# Using cooked turkey for jerky

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 8, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-cooked-turkey-for-jerky/462660 "2008-09-08T19:33:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-cooked-turkey-for-jerky/462660/1 "2008-09-08T19:33:00Z")

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I have some dry turkey white meat. It was baked a few days ago and I was wondering if I can make it into turkey jerky. I do have experience making beef jerky from raw meat but can I put the cooked turkey in a marinade and then dehydrate it? Whether it tastes good aside, will I endanger myself by dehydrating already cooked turkey?