Cooking Jerky
Follow these directions for oven cooking. If using
a dehydrator, follow the manufacturer's instruc-
tions.
1.
Pre-heat the oven to 200˚.
2.
Place a drying rack on the cooking sheet.
NOTE—
The drying rack helps decrease the
drying time.
3.
Pull the trigger repeatedly until the meat
begins to flow out of the nozzle.
4.
Fill the drying rack with extruded strips of
meat as shown in
Figure 2
, leaving a space
between each strip.
5.
Place the cooking sheet and drying rack in
the pre-heated oven for approximately 75
minutes.
6.
Remove the cooking sheet and rack from the
oven and turn the jerky over.
7.
Return the jerky to the oven for an additional
60 minutes.
8.
Check for desired dryness. If the jerky is not
dry enough, put it back into the oven, and
check every 5 minutes until ready.
9.
Remove the cooking sheet and rack from the
oven, allow the jerky to cool, then place the
jerky in a tightly sealed bag and refrigerate.
NOTE—
All cook times and temperatures are gen-
eral and differ for meat types. Research additional
sources for techniques before use.
Tips & Tricks
Your meat should be as lean as possible. Using
lean meat will speed up the drying time and aid in
cleanup by decreasing fat dripping. Ground meat
should be 80% to 95% lean. Jerky seasonings are
available for all tastes, or you can get creative and
make your own. Ground beef, turkey, venison, and
buffalo are all excellent choices for jerky. Many
books and recipes are available to help you to cre-
ate your own jerky. Whenever you make jerky, you
should cure the mixture with sodium nitrite. The
cure is used to help prevent botulism when dry-
ing at low temperature. Follow the manufacturer's
directions on the cure packet.
Figure 2.
Extruding jerky.
Always fully cook/dehydrate/smoke all raw
meat products. Raw meat harbors bacteria
that can cause illness or death.
Like all Grizzly products, the Model H6253 Jerky
Shooter is covered by a one year warranty.
Should any problems arise please call our cus-
tomer service center at (570) 546-9663 or e-mail
us at [email protected].
