Beef jerky advice

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I purchased a decent piece of London broil and am looking for a dry brine/cure recipe. I would like a pre mixed, seasoning/cure but a good do it yourself recipe would be great as well. I have pink salt and some seasonings in my pantry.
OR, would a wet brine/cure be better? I'm on the fence here and would appreciate any and all opinions and suggestions. I have lately done ground beef jerky with decent results but would like to step it up.

Thanks to all in advance for any and all input.
 
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I've used PS Seasoning's jerky seasoning for the most part. Never been disappointed. My first few batches were with LEM's Backwoods that I got at Academy Sports and some from Owen's BBQ. All were good. I may be wrong but it seemed like PS probably made both. Instructions were verbatim the same and so were the results.
Following the instructions they all give are not what I would call a dry brine like I use for bacons. More of a wet slurry that the meat gets mixed with and almost all of the wet is absorbed overnight.
 
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Since you have Cure #1, I'd make your own. Do a quick search on here. Maybe try this one:
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Yep, I use a marinade that contains cure #1. Many different ways to go on that.
I've tried several of High Mountain's products, and they are too salty for my taste.
 
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Since you have Cure #1, I'd make your own. Do a quick search on here. Maybe try this one:
or
Thank you
 
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