Can you make jerky good for you?
Can you make jerky good for you? As you know jerky contains a lot of salt. Salt is not good for you it makes your body hold water and raises your blood pressure. The answer to the question is yes you can make jerky good for you. The lethality step is most important, following USDA guidelines for the lethality step is really important to kill the bacteria before you start dehydrating. When some of my customers make jerky without salt they do their lethality cycle first, then they dry there jerky to the point where there is no water in the jerky. I personally like it that way but some folks may not. Normally when some of my customers make jerky this way they slice the meat thin and when the meat has dried it is crunchy like a potato chip. I find jerky is easier to eat this way and in a good container can last a very long time. Thank you for reading my post!