A few months ago Piggly Wiggly had whole cryovac beef tenderloins for $3.79/#, so I bought a bunch of them and I’ve been using it for jerky. No surprise, it is the best jerky I have ever made. I used to make a homemade wet brine and then sprinkle with a pepper/spice blend before putting in the smoker. I recently started using Hi Mountain original jerky cure and then adding a fair amount of sriracha.