I agree!  Just air dry the meat.  It's a much longer process but worth
it....  Oliva
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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.