Dehydrated Jerky Shelf Life

[bluemike807]

Just got a dehydrator and am enjoying its first production of jerky - Im wondering though what you all find is a suitable shelf life? The recipes Im using all vary and I had hoped that jerkying would be a good way to give my meat a nearly indefinite lifetime? Not so?

 

[saskgunowner101]

You've got more willpower than me if you could possibly worry about it expiring. I eat alot off the hop that day, leave more out to munch for the week, and the stuff that gets thrown in the freezer doesn't last more than a month.

 

[outdoorwoman]

I vacuum seal mine and freeze it ( i dont use cures so it will go bad if left out too long )
I dont recommend freezing it without vacuum sealing it if you plan on keeping it in the freezer for longer then a month or two (mine last for months sealing them up)But If your using hight curing packages of jerky mix it should last a long time no matter what you do

 

[agilent_one]

The longest I've let mine go was 6 months vacuum packed in the freezer. It was still good.