I never made it homemade. But I love beef jerky. Teriyaki,
and Hot and Sweet,
and Peppered beef jerky. And of course just the regular beef jerky. That is one of my favorite snacks.
I am not a big lover of jerky, just the saltiness, dryness, smoke taste...dunno. I don't really know anyone else who doesn't like it though. I never hear of Ostrich jerky, that sounds weirdy.
I never had homemade beef jerky before, but I like beef jerky from Oh Boy Oberto and some local companies too. There's even elk, buffalo, salmon, etc jerky but they're really expensive!
Oh Boy Oberto has a local store in Seattle where you can get them at very cheap prices. You could get a pound for $6-7 bucks. At regular stores you get 8 oz for $6-7.
On the insistence of Macho Man Randy Savage, I tried it. After biting one off, I think he and the edible beef flavored plastic are full of @#$%!
Slim Slijum? I can't remember the spell correct. I know you mean. It taste like SHIT.