Easily the most frequent question asked is what is the best jerky. That is a loaded question. Depends if you prefer a soft and tender, or a dry texture, or crispy. A bold flavor or mellow flavor. Sweet or not, spicy or mild. Thick or thin cut jerky. And not to mention biltong. There are so many different factors, and so many different jerky flavors (491 – August 30/2019). Plus there is recency bias. Read More
Archives for August 2019
Jax Beef Jerky – Hot Beef Jerky
Jax Snax Foods Inc. is a family owned business that launched in 2011. Things are done a little differently with Jax Snax Foods Inc., where there is no fooling around. They sell a whopping 15 ounce bag of jerky, which is 425.24 grams. Only recently did Jax Beef Jerky introduce a 1 ounce/ 28 gram bag. Jax Snax Foods Inc. also introduced a hot flavour. Jax Beef Jerky is advertised to use Read More
OneForNeptune – Smoked Sea Salt & Juniper White Fish Jerky
As a marine scientist, Nick Mendoza sailed several trans-Pacific research expeditions. On the eve of journey’s-end, the captain makes a ritual toast to Neptune—the protector who grants safe passage across his realm. OneForNeptune maintains tradition by paying homage to our most valuable resource, the Ocean. Nick’s passion is finding ways of directly impacting Read More
Rod’s Angry Jerky – Angry Cajun Beef Jerky
Rod’s Angry Jerky started a few years ago. The taste of store bought jerky just wasn’t cutting it. So with some encouragement from his family, Rod started experimenting with different flavors and techniques as a hobby. Every batch of hand sliced jerky that Rod made just got him closer and closer to the Angry recipe you taste today. In sharing with friends, Read More
Hobe’s Country Ham – Cajun Ham Jerky
Hobe’s Country Ham is a family owned, Veteran owned Country Ham facility out of Wilkesboro, North Carolina where they supply country ham products to Food Lion and some other big companies. Hobe’s Country Ham is proud to be a family-owned and operated business, serving their customers since 1973. Hobe’s was founded by their late grandfather, Hobert Gambill. He took Read More
Drop Zone – Ranch Beef Jerky
Drop zone is a hunting show on the Outdoor Channel. It was started by two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion crew chief Greg Zipadelli (Greg was Tony Stewards’ crew chief) and Hal Shaffer. Since their first encounter on a hunt in Kentucky seven years ago, the duo are now close friends who share a common passion for the outdoors. Team DZ is never staged or simulated – it truly Read More
300 Jerky Shrine Brands
The JERKY SHRINE now houses 300 Jerky Brands!!! What started out as buying jerky bags starting in 2007 for ideas on what ingredients to use on my own homemade jerky has now grown to over 300 Jerky Shrine Brands inside the JERKY SHRINE. That may be 25% of all jerky makers worldwide not including private label jerky brands. Read More
3B’s Pub Jerky – Cherry Ghost Pepper Beef Jerky
The first review for 3B’s Pub Jerky will focus on a 1 ounce/28 gram bag of their cherry ghost pepper flavored beef jerky. This cherry ghost pepper beef jerky flavor is described as daring to try this Hickory based, ghost pepper hot sauce blend, with a hint of extra hot BBQ sauce, flavored with habanero, black and red peppers. The jerky was kindly submitted for review by the Founder/Owner/Creator, Read More
Crazy Mike’s Beef Jerky – Original Hickory Beef Jerky (Review #2)
The next review for Crazy Mike’s Beef Jerky will focus on a 2.3 ounce/70 gram bag of their original hickory flavored beef jerky. We previously reviewed this hickory flavor in September 2017, where the bag design has since changed, and how the jerky is dried has changed. This handcrafted original hickory beef jerky flavor is described as a tried and true recipe since 1994, with a Read More
Jerky Ingredients – Jerky Price Ranges Update (August 2019)
Note: For a more recent jerky price range update, open up our July 2020 Jerky Price Range post.
As part of our annual commitment to update the cheap, average, and expensive prices in the jerky industry, here is our third annual August 2019 jerky prices update. Our Read More