While this milestone took over 6 1/2 years to accomplish, we have now reviewed $2,000 worth of jerky purchased out of our pocket. We are not exactly proud of this accomplishment but have no regrets. Ideally, all jerky reviewed would be submitted. Most of the jerky reviewed in the last six years has been submitted by jerky makers. These Read More

It took a little longer than over 6 1/2 years to review 25 Jerky Types. Granted some Jerky Types may not be considered as jerky, such as vegan or mushroom jerky. While reaching 25 Jerky Types is an accomplishment, there are many other Jerky Types on our radar. These Jerky Types includes alligator, yak, antelope, kelp, insect, alpaca, shark, camel, reindeer, lamb, pheasant, swordfish, Read More

In this unprecedented 2020, the jerky industry is no exception in getting hit with COVID-19. Plenty of jerky/biltong makers have gone out of business in 2020. One could argue that the jerky industry was oversaturated anyway. Many jerky/biltong makers put their business on hold until the price of beef normalized. Several months ago, the price of beef doubled or more. Some jerky/biltong makers took Read More

When I first started this jerky review web site in the summer of 2014, I had to figure out how to categorize the various jerky types. I settled on three general categories: Mammal, Bird, and Other. This worked quite well for a number of years. Fast forward to today, over six years later, and we have reviewed 24 different types of jerky. The Mammal and Other categories were starting to get quite full. Over the last couple of weeks, I was on a mission Read More