25 pounds of jerky on the FEC 100

Ok, just filled four racks with about eight pounds of jerky, set it on 165 to get some smoke then I'll crank it up to 200 till done. When UPS gets here I'll have three more racks, and can do a little more. I'm not two worried about overcrowding the smoker, as the meat is paper thin: all of it is less than 1/8th inch. It still has a little fat and 'white stuff' which would have destroyed all the nice pieces if I would have taken it off. It is much easier to remove with kitchen shears after it is dried. Besides, my dog will enjoy some of these pieces.

They look good and ready to go.

Batch one is dun! See pic attached. Not as flavorful as I'd like. I love the way the FEC 100 colors the jerky with that rich mahogany tint. Great flavor, but I can tell my homemade rub needs more flavor. My next batch will be better, as I used Hi Mtn on it.

Finally finished the Jerky. The racks I ordered came around 1PM from UPS and it sure is faster cooking jerky with 7 racks in stead of 4. It all came out well. I started with almost 24 pounds of meat, removed about 1.5 pounds of fat, probably taste tested about a half a pound. it finished out about 11 pounds total. It is very thin, so probably got more moisture off of it then thicker meat. 15 hours total smoking today at low temps 150-180. My FEC 100 used less than 5 pounds of pellets. I got to get some rest, tomorrow is 25 pounds of Sausage.

Well. It looks great. A little tinkering here and there, and you'll get the flavor profile you desire.