# Jerky mavens..your favorite cuts

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 20, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerky-mavens-your-favorite-cuts/518260 "2009-11-20T05:21:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerky-mavens-your-favorite-cuts/518260/1 "2009-11-20T05:21:13Z")

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I aquired a small food dehydrator yesterday and wanted to give it a test drive. Wandered the meat aisle, found a blade steak of some sort pre sliced, it was on sale, what the hell.

Grabbed a bottle of teriaki marinade, tossed it around in a bowl with the meat then loaded the dehydrator with now coated strips of meat. In the morning, Not to brittle, a little soft, a little warm, and alot of teriaki flavored goodness.

I know what I did is probably jerky sacrelidge, so i turn to the teeming millions for your jerky guidance.

Best cuts of meat, thickness, marinades, share your wisdom.

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**Author:** ![bare](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bare/32/471_2.png) [@bare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bare)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerky-mavens-your-favorite-cuts/518260/2 "2009-11-22T03:33:55Z")

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Sorry, that just doesn’t resemble what I know as jerky.

Bottom round, sliced 1/4", brine in equal amounts of brown sugar and salt and lay them out on a rack for the smoker, add any spice that grabs your fancy. I generally use Birch for smoking, but that’s what’s readily available to me.

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**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerky-mavens-your-favorite-cuts/518260/3 "2009-11-22T03:59:34Z")

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My favorite Jerky cut is probably “Sol’s Glasses.”

“Because of these glasses, I can’t _see_, goddammit!”😃

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@Mister\_Owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Owl)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerky-mavens-your-favorite-cuts/518260/4 "2009-11-22T04:22:26Z")

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Top round, it yields several pieces of solid lean flesh when dressed as well as other trim pieces that make for good meals.

if you want to try a different type of jerky I suggest you do a google search for biltong

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**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerky-mavens-your-favorite-cuts/518260/5 "2009-11-22T04:39:15Z")

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> [@Mister\_Owl](#):
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> Top round, it yields several pieces of solid lean flesh when dressed as well as other trim pieces that make for good meals.
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> if you want to try a different type of jerky I suggest you do a google search for biltong

The pics on wikipedia look like someone just hung up a bunch of steaks to dry.