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Tender Jerky Bites: Beef and Venison

I make a lot of full-strip jerky, but tender jerky bites are what I reach for when I want something […]

I can usually tell in the first two hours when a batch is heading for trouble. A few strips on […]

I?ve brined enough meat to tell you this straight: most brining mistakes come from treating salt water like magic instead […]

I've ruined enough chicken in my garage cook setup to answer this one without dancing around it: yes, a 30 […]

I have had batches come out dry, shiny, and good-looking while still making me uneasy, so let me answer this […]

I?ll answer this the same way I?d answer a neighbor standing in my garage while I?m rotating trays of venison: […]

I?ve run enough jerky batches to tell you this up front: if your goal is better homemade meat snacks, a […]

I get why people ask this. You pick up a bag of jerky, see six or eight bucks for what […]

I store jerky based on how fast I?m going to eat it. If it?s this week?s snack batch, I keep […]

I have had batches come out with white specks, white haze, and a couple full-on fuzzy science projects, so I?ll […]