Jerky brine? Bradley smoker...???

[TH]

Anyone willing to part with a good jerky receipe? I just bought a new Bradley smoker.. I have been doing fish all month but would like to smoke a few packs of elk steak from last year... any good tips..

Does anyone else have the Bradley smoker?

[sturgn]

I have a Bradley and am also a dealer for them. I think they are awsome, I have done a couple batches of Jerky I used the recipe on their website but instaed of water I used teryaki sauce, it was pretty good but make sure to slice it thin, also I set the smoker at about 150 degrees and use 5 Hickory wafers/batch, open the vent at top all the way.

[ 10-28-2001: Message edited by: sturgn ]

[fop]

I just bought a Bradley and smoked a bunch of Silvers in it. I had a lot of trouble getting the wafers to drop into the slide part. The wafer just bounced up and down and stayed right near the bottom of the tube. I had to go out several times and push hard on the stack of wafers to get one to drop. What do I need to do? It is brand new and didn't have a bunch of sawdust built up..

I am sure that I cooked the fish instead of smoked it. The fish was way over done but it sure looked good.

I sure hope the next batch turns out a little better. The Bradley seems to be a good system but I need a little help getting it to work right.

150 degrees and top vent open all the way? I got it a bit hotter that that. Maybe a oooppps!!!

Gonna put in a batch in the next couple of days and would really appreciate a little help.

sturgn. Got any good deals on wafers?

Thank you, fop

[sturgn]

fop gimme a chance to look at mine tonight and I will try to help you on your little problem, not seen that one yet! As far a the temp for smoking salmon at heres what they say:

First start Smoke Generator at a very low temperature, 40-60°C (100-120°F), for 1-2 hours. After 1-2 hours, increase temperature to 60° C (140°F), for 2-4 hours.
Finish at 80°C (175°F), for 1-2 hours.

My first batch of salmon I did the same thing I cooked it instead of smoked it the proper way, a good way to tell is if you get a white residue on the outside, then it was cooked to fast. Start low and work up it worked perfectly the second time I tried it. One major thing I noticed was that you should turn the smoker on and let it get to temp. before you start the smoke generator, the after you reach a stable desired temp start smoke generator and when smoke starts coming out the top then put fish in, this works the best for me. As far as opening the damper on top all the way, that was in reference to his Jerky, on Salmon just crack it enough to get a little smoke flow.

Fop email me at fishon@sturgn.com and I will help you get your problem resolved, I can prob help you out on wafers to.

[fishhead5]

Sturgn had it right for jerky marinade, S&W teryaki marinade and some brown sugar. Marinade for a min. of 3 hours. Then smoke. It's gooooood

Fishhead5

[Deepslayer]

Hey fop I bought a Bradley Smoker from sturgn & it had a problem with it. He fixed it right up and I didn't have to send it back to Bradley! I am sure he will be able to help you, images/icons/smile.gif Ed

[Williedrifter]

I just bought a little chief and smoked a steelhead with good results. So i decided to smoke some beef jerky w/ my own brine concoction and made what I and a couple of others belive to be the worst tasting jerky ever made images/icons/grin.gif. Next time I think i'll follow a recipe.

[Snapset]

2 cups hot salsa
4 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup Brown sugar
dash of liquid smoke
Marinate thinly cut meat(across the grain) at least 6 hours.
Place on dehydrator racks for 4-12 hours, if you have cut your meat to a consistent thickness, it will all be done at the same time. Remove when still pliable

[sturgn]

Fop,

Just emailed you, if that doesnt help let me know! Ed thanks for reply, I have decided to name the boat "Sleeper" what do you think?

John

[Gobbaworms]

5 pounds of meat sliced 1/8" to 1/4" thick
2 T salt
2 T sugar
3 t black pepper
1 t garlic powder

mix all together, cover and refridgerate for 24 hours, up to 48 if using game (you will get zero game taste).
Smoke at 200 degrees for about 8 hours.
Simple but very good.

[sturgn]

Any of you guys that emailed me could you get back with me? My computer crashed and I lost all the email's and addreses I had!

Thanks!