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From Jeff at Jeff's Famous Jerky, who specializes in 4 flavors of gourmet bacon jerky. Cooking bacon from a raw state in your home dehydrator is dangerous because of the pathogenic bacteria that can survive by cooking at a low temperature. Most home dehydrators only reach 130-140 degrees. The USDA requires meat to be heated to 160-165 degrees depending upon the type of meat, before the dehydration process begins. This is the safety zone where pathogenic bacteria is put at bay. This is also why no one should buy jerky of any kind online that is not made in a USDA facility. USDA product will always have the USDA "bug" on the package that says it meets USDA inspection standards of safety. So, for bacon jerky made in a home dehydrator, the answer is to pre-cook it first and then dehydrate it. It is a lot of work to make any great tasting dehydrated meat snack, but it is worth it! Another note about bacon jerky.... it has less fat and less sodium that traditional pan-fried bacon because of the dehydration process.

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