Be sure before you start that the meat is cooled to at least 30 degrees fahrenheit.
Making snack sticks in dehydrator.
Cooking the sticks can be accomplished in the oven on a smoker or in a temperature controlled dehydrator that can be set to at least 160 degrees.
Meat grinding.
I used to stick the jerky directly in the dehydrator at this stage but a co worker baulked at eating my jerky due to salmonella concerns.
I wanted to explain that the meat setting of the dehydrator ensures the meat gets to an internal temperature of 160ºf but in the interest in overkill and good worker relations i not bake the sticks in the.
1 4lb beef roast 1 1lb pork roast 7 tbsp a c.
Beef snack sticks in a dehydrator step 1.
Doing this to your snack sticks is going to make for a very dry product.
Also remember dehydrators are designed to remove moisture from the products that you place inside of them.
You will be looking for a final internal temperature of 158f and this will be difficult to achieve if your dehydrator oven only goes to 155f.
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