Jerky Reviews
The first review done for PJ’s All Natural Beef Steak will focus on a 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of their Sliced style Cracked Pepper flavor. This bag was kindly submitted by the Marketing Manager Samantha Alderfer.
The PJ’s All Natural Beef Steak brand name is manufactured and distributed by Knauss Foods, LLC. They are based out of Quakertown, Pennsylvania. Knauss Foods, LLC. was founded in 1902, and Read More
This marks jerky review #100 for Jerky Ingredients. On review #50, for fun, I did a review on my own extreme garlic flavored jerky. For now, I will continue that tradition with a review on a 2.1 ounce/60 gram bag of my extreme peppered flavor.
I started making homemade jerky in 2008. For each batch of jerky I use 16-17 pounds of beef in my food dehydrator. Keep in mind that close to 2/3 of the jerky weight will evaporate during the Read More
The next review on Phil’s Beef Jerky will focus on a 4 ounce/113 gram bag of their teriyaki flavor. The owner of Phil’s Beef Jerky, Phillip Morgan, graciously submitted this jerky for review.
Phil’s Beef Jerky is based out of Tye, Texas, and distributed under the same name, Phil’s Beef Jerky. This teriyaki flavor is said to have a sweet taste of honey. Phil’s Beef Jerky takes pride in that their jerky does not Read More
Note: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design and ingredient list, open up Sierra Madre Provision Co. – Original Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).
The next review on Sierra Madre Provision Co. will focus on a 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of their original flavored beef jerky. The owner of Sierra Madre Provision Co., James Read More
In 2012 I made an online purchase of Holston Mountain Beef Jerky. This review will focus on a 4 ounce/113 gram bag of their peppered flavor.
Holston Mountain Beef Jerky is distributed under the same name, Holston Mountain Beef Jerky, located in Bluff City, Tennessee. Holston Mountain Beef Jerky is prepared in small, hand sliced batches. Gary Graybeal, the founder of Holston Mountain Beef Jerky, started this company in 1992. As with most jerky makers, Read More
Astig is a word in the Philippines language Tagalog (pronounced ta-ga-lawg), below is a definition:
ASTIG: (pronounced ă-steeg) is a Tagalog slang term that means cool, badass or kickass.
Astig Ka Ba? (Are you Astig?)
All Astig Premium Jerky reviews will start Read More
In 2013, I purchased this 4 ounce/113 gram bag of Trader Joe’s turkey jerky. This review will focus on their original flavor, purchased at a Trader Joe’s store, located in Hyannis, Massachusetts.
While they started in the 50s, the Trader Joe’s brand name was created in 1967, and is based out of Monrovia, California. Trader Joe’s tries to package innovative, hard-to-find foods, under the “Trader Joe’s” name. The folks at Trader Joe’s declined to 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
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
Back in 2010, I made an online purchase of Jeff’s Famous beef jerky. This review will focus on their 3 ounce/85 gram bag of the Cajun Style flavor.
Jeff’s Famous Jerky was founded by Jeff Richards, and he started this business in 2010, based out of Mission Veijo, California. Jeff began experimenting with jerky recipes in the early seventies, having 20 years of experience in the food industry. By 2006, there was considerable interest in his beef jerky, where Read More