I just made some jerky using ground turkey last week. I used my oven and it was great! I purchased a jerky gun on amazon. This made the process so easy.

Here is what I did:

1 lb 85% ground turkey
1 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
1 1/2 light soy sauce
1 tbsp hot sauce

Preheat oven to 170. Mix all ingredients and then load into the jerky gun. Use whatever nozzle attachment you like (I used the round one comes out looking like a slim jim). Push out onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet (it took two of these). Put in oven and put a wooden spoon in oven door to let out moisture.

I baked for 3 hours turned jerky over, at this point I also had to drain off some grease. I then baked for 3 more hours.

Take out of oven and change temp to 275. When oven is at temp put jerky back in oven and bake for 10 more minutes. This heats them to proper temp to make them safe to eat.

When they came out of the oven I placed each one between paper towels and pressed to get any grease out (grease will cause them to go rancid quicker). I then placed them on a cooling rack. I store in a gallon size ziplock bag in the fridge. You do not have to store them in the fridge but it is safer.

These are so gooood!! You can play with the spices to your liking. I do not like garlic or onion but many people do. You could also add more or less soy or hot sauce.

I like them so much that next time I will be making a double batch.

You can also store these in the fridge indefinitely.

I have read you can make these without a jerky gun by rolling between parchment paper. You could just google it.

I have a cold smoker on my traeger and the weather has been mild for MI, I think I will give this a try this weekend - the liquid smoke