YMMV but it has been my experience that beef is about the only thing worth making jerky out of.
A gazillion years ago when I got my first dehydrator I was trying to dry everything and anything.
Fruit, vegetables and various proteins. Most were edible but that may be subject to interpretation. I tried different seasonings and cures but then I realized that I actually preferred the el-cheapo store brand jerky from Walmart and Target over my own stuff.
Then I had an epiphany. The cost to benefit ratio was not favorable for trying to make stuff on my own HOWEVER when SHTF finally does happen, I will have the resources and the experience necessary to preserve whatever surplus I have for even leaner times.
I am experimenting with smoking meats like the great pioneers of the past.
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