Getting a shine on the jerky

[Walking Dude]

I know you can get a 'shine' on jerky with adding honey, i believe.

I have about 35-45 lbs of venison I am doing, and some pics i have seen on the web, some have a nice shine to it. This first batch, is rather sad looking. GOOD STUFF!, but the "eye" candy shot, so to speak, is missing.

Any thoughts?

TIA

d88de

[Richtee]

Hmm from the baking world... a dilute egg white wash before smoking?

[Walking Dude]

Hmm from the baking world... a dilute egg white wash before smoking?

think i will go the honey route first............lol

[Richtee]

Heh... OK. But the wash cooks at like 120 or so..and that's surface temp. Might be enough to lock out some flavor tho... those heavy protien coatings are suprisingly "tough"

[hammerpb]

If you don't want the added sweetness, you can put it uncovered and spread out in the fridge for a couple of hours. It will tighten up, dry out a little and get shiny, sort of like a pellicle on fish. It might help a little with your drying time as well.

[SmokinLee]

Mine always seems to have a sheen to em. But I do add 1Tbls. BS (brown Sugar) per pound to the mix.