Making Jerky In A Masterbuilt Electric Smoker

As soon as i flipped to the homemade beef jerky page i knew what recipe i would be making and i wasn t disappointed at all.

Making jerky in a masterbuilt electric smoker.

John wrote this book with the masterbuilt smoker in mind and a whole section of his recipes are dedicated to smoked foods. Lay the protein directly on the smoker grates not a sheet pan. This way of making jerky is as close to how it was done hundreds of years ago. It needs no additional preparation and can be stored for months without.

Masterbuilt makes professional grade smokers fryers cookers grills and more. Line the drip pan and water pan with aluminum foil for easy clean up. After marinating the beef overnight i loaded it into the smoker the next morning. Marinate or dry rub the protein first.

Running a smoker for many hours is challenging to many people but when it comes to beef jerky the meat normally gets the smoke flavor in 3 hours or so after which the jerky can be taken out of the smoker to an oven or food dehydrator for beef jerky for the remaining time. Perfectly cook chicken ribs poultry and veggies. This isn t necessary if you are using one of the electric smokers. I like apple or cherry wood when i m making smoked beef jerky.

Plus you get to sit outside drink beer and stare at a smoking box all day. A jerky rack is helpful if you are running low on space inside your smoker. Once you ve soaked up the extra moisture it s time to add the slices to your smoker. When making jerky in your masterbuilt electric smoker there a few basic rules of thumb that i like to follow.

Set the smoker to smoke at 180 degrees and place each slice of meat directly on the grill grates. This smoked jerky in an electric smoker is a simple recipe with minimal ingredients that turns almost any meat into jerky. Making beef jerky in a smoker in my opinion is the best way to make beef jerky. I m in love with this smoked beef jerky recipe.

There is no adding liquid smoke you let the wood of your choice infuse an intense flavor into your jerky. For the backyard griller or on the go meat master.