In 1950, Sam Walton and his wife Helen opened their Walton’s 5&10 store on the downtown square in Bentonville, Arkansas. Sam opened the first Walmart store in 1962 at the age of 44 in Rogers, Arkansas. Walmart was founded with goals of offering lower prices and great service. In 1970, Walmart went public at $16.50 per share. Today in Read More
Glenwood Smoked Meats – Cracked Pepper Beef Jerky
The first review for Glenwood Smoked Meats will focus on a 1.4 ounce/40 gram bag of their cracked pepper beef jerky. This flavor is simply advertised as good old fashion peppered jerky made with 100% beef. The bag was purchased at a 7-Eleven store in Brampton, Ontario.
This Glenwood Smoked Meats brand of jerky is distributed by Glenwood Snacks, LLC. They are located in St. Anthony, Idaho, and have Read More
Primal Strips – Mesquite Lime Vegan Jerky
The first review for Primal Strips will focus on a 1 ounce/28 gram bag of their mesquite lime chopped and formed vegan jerky. This bag was purchased at a Healthy Planet store in Brampton, Ontario.
This Primal Strips brand of jerky is distributed by Primal Spirit Foods Inc., and they are based out of Moundsville, West Virginia. In the late 90s, some walking buddies met an old Thai chef who introduced them to a meat alternative recipe that they Read More
Big Chief – Original Beef Jerky
Note: For a more current taste review open up Big Chief Meat Snacks – Original Beef Jerky (Review #2).
The first review on Big Chief will focus on a 4.2 ounce/120 gram bag of their original flavored chopped and formed beef jerky. This flavor is described as using Big Chief’s signature blend of spices to create a traditional Read More
Pecos Bill’s – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Recipe #1)
Note: For a current live taste review on a tweaked ingredient list and bag design, open up Pecos Bill’s – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).
The next review for Pecos Bill’s will be on a 2 ounce/57 gram bag of their teriyaki flavored beef jerky. This jerky bag was purchased at a convenience store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, back in 2008.
The Pecos Bill’s jerky brand name is manufactured Read More
Pecos Bill’s – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Recipe #2)
The next review for Pecos Bill’s will focus on a 3.17 ounce/90 gram bag of their teriyaki flavored beef jerky. This will be the second review on Pecos Bill’s teriyaki flavor, where the ingredient list and bag design have changed since 2008. The jerky bag was purchased at a Walmart store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
The Pecos Bill’s jerky brand name is manufactured by likely the largest jerky private labeler in the world, Marfood USA. They were founded in 1997, and Read More
Smoke House Select – Hot Beef Jerky
The next review on Smoke House Select will be on a 9.5 ounce/270 gram bag of their hot flavored beef jerky. The actual jerky weight is 252 grams, where the plastic bag weight makes up for the missing 18 grams. This bag was purchased at Mac’s Convenience Store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
This jerky is distributed by Smoke House Select, who are located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. This jerky is actually manufactured by Read More
McLean Clean & Lean – Traditional Beef Jerky (Review #2)
Note: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design and ingredient list, open up McLean Clean & Lean – Traditional Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
This will be the second review on a 1.76 ounce/50 gram bag of McLean Clean & Lean traditional flavored beef jerky. The bag design has since changed, and this flavor used to be called Read More
Tillamook Country Smoker – Old Fashioned Beef Jerky (Recipe #2)
Note: For a recent, live taste review, open Tillamook Country Smoker – Old Fashioned Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
The next review on Tillamook Country Smoker will be on a 2.8 ounce/80 gram bag of their original flavored beef jerky. This bag was purchased at a convenience store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, back in 2012.
The Tillamook Country Smoker jerky brand name Read More
The Great Canadian Meat Company – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Review #2)
This will be the second review on a teriyaki beef jerky flavor for The Great Canadian Meat Company. While the ingredient list has not changed since 2008, the bag design has changed. Recently, this 2.4 ounce/68 gram bag was purchased at a convenience store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
This jerky is distributed by The Great Canadian Meat Company, who are located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. They were founded in 1992, as a Read More