RE: who makes their own jerky?
I used preacher tony's and tweaked the hot sauce with my personal favorite....tweaked it a little in a couple other areas.Best jerky Ive made to date and it's 99% Preacher Tony's recipe. Good stuff and kudos to PT for sharing it with us.
P.S. I never used a whole piece of meat to slice while making mine. I just used trimmings and smaller muscles from the front legs for mine.
P.S.S. I also use a dehydrator. 4 hrs at 175* in my dehydrator with a fan....just forget it unless you have 4 trays slam full....then rotate trays from bottom to top every hour.