Jerky mix

Jerky mix is a phrase used to describe a dry mixture of spices which can be used to make up your marinade. These can be bought at specialist shops, supermarkets or online or you can make your own by preparing your jerky mix in advance. When you use your mix you will need to be sure that you have blended the liquid and the mix well to a slightly runny paste. You also need to make sure you fully cover the meat strips and let it marinade over night. One company who make a reasonable commercial product is Hi Mountain Jerky.

Oven beef jerky

Oven beef jerky is relatively easy to make if you are careful to keep the temperature as low as possible. The reason you need to keep the temperature low for oven beef jerky is that what you are trying to do is dry the meat not cook it. This is one of the reasons that making jerky in a microwave oven is much more difficult as they tend to cook the meat. Cooking meat until it dries out hard is not making jerky in an oven. The other thing you need to work on is getting a good jerky mix for your marinade.