I'm not sure if this will help or not. My brother-in-law was trying to make Jerky one time and he didn't have any venison so he went to the grocery store and got the leanest beef that he could find. He then tried to make Jerky with the Beef. He said that the beef was too fatty and it had the fat raising to the top of it he would then pat it dry but he said after he got done making it it was horrible.

I guess the only way to know is to try it but that is what he told me.

Jeff