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Blank & Son’s – Texas Heat Beef Jerky

Saturday, January 9, 2016 Leave a Comment

Blank & Son's - Texas Heat Beef JerkyThe next review on Blank & Son’s will focus on a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of their Texas Heat flavor. This jerky was kindly submitted for review by one of the owners, Damon Blank.

From 1988 – 2002, Damon, his wife Tammy, his mother Barbara, and his three sons Danton, Dalton and Dagon ran the Blank & Co. Restaurant in Nacogdoches, Texas. Staying within the food industry, the Blank & Son’s jerky brand name was launched in April 2015, and are still based out of Nacogdoches, Texas. Their jerky is advertised as having bold flavors, and is handmade in small batches. They are so confident with their jerky, they used the Blank family name as the jerky brand name.

Ingredient Review

Ingredients: Beef Inside Round, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt, Sodium Benzoate: Less than 1/10 of 1% as a preservative), Worcestershire Sauce (Vinegar, Molasses, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Anchovies, Water, Onion, Salt, Garlic, Tamarind Concentrate, Cloves, Natural Flavorings, Chili Pepper Extract), Light Brown Sugar, Kosher Salt, Spice, Water, Garlic Powder, Garlic Salt, Chili Powder (Chili Pepper, Cumin, Oregano, Salt, Dehydrated Garlic), Onion Powder, Apple Cider Vinegar, Salt, Sodium Nitrite.    Allergen Warnings: Soy, Wheat, Anchovies

Blank & Son's - Texas Heat Beef JerkyThe beef used is not guaranteed to be free of growth hormones or additional antibiotics. Also, the beef is not guaranteed to have at least partial free range access to graze on grass. As a result, the highest ingredient rating that can be awarded is a Good (8/10) rating.

Blank & Son's - Texas Heat Beef JerkyThe liquid marinade is comprised of soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, water, and very healthy apple cider vinegar. It is disappointing to see that the Worcestershire sauce uses the highly processed sweetener high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).

It is great to see that the super healthy vegetable garlic is listed four times inside the ingredient list, and similarly onion is listed twice. Some healthy spices added are cumin, black pepper, and oregano.

There is no nutrition facts table provided. As a result, the exact sugar and salt levels are unknown. Based on taste alone, there is little sugar used, and perhaps a bit above average amount of salt.

Disappointingly, this jerky does use unhealthy sodium nitrite as the main preservative, apart from salt. Admirably, this jerky does qualify to have no MSG added.

Alright (6/10) – Ingredient Rating

Taste Review

These jerky strips are mainly large in size, and are sliced to a medium thickness. The texture is fairly dry, and somewhat easy to chew. There are very little visible signs of fat, and handling this jerky leaves no oily residue on your fingers.

With these large strips of jerky, it is similar to eating a piece of steak. There is a good, mild level of garlic. Each bite finishes off with a mild peppered kick. There is an appealing saucy taste with the combination of soy and Worcestershire sauce. A moderate salt level goes well with the black pepper. With not much sweetness, a good deal of natural beef flavor is apparent.

As for the heat level, it would rate a 1 or 2 out of 4 on the heat scale. For a flavor called Texas Heat, you would expect a bit more heat. A faint tang from the apple cider vinegar offsets the heat a little bit. Overall, a great tasting flavor, but not spicy enough. Blank & Son’s do however have a hotter flavor available.

A 3 ounce/85 gram bag sells online for $9.99. That works out to $3.33 an ounce, which translates to an expensive price. The price is cheaper if you order five bags or more at a time. This flavor is recommended for people who enjoy a spicy, but not hot jerky.

Very Good (9/10) – Taste Rating

Bag Review

This is a plain, clear, resealable plastic bag. There is a label affixed to the front, and nothing on the back except a batch number sticker. The logo is interesting, with a drawing of a family, where the father is carrying the Texan Independence flag.

Each of the four flavors offered by Blank & Son’s features a different historic flag of Texas. This Texas Heat flavor displays the Independence Flag. It signifies when Texas agreed to become independent of Mexico in the mid-1830’s.

The official slogan for Blank & Son’s is “Come And Take It”. To get an idea on what that slogan means, watch the very interesting and unique video on the Blank & Son’s About Us page. Other possible slogans printed on this bag are “The Great Jerky of the Republic of Texas”, and “This is Texas Beef Jerky and it’s Here to Stay”.

There are some missing bag categories such as a best before date, the jerky weight not stated in grams, and no nutrition facts table. There is a very good blurb printed on this bag describing this flavor of jerky. A QR code is displayed, and interestingly a Go Texan stamp is displayed, where the Blank family are obviously proud Texans.

Decent (7/10) – Bag Rating

Order their jerky online: www.blankandsons.com

Blank & Son’s – Texas Heat Beef Jerky was last modified: April 10/2020 by Jerky Ingredients

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Filed Under:  Beef, Mammal
Ingredient Rating:  Alright (6/10)
Bag Design Rating:  Decent (7/10)
Allergen Alerts:  Anchovies, Soy, Wheat
Health:  No MSG
Sugar & Salt:  None
Meat:  None
Other:  3 oz/57-86 grams
Flavor:  Hot Flavor
Brand:  Blank & Son's, Texas, USA  A jerky brand from USA
Distributor:  Blank & Son's, Texas, USA  A jerky distributor from the USA
Private Labeler:  None
Purchase:  2015, Expensive Price, Submitted

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