I know making it yourself is best but I still end up using plenty from the store too. Local meat shop had #2 quality natural hardwood smoked no liquid smoke cases on sale. 10 lbs for $20. Grabbed 20 lbs. Roughly 17 lbs of slices albeit some really wide and 3 lbs pieces and ends. Super happy with it. May go buy more lol. Broke it all down into 1 lbs packs and vacuum sealed. Here’s some of it. Bags were a tad short so I curled it and made them work. Didn’t feel like messing with the sealer rolls