Dehydrating Mania

“Woohoo! I just went grocery shopping and bought a bunch of fruit to dehydrate (mango's, bananas, apples, plums, kiwi).

Yippee - a new science project!

Now - how to make beef jerky?”

“Twinkle, I use round steak marinated in "Dale's Marinade". Doesn't take too long to marinate. Slice thin and throw on the dehydrator!”

“Marinating in terayaki or soy sauce also works well. Each are salty enough to double as a preservative. Spread on a thin layer of Jack Daniel's grilling sauce, and you have some faaaaantastic jerky. :-)”

“plums??? why bother when they are readily available in most stores (aka prunes)”

“I haven't tried Kiwi. Sounds yummy!”

“hmmmm....seems i picked up jerky ingredients too! I have round sirlion tip steak and a honey teriyaki bbq sauce - maybe I'll try that tomm.... (dear god i need to get more temp work - and fast! my first day with no work and i've dehydrated a grocery store!!)”

“Put the fruit in a blender and you get fruit leather. Be careful not to leave it in too long, it can get a bit tough. It tastes wonderful, though.”

“You are only limited by your imagination. Have fun.”

“BTW, Fuji apples retain their sweetness when dried.”

“I'm dehydrating my famous beans and rice now for my upcoming trip. And tomorrow, some turkey jerky. This trip will be a blast, in more ways than one.”

“lol @ Artex.

Twinkle - I marinate my steak in Teriyaki sayce, Worcestershire sauce, and honey. Mmmmm Mmmmm Good.

Artex - I ordered your meat gun (lol) and it's been on back order since late Feb. They keep postponing the delivery date. Darn them :-(”

“Those bastards! Hope they deliver it soon. :-)”

“Whatever you do to your jerky, don't leave out the Liquid Smoke in your marinade.”