I made more ground meat jerky this past week-end & it turned out great. I just mixed about one & one-half lb. of ground meat (no fat added) & a package of taco mix seasoning, about 1/2 cup salsa, some black pepper & some hot chili powder. I let it set about 1 hour then put it through my jerky...
Spacecowgirl, no you shouldn't using regular burger to make the ground meat jerky UNLESS you have the meat guy grind you up some good lean meat & tell him not to add any fat to it. You can get a lean roast when on sale & have it ground if they will do it for you. You really don't want any fat...
I have made many batches of jerky on my dehydrator but tried a new thing this past weekend. I made some from ground venison. We had the processor grind the meat without adding any fat to the grind. I then mixed about 1.5 lbs of ground meat, a package of taco seasoning, some liquid smoke, some...