piece of jerky.

I also only slice 3/16 in. thick and as a general rule, it will take 4-5 hours in my smoker to finish to my liking.

That should give you a starting point.

How do you store it?