Jim probably just me but the link just took me to Daves Community page..What did I miss...LOL
I have a real nice one I haven't used in a while.. I love Jerky maybe I should dust it off..LOL Do you have a great spicy recipe???
Kylie

Here is a link that might be useful: Dehydrator

It was a Daves page on Co-ops. The link for the dehydrator is the same as the one I am buying. I just use liquid smoke, garlic salt and Tony Cacherie's Cajun Spices.( it is at all the stores) I vary it according to who is going to eat it. LOL I like it spicy. I have refrained from making any due to summertime and the need to air the house out after making some in the stove. My limit to cooking is BBQ,Jerky and outside grilling. I am a really good cook but do not like it.

If you are not a Daves member I could put your name on the list. $ 212.00 for a 15 sq foot area with timer shipped to you with all the extras is a good price in my book. I could be wrong but do not think so.

Jim

Here is a link that might be useful: 9 tray with timer

Holy Moses! Just use your oven. We make it all the time. Just get a piece of fat free as possible meat, slice very thin, add seasonings & marinate for a couple days & then lay the strips on wire cookie racks sprayed with Pam & put in the oven on the lowest it will go & leave the door ajar with a butter knife (so it's only open a little bit). How long it takes depends on the oven, the thickness of the meat & the humidity. You can figure hours & hours. We usually make it in the winter when we're glad for the extra heat. I can post my recipe if anyone wants it.

Linda

Tony's and Old Bay are staples in my house... I have a very nice one not THAT big..LOL My DH is always buggin me to make Jerky coz I buy it (and they are proud of it) all of the time..Use to make it alot..HMMM You may have sparked some interest...LOL... That sounds like agreat price to me for the footage you are getting..Okay now I am just Jealous...LOL Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!
Kylie

I am interested in anyones recipe's.. I like the Hot and Sweet ones.. Okay mostly HOT... DH swears I have no taste buds..LOL I am no longer allowed to make Hot Sauce..I am the only one who can eat it..I have raw jalepeno's stuffed with cheese for breakfast every morning.. and Habenero'a YUM!!! Capsaisan is very good for your stomach...LOL
Kylie

I've heard that the Excalibur is one of the best. It would be kind of cool but I'd probably use it once a year. I have a real bad habit of buying kitchen gadgets and never using them. I think I'll stick to buying jerky and dried fruit. lol
Karyn

I have to deal with large amount of fish and game. What do you do with 100 lbs of fish. Release it alive. LOL Now I can make some fish jerky out of it.

Beside I personally do not own a kitchen gadget. I figured I could use it as a lamp table when not in use. Seriously I have to thin out some stock. I am buying a new freezer and a Jerky maker. Now dealing with 300 lbs of meat at a time I bet I could work that Jerky make pretty hard. I can put it on the porch and not smell up the house beside it is 100 out there anyway so it will use less electricity. LOL

At least its not a $ 200.00 brug that wants to die as soon as it gets here.

Jim

I saw that coop too, its a little pricey but prob a good deal if thats the one you wanted and would actually use it enough. I have a dehydrator that I hardly use . The only time I really use it is when I get enough herbs harvested all at the same time.

Chena, my dh and oldest son eat habaneros and anything super hot like its candy too. DH says its no good less it burns on the way in and on the way out!

LOL SJN!!! I can pass on the out thing!!! When we were kids I mean 6~7 my dad would bet my sister and I we couldn't eat a whole Jalepeno with out crying...Well we could...LOL He didn't get to babysit very often for obvious reasons...

There you are SJN. It has been a while. Glad to hear from you.

"DH says its no good less it burns on the way in and on the way out!"

(I miss this humor.)

Wow, some of the home grown ones here will rip your head off.

DW does not like to cook fresh meat. I love jerky. Picked up my own chest freezer today. Almost there. I must have given away 30 lbs of tomatoes. I love dried tomatoes and fruits.

At least this one will not break and feels better than $ 300.00 a bottle for Forbid ( 8oz.)

I am going to try shrimp, and fish. Since I live on the coast. There always seems to be too much.

Jim, you've had 30 lbs. of tomatoes already??? I'm so jealous. Shrimp jerky sounds interesting; I love shrimp... And I'd love to know how that turns out. Good to see you SJN!

Wildflower I have had it here before it is real good. Shrimp is real cheap here. It is $ 4.00 a pound wholesale for 6-9's. That is 6-9 shrimp per pound. Mediums are $ 2.00 a pound or you can go throw a cast net in certain places and fill a ice chest in about an hour.

I have never stopped having tomatoes from last year. Same plants and a few volunteers. It is almost too hot for Tomatoes. Survival is the name of the game here now for the next 4 months.

I have a mammoth smoker. So I will probably smoke some of everything and then put it in to dehydrate. Once I get ahead and have some stored. I will send packages to those who shared. Smoked , dried and vacuumed packed. They should last a long time.

Jim

Thanks, sorry haven't been around much. We moved and I am just getting caught up on everything online etc.
Missed you guys too!

Shrimp season just opened here too. We used to cast net when we lived in LA and it was fun. Nothing better than fresh shrimp~ it really spoils you!

I am on a special diet, and it requires homemade yogurt. I have 3 yogurt makers, but a lot of people on that diet use the
excaliburdehydrator for making yogurt in huge bottles. Then they also make yogurt cheese out of some of the yogurt. Many uses for this dehydrator.
Darlene

Links to recipe sites or your favorite would be appreciated. I am looking froward to having one. Yougurt cheese!!!!!

Jim