10/10/99 - Beef Jerky on the BGE

10/10/99 - Beef Jerky on the BGE
	07:30am - The BGE reached and is holding it's cooking temperature of 160 degrees since 5:30. I just turned the meat -- it appears to be right where it should be. At this point the beef is pretty much just a great big lump -- all stuck together. Under the foil are my 5 fire bricks in baby back format -- indirect heat for the jerky.
	09:00am - The first big scramble -- I took the beef off the grill, separated all the pieces and put them back on. I also added another grid at a cross angle to the one holding the meat. Since the beef will continue to be scrambled every few hours it make for less chance of falling through. I had an electric smoker -- the 2 extra grids were salvaged when it was sent to electric smoker heaven.
	11:27am - Still at 160 degrees the beef is starting to change colors - losing it's red appearance. While it is still a long way from done, I just had to taste a piece. This will be labeled spicy teriyaki jerky.
	04:22pm -- Still cooking - now it's starting to look a lot like (and taste like) beef jerky. 05:30pm -- 12 hours on the BGE turned out some great beef jerky. The Recipe
11/25/99 - more beef jerky! This will be the 4th batch since we acquired the BGE.
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