Alex Shvartsman wrote:
 > Because that is what the instructions said for making jerky. 145 degrees is
 > pretty standard with any dehydrator for drying meat.

I don't think that's true. My dehydrator ("The Big 1") doesn't get that
hot. That's cooking the meat, which many people don't want to do. It
probably comes from the manufacturer's lawyers not wanting to get sued
for making anyone sick.