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La Maison Du Gibier – Duck Magret

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La Maison Du Gibier - Duck MagretThis review is for duck magret, made by La Maison Du Gibier Inc. Magret means the cut of meat is from a breast of duck. La Maison Du Gibier translated to English means “The House of Game”. They are located in Charlesbourg, near Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Their web site is all in French, which makes it challenging to find information, but something like Google translate does a decent job. This business started in 1982, where they specialize in big game, small game and specialty meats. Adept at hunting, Jean-Marie Rondeau came up Read More

Wild Ride – Teriyaki Beef Jerky

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Wild Ride - Teriyaki Beef JerkyJim 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

Damn Good – Sweet & Spicy Beef Jerky (Review #2)

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Damn Good - Sweet & Spicy Beef Jerky (51g)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

Damn Good – Sweet & Spicey Beef Jerky (Review #1)

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Damn Good Sweet & Spicey Beef JerkyNote: 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

Mama Mia’s – Homestyle Turkey Jerky

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Mama Mia's - Turkey JerkyThis bag of homestyle turkey jerky was purchased online in 2011. Mama Mia’s jerky is made in Corona, California, and distributed by Mama Mia’s Beef Jerky. On their web site, it is described how they consistently use the best quality and taste, without compromise.

Grandpa Ward (King of the Smoker), perfected a secret family recipe, where they are committed with living up to Grandpa Ward’s passion for the very best snack food experience possible. They offer Read More

Florence Meats – Peri Peri Biltong (Review #1)

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Florence Meats - Peri Peri Biltong (100 Grams)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

The Great Canadian Meat Company – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Review #1)

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The Great Canadian Meat Factory - Teriyaki JerkyUpdate 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

Adirondack Backwoods – Original Beef Jerky

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Adirondack Backwoods - Original Beef JerkyThis 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

Old Trapper – Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #2)

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Old Trapper - Peppered Beef Jerky 3.25ozUpdate 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

Old Trapper – Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #1)

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Old Trapper - Peppered Beef Jerky 1ozUpdate 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