I use my dehydrator to air dry the meat because of the convenience of the racks... The lowest setting..... about 85*. The air helps the dehydration process... You can also use a fan on the meat and dry it but racks are needed to circulate the air. Oliva ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Beasley" <[log in to unmask]> Hi Oliva, Do you mean simply to air dry the meat when making jerkey? Without the use of a dehydrator? Thanks, --Liz --- Paleogal <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I agree! Just air dry the meat. It's a much longer > process but worth > it.... Oliva