Chickens In Ya Window

[WVduckchick]

Just for you, SC...

https://nashville.craigslist.org/grd/5297166634.html

 

[FridayYet]

Just for you, SC...

https://nashville.craigslist.org/grd/5297166634.html

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[WalnutHill]

Jerky drying in the smoker, just a bit of mesquite and oak.



Sage breakfast sausage



Maple breakfast sausage

The jerky has now moved into my "built as an incubator but works as an incredible dehydrator" cabinet. The humidity controller shows me the relative moisture content (77.8%) and the STC-1000 maintains a perfect 100F for drying without cooking.

 

[FridayYet]

As always Walnut, that looks amazing!

 

[scflock]

Just for you, SC...

https://nashville.craigslist.org/grd/5297166634.html

What did you do, find the one CL poster that writes as much as you do? Sheesh, I was all set to post about the basket and udders, but by the time I read her life story, I just wasn't feeling it any more.
Dry skin? I got lotion. End of story

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Jerky drying in the smoker, just a bit of mesquite and oak.



Sage breakfast sausage



Maple breakfast sausage

The jerky has now moved into my "built as an incubator but works as an incredible dehydrator" cabinet. The humidity controller shows me the relative moisture content (77.8%) and the STC-1000 maintains a perfect 100F for drying without cooking.

Gosh dang WalnutHill

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My husband wants to know if he can send me out to you for apprenticeship

@WalnutHill I think he just wants to get rid of me

 

[sideWing]

Jerky drying in the smoker, just a bit of mesquite and oak.



Sage breakfast sausage



Maple breakfast sausage

The jerky has now moved into my "built as an incubator but works as an incredible dehydrator" cabinet. The humidity controller shows me the relative moisture content (77.8%) and the STC-1000 maintains a perfect 100F for drying without cooking.

What do you use as the heat source in the dehydratorbator? I'm starting to think I could make one of those. How do you control humidity or do you just let it do it's thing?

 

[WalnutHill]

What do you use as the heat source in the dehydratorbator? I'm starting to think I could make one of those. How do you control humidity or do you just let it do it's thing?

The link to the project is here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/956935/home-made-cabinet-incubator

The element is a cheap eBay clone of a ZooMed ceramic emitter, 175 watt. Super reliable and safe. Like this http://www.petco.com/product/5003/Zoo-Med-Repticare-Ceramic-Infrared-Heat-Emitters.aspx

I just let it do its thing. I leave the vents open until the display reads lower than the room humidity, then close them. For conditioning, I just turn it off.

If the weather was nicer here, I'd just stick one of the emitters in a brooder lamp and put it in the smoker. I only want 100F for drying.

My office smells amazing right now...and if the jerky turns out as good as it smells, I'll share the recipes.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Jerky drying in the smoker, just a bit of mesquite and oak. Sage breakfast sausage Maple breakfast sausage The jerky has now moved into my "built as an incubator but works as an incredible dehydrator" cabinet. The humidity controller shows me the relative moisture content (77.8%) and the STC-1000 maintains a perfect 100F for drying without cooking.

Torture... pure torture... you are a master at it...

What did you do, find the one CL poster that writes as much as you do? Sheesh, I was all set to post about the basket and udders, but by the time I read her life story, I just wasn't feeling it any more. Dry skin? I got lotion. End of story

What? You don't like The Neverending Story??? Lotion style?