Dear Paleofood members; I just got a food dehydrator and I'm eager to dehydrate meat. I would like to use ground meat, because it's cheap and it has some fat which I need for the calories. In all the recipes/instructions I find, there's no mention of ground meat, in fact everything I read says to use ONLY lean meat. My questions for this list are: 1. Is it possilbe to dehydrate ground meat? Any suggestions how? 2. Is it SAFE (in terms of bacteria/parasites) to dry ground meat or ANY meat without cooking first? I'm very particular about this because I am recovering from an auto-immune disease. My immune system is weak and I've had problems with intestinal infections. I always wash raw foods carefully. Thanks for your help! La