Pellet Grill Jerky

Cabela's had their Jerky Blaster on sale for 50% so I went ahead and pulled the trigger.  Just received it yesterday so I had to try it out.  Here's what it looks like.

The Jerky Blaster comes with all the tools for making jerky and snack sticks!  Four nozzles, funnel and plunger for loading, and two brushes for cleaning. 

For my jerky, I used one of Hi-Mountains Seasoning/Cure mixes in Mesquite flavor, also from Cabelas.  Here I am mixing up a 3 lb. batch.

Ready to shoot some Jerky!

Loading up the tube was incredibly easy with the included funnel and tamper.  I used some of my wife's cooling racks for the jerky.  Hopefully I won't be sleeping on the couch for that one.  Here's the jerky, shot on the racks.

I smoked this on my Yoder Smokers pellet grill at 200 degrees for an hour and a half.  Here's what the first batch looked like.  I  used the single strip nozzle on this one.

For the second batch, I used the dual strip nozzle.  This made strips wider and thicker which I liked.  It also made for shooting out the jerky twice as fast.  Here's what that batch looked like.

Overall, I was very pleased with the ease of use and the quality of the Cabela's Jerky Blaster.  The quality jerky seasoning from Hi-Mountain coupled with the great smoke from the Yoder pellet grill made some excellent ground-meat jerky.  Hope everyone has a blessed New Year!  See you in 2011 and keep on smokin'.