Jacques Engelbrecht was born in South Africa, but only spent a couple of years there and then immigrated to the USA with his family in 2000. They missed biltong when they migrated, so Jacques and his father would make it at home. Jacques introduced it to his friends, and they loved it so Jacques would sell to his friends at high school. Once Jacques got to college, Jacques accumulated some Read More
Archives for May 2020
Beef Jerky Outlet – Original Pork Kangaroo Stick
The Beef Jerky Outlet debuted their first store in 2010, and this Niagara Falls, New York BJO opened its doors in May 2017. Now there are over 100 Beef Jerky Outlet stores located across the USA, where free samples of jerky usually are available. However, Niagara Falls Beef Jerky Outlet store had zero samples available, and the lone disinterested employee could care less. A wide Read More
Empire Jerky – Dragon’s Breath Beef Jerky
Dustyn Dahn’s love of his life purchased him a dehydrator as a gift, and she demanded that he make her beef jerky. Little did she know when Dustyn was under 4 feet tall (6’6” now!) he used to help his grandfather in the kitchen, measuring out ingredients, and combining their secret family recipe with meat to create delectable jerky. When Dustyn was in high school, he wanted to be a chef Read More
Oberto – Pulled Pork Jerky
Oberto may still be the second largest national meat snack company that sells well over 100 different dried meat products. Oberto is a family-owned company that was formed over 100 years ago in 1918 by Constantino Oberto. In 1967, Safeway became the first national grocery store to carry Oh Boy! Oberto jerky. In 1994, they launched turkey jerky. Then in 2000, they aligned Read More
Vinnie’s Ol Time Jerky – Big D BBQ Beef Jerky
Vinnie was taught a while ago by a jerky master who was retiring. They met because Vinnie had been buying jerky from him for years. After all, it was delicious. Since then, Vinnie has experimented successfully with new flavors. Vinnie describes himself as a Meat Sherpa (#meatsherpa). A sherpa means renowned for their skill in mountaineering. In 2015, Vinnie debuted Read More
600 Jerky Bags Submitted For Review
Of all of our milestones celebrated, having 600 jerky bags submitted for review to date is what makes us most proud. Without the kindness of jerky makers submitting jerky for review, this jerky review web site would not be possible. We want to take this opportunity to thank every jerky maker who has submitted for review to date and thank you to every jerky maker who does going Read More
Bronco Billy’s Beef Jerky – Old Country Beef Jerky
Stoney Point Farm Market is a family-owned and operated country farmers market with three generations, and over 85 years of experience in providing wholesome goods – primarily fresh cut meats, locally grown produce, and prepared food and specialty items. Plus Stoney Point Farm Market is 50% woman-owned with an SQF Level 3 USDA facility. Read More
Wicked Cutz – Volcanic Jalapeno Beef Jerky
Branch Warren’s forefathers were cattlemen, and beef jerky was a staple of their existence. A century and a half later, he is still carrying on that tradition with time-honored recipes that they guarantee you will love. Branch was born in Texas and spent his early childhood on a cattle ranch. On that ranch is where he learned the value of hard work. He later moved to the Ft. Worth area, where he began Read More
Simms – Original Beef Biltong
This Simms brand of biltong is distributed by Aldi Inc., and it is based out of Batavia, Illinois. Aldi is a very large company with grocery stores located in at least 18 countries around the world. This biltong is manufactured by the private label company Marfood USA, located in Taylor, Michigan, as far as we know. Read More
Great Value – Maple Bacon Jerky
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 the goals of offering lower prices and great service. In 1970, Walmart went public at $16.50 per share. Today in Read More