Apparatus and associated methods relate to producing jerky by marinating and cooking a sliced piece of meat in a period of time less than 1 hour. In an illustrative example, the sliced piece of meat may marinate for a time between 3 minutes to 5 minutes. The sliced piece of meat may then cook for 30 minutes, for example, at a temperature of about 350-degrees Fahrenheit. The sliced piece of meat may include a dimension between about 1/7 and about 1/9 of an inch. Advantageously, a user may fully prepare a sliced piece of tender jerky in less than 1 hour.
