Jerky is awesome, I've made a few batches. How are you drying it? I use my smoker. The last batch took me 13 hours! I was sitting outside with it until 5 in the morning.....hahahaha. Be smarter than me...lol (My smoker is gas and it likes to blow out sometimes. So I have to baby sit it...what a PITA. Good luck! I will be making another batch soon.