Making real jerky isnt hard. I use venison, beef and wild turkey mosty. I cut the meat into 1/4" strips and season with salt, pepper, garlic powder and enough cure for the amount of meat, it could be 8 lbs or 80lbs, I then put it in a plastic tub and refrigerate overnight. I then smoke it with either oak, mesquite or hickory wood in my smokehouse for 8-10 hours. It's better than any store boughtor stuff that'smade in an oven for sure.
The indians never used liquid smoke or teriaki sauce