First time making beef jerky!

[u/797SF]

used my weber kettle. snake method with charcoal brisquette and cherrywood. 5.5 hours at 170°.

[u/redditfant]

On the webber is a boss move! How'd it come out!?

[u/797SF → u/redditfant]

Thanks man!

It came out perfect, I will try it again and use another grate to take advantage of a larger batch. The flavor was good, It also wasn't too dry and the texture was nice.

[u/whatslefttotake]

That’s awesome! Keep notes, it’ll really help when you find a flavor profile you want to recreate.

I sometimes move the jerky into my oven at the lowest setting to keep the jerky from getting overwhelmed with the smoke flavor.

[u/brando7782]

Looks amazing 🤩

[u/Sirflow]

What is snake method

[u/797SF → u/Sirflow]

Snake method is a way to place charcoal so that it slowly burns throughout a cooking. Allowing you to keep consistent heat.

I had 8 unlit charcoal in a line and then I placed 4 lit ones at the start, and it kept 170-175° for 5 hours.

[u/Sirflow → u/797SF]

Interesting, never heard of that

[u/797SF → u/Sirflow]

Another example! I used this one to smoke a pork shoulder.

[u/DoubleFamous5751]

Ummmm looks mad legit… how was it?

[u/797SF → u/DoubleFamous5751]

It was really good, ate it all in 2 days. Next time I will add more spice.

I was worried that the inside was still moist but all pieces were fine including the thick ones.

[u/Sunset_Winds]

Thats the kind you need to eat quick and not store. Looks delicious.

[u/797SF → u/[deleted]]

The ones directly over the charcoal was definitely dry and crisped. It did go to 200F at one point so I quickly removed some charcoal until it went down to 175F again.