Jerky Reviews
The first review on Captain Jake’s Jerky will be on a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of their mesquite bbq flavored beef jerky. On July 17/2015, this mesquite bbq flavor received a second place award at the World Hot Sauce, BBQ and Extreme Food Awards competition, in the “Specialty Beef Jerky” division. This jerky was kindly submitted for review by one of the co-founders, Scott Jacobson.
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The first review on Hsin Tung Yang will be on a 1 pound/16 ounce/454 gram bag of their fruit flavored beef jerky. Note that is the net weight, which includes the plastic bag that weighs 18 grams. This jerky was given to me as a gift while visiting North Arlington, New Jersey in late December 2014.
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The next review on Blackbeard’s will be on a 1.4 ounce/40 gram bag of their hot & spicy beef jerky. This bag was purchased at a convenience store in late December 2014, while visiting East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Blackbeard’s beef jerky is located in Northampton, Pennsylvania, and is distributed by T & L Distributing. The company was founded in 1990, and also sells meat snack sticks. The jerky is advertised as Read More
The next review on Van Cleave Dry Goods (aka VC Dry Goods) will be on a 3.05 ounce/86.4 gram bag of their t-bucket flavored beef jerky. This flavor is described as having a “classic teriyaki” foundation. Some things were removed, and added are “go fast parts and spicy mojo”. This bag was graciously submitted for review by the owner and founder, Adam Van Cleave.
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This will be the second review for Strollo’s hot garlic beef jerky. The ingredient list has since been tweaked, and improved health wise. This 1.5 ounce/42 gram bag was graciously submitted for review by the owner, Michael Strollo.
Strollo’s is based out of Eatontown, New Jersey, and distributed by Strollo’s Homemade Beef Jerky. Michael does not cut corners. Instead of using 9 grams of sugar per 28 grams of jerky as some Read More
The next review on Smokehouse Jerky Co. will focus on a 3.2 ounce/91 gram bag of their sweet & hot buffalo jerky flavor. This jerky was kindly submitted for review by the owner, Trent Levinson.
This jerky is manufactured and distributed by Tender Heifer Snack Co. They are located in Beaumont, California, and started selling jerky products in 2003. Today, they offer 10 flavors of beef, 2 bacon flavors, and 4 flavors each of Read More
The next review on Van Cleave Dry Goods (aka VC Dry Goods) will be on a 3.05 ounce/86.4 gram bag of their apocalypse flavored beef jerky. This hot based flavor was kindly submitted for review by the owner, Adam Van Cleave.
The Van Cleave Dry Goods jerky brand name is based out of Frisco, Texas. Their jerky is distributed under the name of Van Cleave Dry Goods LLC., and was launched in October 2014. Rather than Read More
The next review on Golden Valley Natural will focus on a 3 ounce/85 gram bag of their original flavored turkey jerky. This jerky was kindly submitted for review by the Golden Valley Natural team.
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 to be ethically ranch raised, where the Read More
This will be the second review for Strollo’s hot beef jerky. The ingredient list has since been tweaked, and improved health wise. This 1.5 ounce/42 gram bag was kindly submitted for review by the owner, Michael Strollo.
Strollo’s is based out of Eatontown, New Jersey, and distributed by Strollo’s Homemade Beef Jerky. Strollo’s is an artisan beef jerky product, prepared with great care, and done in small batches, to ensure Read More
The next review on Smokehouse Jerky Co. will focus on a 3.2 ounce/91 gram bag of their peppered venison jerky flavor. This jerky was graciously submitted for review by the owner, Trent Levinson.
This jerky is manufactured and distributed by Tender Heifer Snack Co., and are based out of Beaumont, California. The Smokehouse Jerky Co. brand name was launched in 2008. Starting in 2015, a new exotic jerky line was launched. The exotic meats Read More