On Sun, 3 Feb 2002, Erik Hill wrote:

> I am just about to try this and have bought my caulking, er, I mean
> jerky gun!
> I will start with just trying to create jerky.  So, start with 91% or
> leaner ground beef, check.  Now, the instructions that came with the gun
> suggest putting in this "cure" packet, which is, basically salt.  That's
> not paleo, so I wonder, will it work without it?  Just stick the meat in
> there and squirt it onto a dehydrator?

Yes.  I don't use the curing stuff.

> Also, it suggests that the
> dehydrator go up to 160 degrees.  I haven't bought the dehydrator yet
> because I'm just figuring this part out (not all of them go up to the
> same temperature)
>
> Any recommendations on a specific brand of dehydrator that's worked out
> for you?

I use the cheap "Mr. Coffee" dehydrator that doesn't have any
temperature settings.  I think, however, that it tends to be too
hot, so I place a couple of plastic rulers between the lid and
the top tray, which increases the rate at which the hot air
escapes, and increases the drying time by about 75%.  The items
on the bottom trays still dry faster, so I remove them first.

Todd Moody
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