Jerky Reviews
Note: For a recent, live taste review, open Strollo’s – Garlic Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
In December 2013, while visiting Phillipsburgh, New Jersey, I purchased a 1.5 ounce/42 gram bag of Strollo’s beef jerky. Phillipsburgh, New Jersey is located near the Pennsylvania state border. This review will focus on Strollo’s garlic flavored jerky.
Back in test 2009, while visiting a convenience store in Jacksonville, Florida, I purchased a 1 ounce/28 gram bag of Trail’s Best original flavored beef jerky. In my limited travels across the USA, it is common to see Trail’s Best jerky for sale in stores, where they have a wide distribution network.
The Trail’s Best jerky brand name is made and distributed by the very large private labeler Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC. On this Read More
I am not quite certain anymore exactly whom I purchased this 1 ounce/28 gram bag of Real Western flavored ostrich jerky by O.K. Corral Ostrich Farms in 2012. This jerky was part of an online purchase from a jerky wholesaler.
The O.K. Corral Ostrich Farms jerky brand name is by O.K. Corral Ostrich Farms, from Oro Grande, California. Located off the famous highway Route 66, O.K. Corral Ostrich Farms is the largest 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).
In December 2013, while traveling in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, I purchased a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of Bridgford original flavor at a ShopRite store.
Back in 2012, I made an online purchase of Mr. P’s beef jerky. This review will focus on a 4 ounce/113 gram bag of their hot flavor.
The Mr. P’s brand of jerky is manufactured and distributed by Mr. P’s Beef jerky located in DeLand, Florida. This jerky started out to be for family and friends, then they opened a brand new USDA certified beef jerky manufacturing plant in Deland, Florida. Read More
This marks jerky review #50 for this web site. Just for fun, I will do a review on my own jerky, which is not for sale. I suppose this will be called the Jerky Ingredients brand name. This review will be on a 2.1 ounce/60 gram bag of beef jerky of which I call my extreme garlic flavor.
I started experimenting making jerky in 2008. While I have dabbled with 8 flavors so far, extreme garlic has always been my favorite flavor. What gives Read More
In 2013, while looking for jerky at a ShopRite store in Greenwich, New Jersey, much to my surprise I found this 3 ounce/85 gram bag of Butterball turkey jerky. This review will focus on their oven roasted original flavor.
Butterball is the famous brand name for turkey based in Garner, North Carolina. I can’t say that I was all that surprised to learn that Butterball has turkey jerky also. This jerky however is manufactured by Read More
Back in 2012, I made an online purchase of Smoking Gun Jerky. This review will focus on a 4 ounce/113 gram bag of their Smoky Mesquite Flavor.
Smoking Gun Jerky is manufactured and distributed by Smoking Gun Jerky, Inc. based out of Lincoln, Nebraska. The company was founded in 2009 by entrepreneur Dave Ferguson. The original objective for Smoking Gun Jerky, Inc. was to sell a liquid marinade Read More
In 2013, while visiting the USA, I made an online purchase for the Oaktown Jerk brand of jerky. This review will focus on a 2 ounce/56 gram bag of their hickory smoke spicy flavor.
Oaktown Jerk, LLC makes and distributes this Oaktown Jerk brand of jerky. Not overly surprising is that Oaktown Jerk, LLC is based out of Oakland, California. They advertise their jerky as being ‘artisan’, Read More
Back in 2010, I bought a 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of Uncle Buck’s Maple Brown Sugar ham jerky at a convenience store in Jacksonville, Florida. The Uncle Buck’s brand of jerky is a fairly common sight among the various states that I have visited, where they seem to have a solid distribution network in the large store chains.
Uncle Buck’s is the brand name of jerky for Bass Pro Shops located in Springfield, Missouri, the large Read More