Thanks for watching! If you're looking for a solid dehydrator, here's the one I've been using for years. (Amazon Affiliate Link: amzn.to/3c91KWG ) Also, if you're looking for gator meat, I've heard good things about The Cajun Grocer (not a promotion or partner of mine just heard good things) www.cajungrocer.com/alligator-1
Thanks bud! Jerky is a ton of fun once you get the basics down. There's lots of room to play with it using various flavors and types of meats. Best part, it's shelf stable so you don't have to eat it immediately and you can gift it, sell it, or hoard it. lol
Thank the lord for the internet. There's plenty of options as far as overnight shipping is concerned. Let me know if you get around to trying the recipe!
Gator meat takes to a marinade really well, so these are like flavor bombs compared to regular beef jerky. Let me know if you ever find yourself with some gator meat and give it a try! Thanks so much for watching and leaving the comment!
If you end up going for it, let me know how you like it! I also have a fried gator and grilled gator recipe on my channel, so make sure to check them all out for various ideas. Thanks so much for watching!
Great simple cook good dehydrator but I find half way though the cook I have to rotate trays top to bottom , bottom to top. Do you find it that way also w yours?
I don’t, but that’s only because I check them every so often and instead of rotating racks, I just take the finished pieces out and let the others ride until they’re done. Might try the rack rotation next time though. Thanks for watching, Vinnie!
I usually do jerky with bison, or a roast I slice up. Been wanting to try gator since I saw some of the "sticks" in a convenience store. Although the ingredients list list several other meats. Anyway, came across some filets in the frozen food section. Here's my question for more experienced jerky folks. I had a LEM 5 tray that goes to 165. I shouldn't have to worry about it not being done enough should I? Also, I wanted to try grinding it up to run through my gun, but it wouldn't go through the grinder, so I just ended up taking the pieces and smashing them with a tenderizer hammer on my cutting board before putting them in the marinade. Is there a trick to grinding it up to make the sticks with a jerky gun?
First question, no you shouldn’t be worried about it being done, IF it’s properly dried out and jerky by the time you take it off. If you’re worried about it though, you can always zap them in the microwave until they pass a safe internal temp. Second question, I haven’t tried grinding gator meat myself to make those sticks and I’m not sure the consistency would really work for it, unless you use some type of binding agent. It’s very flaky, almost fish like. Hope this helps and thanks so much for watching! Here to help, so please ask away if you run across more questions.
@outdoorindoortexan it came out of the grinder like a paste. As much as it cost, I didn't want to waste any. What I put in to dry are flattened out. It's my first foray into something not beef or bison.
@jjfunk73110 another great resource for gator meat is Louisiana Crawfish Company and/or Cajun Grocer. Possibly cheaper than local grocer but there’s always shipping.
@outdoorindoortexan I found this gator at Walmart (country boy) I know if I ordered it would most likely be overnight so it wouldn't go bad. I did check into Louisiana crawfish co. I can buy five pounds at a whack. Didn't know about Cajun grocer though.
Thanks for watching! If you're looking for a solid dehydrator, here's the one I've been using for years. (Amazon Affiliate Link: amzn.to/3c91KWG ) Also, if you're looking for gator meat, I've heard good things about The Cajun Grocer (not a promotion or partner of mine just heard good things) www.cajungrocer.com/alligator-1
This is awesome man. I'd love to learn more about jerky.
Thanks bud! Jerky is a ton of fun once you get the basics down. There's lots of room to play with it using various flavors and types of meats. Best part, it's shelf stable so you don't have to eat it immediately and you can gift it, sell it, or hoard it. lol
This is something new for me. Thanks for sharing
It’s fantastic if you ever get your hands on some alligator meat. Thanks for watching and leaving the comment!
Another good one! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks bud!
Now I have to go get some gator meat! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Thank the lord for the internet. There's plenty of options as far as overnight shipping is concerned. Let me know if you get around to trying the recipe!
Love jerky and this looks so good!
Thanks, Carroll!
Thanks for the video! I have a dehydrator from cabellas I got cheap at a garage sale. Here's to hoping it works good!
Haha plug it in and give it a go! Thanks for watching and let me know if you get around to trying out the recipe!
never had gator jerky but i loooooove spicy jerky and I am sure this was a very tasty snack. made my mouth water lol
Gator meat takes to a marinade really well, so these are like flavor bombs compared to regular beef jerky. Let me know if you ever find yourself with some gator meat and give it a try! Thanks so much for watching and leaving the comment!
I have no idea why yt recommended this but none the less still enjoyed watching
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Looks really good ! A very good idea and interesting to see how to make.
Thanks so much for watching and leaving the comment!
This looks amazing 😋😋
Thanks so much!
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Thanks for watching!
I'm looking at some gator on Amazon. This would be a great option for it!
If you end up going for it, let me know how you like it! I also have a fried gator and grilled gator recipe on my channel, so make sure to check them all out for various ideas. Thanks so much for watching!
Great simple cook good dehydrator but I find half way though the cook I have to rotate trays top to bottom , bottom to top. Do you find it that way also w yours?
I don’t, but that’s only because I check them every so often and instead of rotating racks, I just take the finished pieces out and let the others ride until they’re done. Might try the rack rotation next time though. Thanks for watching, Vinnie!
I usually do jerky with bison, or a roast I slice up. Been wanting to try gator since I saw some of the "sticks" in a convenience store. Although the ingredients list list several other meats. Anyway, came across some filets in the frozen food section.
Here's my question for more experienced jerky folks. I had a LEM 5 tray that goes to 165. I shouldn't have to worry about it not being done enough should I? Also, I wanted to try grinding it up to run through my gun, but it wouldn't go through the grinder, so I just ended up taking the pieces and smashing them with a tenderizer hammer on my cutting board before putting them in the marinade. Is there a trick to grinding it up to make the sticks with a jerky gun?
First question, no you shouldn’t be worried about it being done, IF it’s properly dried out and jerky by the time you take it off. If you’re worried about it though, you can always zap them in the microwave until they pass a safe internal temp.
Second question, I haven’t tried grinding gator meat myself to make those sticks and I’m not sure the consistency would really work for it, unless you use some type of binding agent. It’s very flaky, almost fish like.
Hope this helps and thanks so much for watching! Here to help, so please ask away if you run across more questions.
@outdoorindoortexan it came out of the grinder like a paste. As much as it cost, I didn't want to waste any. What I put in to dry are flattened out. It's my first foray into something not beef or bison.
@jjfunk73110 another great resource for gator meat is Louisiana Crawfish Company and/or Cajun Grocer. Possibly cheaper than local grocer but there’s always shipping.
@outdoorindoortexan I found this gator at Walmart (country boy) I know if I ordered it would most likely be overnight so it wouldn't go bad. I did check into Louisiana crawfish co. I can buy five pounds at a whack. Didn't know about Cajun grocer though.
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