What happens if you cut beef jerky too thick?
Chef's answer
It's all good. You could throw it in a smoker and run the temp up just hot enough to get the internal temp of the thickest slice to whatever safe internal temp is, then back it off and finish in a dehydrator. Yeah you're kinda "cooking" it but it will still be plenty good and safe to eat.
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Two slices of bacon contains 70 calories and 2 grams of saturated fat (that's 10 percent of the daily recommended fat intake), 30 mg of cholesterol (10 percent of daily recommended cholesterol intake), and 360 mg of sodium (15 percent of daily recommended sodium intake).
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Depending on how (poorly) you cut it, you might significantly lose moisture in the meat. Yes, more surface area will = more developed bark and the smaller pieces will definitely cook faster. However, you might be trading for a quicker cooking time by putting the succulent nature of your roast at risk.
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A-Meatloaves most often crumble when they contain too many bread crumbs or too few eggs or when they have not cooled partially in the fat-filled loaf pan in which they were baked. We suggest adding no more than 1/3 cup of crumbs for each pound of meat and adding 1 egg for each pound of meat plus an extra egg.14 Apr 1988.
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When you're actually cutting meat for beef jerky, it's important to cut it one-fourth-of-an-inch thick, and a meat slicer will help with this. If the jerky is too thick it will be too chewy, and it if it's too thin, it'll become too tough.
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The point is a fattier cut of meat that might be harder to find in supermarkets. This portion is often chopped since it can be difficult to slice through meat so tender. The flat is usually what you'll find if you're getting a pre-cut brisket..
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And while I'd never advise slashing into a natural casing hot dog, there's a dramatic whole world out there for skinless dogs. So why not explore it? Slashing is all about creating edges and ridges on a dog (anything to increase the dog's surface area) that will get crispy on the grill.
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