Jerky Reviews
For a recent, live taste review, open Tillamook Country Smoker – Sea Salt & Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
While visiting Jacksonville, Florida, in 2009, I purchased a 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of Tillamook Country Smoker sea salt & pepper flavored beef jerky. They seem to have a solid distribution network in the USA.
The Tillamook Country Smoker jerky brand name is manufactured and distributed by Read More
Back in 2012, I made an online purchase of Midwest Grills beef jerky. This review will focus on a 3 ounce/28 gram bag of their ghost fire flavor.
The Midwest Grills jerky brand is manufactured and distributed by Midwest Grills & BBQ Supplies located in Smithville, Missouri. To the best of my knowledge, Midwest Grills & BBQ Supplies have gone out of business, who started in 2010. Their phone number has since been discontinued, and their web site is broken. They sold at least 8 different flavors when Read More
Note: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design and ingredient list, open up Bridgford – Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Beef Jerky (Review #4).
Back in 2010, I purchased a bag of Bridgford beef jerky at a Metro grocery store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. This review will focus on a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of original Read More
Note: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design and ingredient list, open up Bridgford – Sweet Baby Ray’s Original Beef Jerky (Review #4).
Back in 2008, I purchased a bag of Bridgford beef jerky at a Metro grocery store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. This review will focus on a 1.2 ounce/35 gram bag of Read More
Note: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design, open up McLean Clean & Lean – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).
In February 2014 while shopping at the very interesting Goodness Me organic store in Burlington, Ontario, Canada, I stumbled upon a bag of McLean Clean & Lean beef jerky. This review will focus Read More
While visiting New York, New York in 2013, I purchased a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of Nice! jerky at a Duane Reade store. This review will focus on their Sweet Maple Glazed flavor for bacon jerky.
Duane Reade is a subsidiary store of Walgreen Co. who distributes this brand of Nice! jerky, based out of Deerfield, Illinois. Walgreens is a very successful grocery chain across the USA. This jerky is manufactured by the very large private labeler Read More
In 2013, I made an online purchase for a 4 ounce/113 gram bag of Route 66 regular flavored beef.
Route 66 is made and distributed by Route 66 Beef Jerky based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Their jerky is advertised to be ‘All Natural’. Instead of having myself describe Route 66 Beef Jerky, this is copied straight from their web site:
“Matthew Chavez started making the best beef jerky Read More
While visiting the USA in 2013, I made an online purchase for a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of Golden Valley Natural beef jerky. The flavor being reviewed is their bar-b-que flavor, and this bag of jerky uses organic beef.
Since 1968, Golden Valley Natural has been a leading producer of natural and organic meat snacks in the United States. Golden Valley Natural is located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The livestock used is advertised Read More
This Rite Aid brand of beef jerky was purchased in 2010 at a Rite Aid store in Ventura, California. It was a 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of Rite Aid’s honey bbq flavor.
This jerky is distributed by Rite Aid Corporation located in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.The jerky itself was made by Marfood USA, or possibly Mirab USA, I think they are the same company now. This is a very large company who makes jerky for most of the large chain stores, plus many other stores, Read More
Note: For a live taste review read Sophia’s Survival Food – Mild 100% Grass-Fed Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).
Back in 2012, I made an online purchase of Sophia’s Survival Food 100% grass-fed beef jerky. This review will focus on their 2 ounce/56 gram bag of mild flavored jerky.
Sophia’s Survival Food is owned and run by Sophia Dubrovina, based out of Santa Clara, California. Sophia’s Survival Food started over three years ago and is finding a following. Sophia herself is on the Paleo diet. Realizing that it is quite challenging finding Read More