Jerky good for weight loss?

**MEGALEF** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 9:45am

If jerky were available here I could have a big addiction problem on my hands.

**PirateJon** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 10:05am

Originally Posted by Moon Dragon

How exactely do you set this up? Diagram please.

No diagrams, but it's simple to setup. It's like this, but instead of being fancy you just bungie cord some air filters layered with meat in them to a box fan.
http://www.diyjerky.com/instructions.html

More detailed explanation.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._31151,00.html

**Moon Dragon** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 11:02am

Originally Posted by PirateJon

No diagrams, but it's simple to setup. It's like this, but instead of being fancy you just bungie cord some air filters layered with meat in them to a box fan.
http://www.diyjerky.com/instructions.html

More detailed explanation.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._31151,00.html

Thanks! I might give that a try.

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 11:09am

Originally Posted by PirateJon

No diagrams, but it's simple to setup. It's like this, but instead of being fancy you just bungie cord some air filters layered with meat in them to a box fan.
http://www.diyjerky.com/instructions.html

More detailed explanation.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci..._31151,00.html

****!!!! I gotta give that a try, too!!!!!

**meataxe** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 12:20pm

I will have to try home-made jerky. I'm near Chinatown, so I usually get the Chinese jerky. It is a little bit different, there are lots of different flavours, with lots of spicy options. They cut the meat cross-grain too, making big sheets. It is a lot less tough that way.

**Donkey_Fizzle** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 1:07pm

There is a difference between dehydrated mat and acually jerked meat. But the en result i so close that that nobody bothers with know what the difference is.

Dehydrated meat is just simply meat dried by heat and air movement. This stuff doesn't have the shelf life that true jerked meat does. But is more popular because most of it is only parcially dehydrated and easier to eat. Jerked meat relies alost solely on salt to desicate the meat nd therefor preserve it. That and making it a bastard to chew.

**meataxe** · Posted On: 4/10/2007 5:51pm

The Chinese stuff is definitely the latter. It's not salty and not hard to chew. Roughly translated, it is "dried beef" or "dried pork" depending on the variety.

**Kevinin** · Posted On: 8/17/2011 5:03am

This is myth that jerky goods are fit to lose the weight. But we should keep in mind that such types of the goods can be harmful for the health. We should avoid to use such goods.

**dflanmod** · Posted On: 8/25/2011 7:29pm

Seems like your chances of getting cancer are pretty high regardless of weather or not you consume corn fed beef. With such a high overall risk factor anyways I would say that you should go ahead and consume whatever you want
.http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerB...ng-from-cancer

**ranger joe** · Posted On: 8/25/2011 10:20pm

Its not just how many calories, its just as much the type of food you consume. That why "diet foods" only work to a certain point (processed, salt, fillers etc). Whole natural foods work much better for lasting weight loss. Jerky is ok, if you find the right jerky. if its sold in big box stores, stay away from it (except as a nice little snack every so often-I love jerky) Most is full of suger's. As was suggested, make your own. Go and buy lean turkey burger and make jerky patties. Season, not marinate (except a little bit for mild flavor). Also try deer. If you hunt it can be cost effective.