Siracha Beef Jerky

[Ken]

I'm about to try making beef jerky for the first time.  Siracha Beef Jerky is a recipe in Steven Raichlen's book Project Smoke.  It seems pretty straightforward.  I bought 2 pounds of pre sliced top round so that part will be easy.  Has anyone tried this one?  What kind of smoke did you use?

 

[old sarge]

Enjoy your new adventure in smoking Ken.

 

[Ken]

My first jerky was an experience.  The best thing I did was buying pre sliced meat.  The professional slicer can’t be beat for results. It saves a ton of time too.  The recipe calls for four hours at 160.  I think it needs longer to dry the meat better.  Otherwise I think this is better than a low temp with curing salt.  This recipe is spicy.  That’s fine but I’ll try something more conventional next time.

 

[Lonzinomaker]

I use presliced eye of round that I get at my local restaurant supply store also.
I start at 125 for 1 hour, then go to 140 for 2 hours and then up temp to 160 for as long as it takes (usually only an hour). 
I hang my strips using stainless skewers. And I also use a home made jerky drier with a 25 cfm fan over the vent that helps increase air flow to get a faster dry.

 

[Ken]

That sound like a great process.