I don't care for sweet jerky. My tastebuds are set for plain ol' hickory-cured beef, a little to the salty side.
Several (in other threads) have mentioned pre-heating the smoker so I will go with that advice. And "yes," my ST does run a tad hot.
Plan is (for now anyway) to run half my load with the "closed door" method today and try the Q-dogg method tomorrow. Taste/flavor may be a bit different as tomorrow's batch will have been in the cure 24 hrs longer. Right now I am looking for texture.
I'll post results & comments.
