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Originally Posted by skyman
It may be cheaper, but the cost of hearing the bitching from the wife about having another appliance in the house would be enormous.
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You can do jerky in your kitchen oven. All you need is some baking pans and cookie/cake cooling racks.
place the racks on the pans to catch drips. Spray lightly with non-stick
cooking spray and arrange the jerky strips on the racks.
preheat your oven to it's lowest temp setting--usually around 170 degrees. If you have a convection oven, run the fan.
place the pans of jerky in the oven and prop the oven door open an inch or so to allow moisture to escape and prevent too much heat buildup. A large metal spoon works good for propping the door open.
The jerky will take anywhere from a couple of hours to 6 or 8 hours to dry, depending on how thick or thin it is sliced. Try to keep your slices under 1/4" thick. Any thicker and you will need to use a nitrate cure to prevent spoilage before it dries.
There's hundreds of jerky recipes available on the internet.
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