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minus-squareJesuslinkfedilink5•4 days agoI mean, you can do it, but if you have steak that feels like jerky after 30 min in the over, you just likely just created overcooked steak. Oven jerky takes many hours and you should occasionally open and remove the escaping moisture.
minus-square@SupraMario@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•4 days agoThe issue with making jerky in the oven is the temps. 99% of the ovens can’t get below 200, where most dehydrators do 160 easily. But you are correct, you can do it in the oven, it’s just not recommended and it uses so much more energy.
I mean, you can do it, but if you have steak that feels like jerky after 30 min in the over, you just likely just created overcooked steak.
Oven jerky takes many hours and you should occasionally open and remove the escaping moisture.
The issue with making jerky in the oven is the temps. 99% of the ovens can’t get below 200, where most dehydrators do 160 easily. But you are correct, you can do it in the oven, it’s just not recommended and it uses so much more energy.