Beef Jerky

Whether you've got a dehydrator or just a plain old oven, you can make some eye-openingly good jerky right in your kitchen.

Method:   dehydrator, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

This jerky is easier to make than you think. No fancy equipment needed, just your oven. A marinade of soy sauce, worcestershire, and liquid smoke with spices gives the jerky...

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Love jerky? You can use beef, pork, or turkey in this recipe (and it doesn't require a dehydrator). The marinade is what gives it the delicious barbecue flavor.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

No need for a dehydrator for this recipe. Marinated meat is microwaved similarly to bacon for a chewy, smoky jerky.

Method:   microwave
Time:   over 5 hours

This carne seca (literally "dry beef") is full of flavor from a spiced marinade that gives a real bite to the smoked or oven-baked jerky strips.

Method:   smoker, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

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Skip the gas station beef sticks and make your own at home. Smoky and spicy, these are great for snacking.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Good luck trying to find a store-bought jerky as good, especially with a fiery mexican spice like this one.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Ground beef spiced with mustard seed, garlic, and liquid smoke gets quick-cured and baked. Great with crackers and cheese or all on their own.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

If you can't find store bought jerky that's spicy enough, it's time to take matters into your own hands. Beef brisket gets a soak in a blazing habanero marinade before drying.

Method:   oven, dehydrator
Time:   over 5 hours

Whether you've got venison, moose, or plain old flank steak, a worcestershire-soy marinade and the right drying technique will give you some awesome jerky.

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Instead of marinating the meat, this version of beef jerky actually cooks the meat in a spicy liquid to infuse the flavor.

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with liquid smoke, garlic, ground beef, soy sauce, ground allspice, sugar, fresh ginger

Method:   dehydrator
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with garlic powder, anise seeds, ground beef, salt, liquid smoke, black pepper, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, red pepper flakes

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Thai-style jerky is the polar opposite of tiresome, with lime juice and mint counterbalancing the heat from fresh chiles.

Method:   stovetop, oven, dehydrator
Time:   over 5 hours

No dehydrator needed for this jerky, just your oven. Some garlic and onion powder spice the beef up nicely. The jerky stores well for a week or two, but you can toss it in the freezer...

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

You can make homemade jerky in the oven, but oven jerky will never match the flavor profile of this hardwood-smoked jerky.

Method:   smoker
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with ground beef, dried herbs, dried onion soup mix, water, soy sauce, garlic, curing salt

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with salt, black pepper, liquid smoke, quick oats, egg white, steak sauce, Worcestershire sauce, ketchup

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours