# Why is beef jerky so expensive? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 7, 2003, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-beef-jerky-so-expensive/217586 "2003-12-07T19:05:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-beef-jerky-so-expensive/217586/21 "2003-12-09T14:11:09Z")
Thanks for your answers! ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-beef-jerky-so-expensive/217586/22 "2003-12-09T15:28:37Z")
If you’re interested in trying it yourself, you can dry the meat right in your own oven. Put it on really low with the door part way open, lay the prepared meat strips on the grid, and a day later you have jerky! If there’s a reason this is a really bad idea, like spoilage or something, please correct me. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Stan\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2003, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-beef-jerky-so-expensive/217586/23 "2003-12-09T22:15:23Z")
I have used the method Cheesesteak suggest many times with good results. Hijack: Why does store bought jerky have such a strange warning? From memory it is something like: “This product is for consumer use only and not for sale. This product is made from animals that recieved post-mortem inspection…” The warning is written in what appears to be asian and arabic symbols as well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-beef-jerky-so-expensive/217586.md?page=1)