I use the venison that isnt big enough for a steak yet 1/4 thick and bigger than a quarter. Standard 5 or so tiered dehydrator from Kmart. Tried deer burger thru a squeeze gun jerky maker before. It sucked. Disintegrated in your mouth I think due to the low fat in the 100%deer burger. This is home butchered stuff, nothing added. I think you need to add pork fat or something to hold burger type jerky together. Can't find my recipes but whatever it is I'd just let the meat soak in the fridge for a day. Time on the dehydrator is around 12 hours but you have to pluck thinner pieces earlier unless you like dry cardboard.