Beef Jerky Making Workshop: BYOI (bring your own ingredients) Learn Food Science

🥩 Beef Jerky Making Workshop (FREE!) — BYOI: Bring Your Own Ingredients

Ready to turn your favorite cuts of meat into delicious, shelf-stable jerky? Join us for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn how to marinate, season, and dehydrate your own beef jerky from start to finish.

What to Expect:

Step-by-step jerky-making demo

Tips on seasoning blends, marinades, and dehydrating times

Equipment overview (from home dehydrators to oven methods)

What to Bring:

Your own meat (beef, turkey, etc.) — pre-sliced. You can go to Albertsons and buy a $9.99 pound of thinly sliced rump--tell them carne seca-style!

Your favorite seasonings or marinades. Great ingredients make great jerky. Remember, good in, good out! Some suggestions:

Bolner's Fiesta Mexican Oregano
Simply Organic Smoked Paprika
Simply Organic Cumin
M&B New Mexico Chile
M&B Guajillo Chile
Natural Grocers Organic Red Chili Flakes
Natural Grocers Organic Garlic Powder
Natural Grocers Organic White Onion Powder
Natural Grocers Organic Ground Medium Cayenne
Natural Grocers Organic Ground Black Pepper
Redmond Real Salt
Los Chileros Organic Chile Ancho Powder
Los Chileros Organic New Mexico Red Chile Powder
Los Chileros Organic Chile Chipotle Powder
Los Chileros Chile Chipotle Powder
Los Chileros Mild Chile Powder (Red Hatch)
Los Chileros Hatch Green Chile Powder
Loma Vista Hot Green Chile
Habanero Powder
Honey Powder
Cane Sugar

A container or bag to take your jerky home (jerky can be picked up a day later after drying). I will be providing the dessicator at home. You will set up your tray and label it.

Bring also: a calculator, a face mask (spices can be quite irritating for some nostrils). I will provide notepads and various weighing scales.

Cost: Donation of any unopened/unused 3 spices below (can be found in Sprouts, Natural Grocers, Smith's/Albertsons and/or online ie. Amazon)

M&B Guajillo Chile (or Los Chileros Brand is good too)
Natural Grocers Organic Red Chili Flakes
Natural Grocers Organic Garlic Powder
Natural Grocers Organic White Onion Powder
Natural Grocers Organic Ground Black Pepper
Redmond Real Salt (Natural Grocers)
Los Chileros Organic Chile Ancho Powder
Los Chileros Organic New Mexico Red Chile Powder
Los Chileros Organic Chile Chipotle Powder
Los Chileros Chile Chipotle Powder
Los Chileros Mild Chile Powder (Red Hatch)
Los Chileros Hatch Green Chile Powder
Loma Vista Hot Green Chile
Honey Powder

Come hungry to learn and leave with your own batch of homemade jerky! Perfect for hikers, snackers, and DIY food lovers.

EVERY TUESDAY! RSVP ASAP as I am only taking 3 attendees per day to give you full attention and have space in the dessicator trays.

A little about me. I worked as an R&D Food Scientist, taking chef recipes and scaling them for food production for companies like Pappardelle's Pasta (you can find them in Whole Foods)