I used the American Harvest dehydrater for the last 8-9 years for jerky.But with my smokin tex oven my jerky dont take as long to get done.4 hours with the smoker oven is better than 9-10 hours with the dehydrater.Plus I can flavor with actual hickory wood.All in all I love the ease of making ground chuck jerky and its not so tough I have to chew on it for 4 minutes just to get a taste.But its my own personal preference.Enjoy!