Jerky Reviews
In 2010, I purchased this 3.5 ounce/99 gram original flavored bag of Arizona Jack’s beef jerky while visiting Daytona Beach, Florida, at a grocery store.
On the Arizona Jack’s web site, they explain how they have been making jerky for nearly 30 years using USDA approved meat from their plant. They go on to say the jerky is smoked in “state-of-the-art” ovens. As advertised on the bag, this jerky is definitely soft and tender. Read More
Jim Davis, the founder of Wild Ride beef jerky, grew up in Texas as a cattle rancher. He was determined to make a soft and tender texture of jerky. Eventually he patented a tenderization process, which can only be found in Wild Ride beef jerky. This tenderization process allows the jerky to reconstitute in water very quickly. This jerky is advertised as Cowboy Strips, which offers a thick piece of jerky that is tender to chew, and packed with flavor. Read More
Note: For a current live taste review on a tweaked bag design, open up Damn Good – Sweet & Spicy Beef Jerky (Review #3).
I earlier reviewed a 3.65 ounce bag of Damn Good Sweet & Spicy beef jerky. This 1.8 ounce/51 gram bag of sweet & spicy beef jerky made by Damn Good Foods has a different Read More
Note: For a current live taste review on a tweaked bag design, open up Damn Good – Sweet & Spicy Beef Jerky (Review #3).
This sweet & spicy flavored bag of beef jerky made by Damn Good Foods was an early addition to my jerky bag collection. It was purchased in 2009 at a country store in Penn Yan, New York, which is Read More
Note: For a live taste review read Florence Meats – Peri Peri Biltong (Review #1).
Biltong has South African origins. I purchased this Peri Peri flavored bag at Florence Meats in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Peri Peri is a unique flavor to biltong, which is spicy, but not overly hot in flavor. The beef is air dried in a climate controlled, sterile cooler for 9-10 days, rather than using a dehydrator or smoker.
Florence Meats is a small meat store that opened up in 1977. They advertise as giving customers excellent service, where Read More
Update February 2015: For a live taste review, open The Great Canadian Meat Company Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Review #2).
Jerky from The Great Canadian Meat Company is a fairly common sight in Ontario, Canada, especially the further you travel north. This review will focus on their teriyaki beef jerky flavor.
The Great Canadian Meat Company was founded Read More
This was one of the early bags added to my collection of jerky bags. I purchased this original flavor bag at a convenience store in North Arlington, New Jersey, in 2008. That was the one and only time I ever saw Adirondack Backwoods jerky for sale in a store.
Adirondack Backwoods jerky is distributed by Border View Foods Inc., based out of Chazy, New York. Based on my research, it would appear that this jerky has been discontinued, although we Read More
Update December 2014: Open this link for a more recent jerky review on Old Trapper Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
I earlier reviewed an Old Trapper 1 ounce/28 gram bag of their peppered flavor. This bag is 3.25 ounces/92 grams, but there is one difference in the ingredient list. No ratings will change in this review, but the cost was changed from cheap to average for this 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag. Read More
Update December 2014: Open this link for a more recent jerky review on Old Trapper Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
Old Trapper jerky is made by Old Trapper Smoked Products, Inc., based out of Forest Grove, Oregon. Old Trapper jerky products are a fairly common sight in Florida, from some of the cities that I have visited. They appear to have a reasonably good distribution network. This review will focus on Read More