Where to find good jerky meat?

The Von Hansens by me often needs 2-3 days to fill my 5 lb order of sliced round however all their meat arrives frozen.
Sometimes I want fresh over frozen. Kawalskis will take care of you on the spot and they did for me today. Unpackaged, trimmed and sliced right in front of me. Service extraordinaire.
Problem is their “junk” meat is not as lean as it could be. I have never see so much marbling in round in my life! lol
Where do others find good lean jerky meat? I’m guessing I will need to finally buy a slicer to really open up my options.

Buy a slicer Suzuki, I’ve got one and I slice everything from meat to pickles for sandwiches. Cheese sausage and salami to onions,,, it works great on sliced roast beef and gravy sandwhiches, you should just buy one.

Angus meats in maplewood.

When I made jerky using beef I always bought real lean top round steaks cut about 1 1/2″ thick, then took them home and sliced them by hand. I don’t like fat in my jerky meat and I always was picky about which cuts went home with me.
Beef is so expensive right now that venison will have to carry the weight for jerky. No deer, no jerky.

What an idiot. I bought less meat (4 lbs) so I could fit it all in the smoker THEN had it sliced so thin so there are still too many pieces!!!!!!
I dug out the old dehydrator and filled that too. Trying mesquite wood this time in the smoker. The meat is so fatty I am not confident in the results but hopefully will be surprised.

I’ve used fatty cuts before and it wasn’t good. The fat gets a rancid taste to it.
Good thing you only bought 4 lbs.
Even with venny jerky, I try to get all I can get, off. and the silver skin, which is a pain. If I leave it on, it’s almost easier to peel off each piece as I eat it.

A oak ridge if theirs acorns. a swamp edge if it’s dry.