Jerky Reviews
As a jerky reviewer you do not always know what flavors to expect from a jerky maker submission. Franco and Patti Fonseca from Smokehouse Jerky Co. with 22 jerky flavors submitted for review in one delivery blows away the previous record of 17 flavors.
At Jerky Ingredients we tend to average publishing three jerky reviews a Read More
The Matador jerky brand name is distributed by the very large, family owned, and a true American success story Link Snacks Inc. While the Jack Links jerky brand name is easily the world leader in jerky sales, this Matador jerky brand is targeted towards teenagers, with bolder flavors. Link Snacks Inc. is located in Minong, Wisconsin, and interestingly Read More
The Sierra Madre Provision Co. jerky brand name is distributed and manufactured by Sierra Madre Provisions. They are located in Sierra Madre, California, which is in the foothill of the San Gabriel Mountains. They have been in business for over 30 years selling wholesale and retail, using ranch raised cattle. Their meat is hand sliced, and Sierra Madre Provision Co. recently Read More
Ken Pearson founded Pearson Ranch in 1959, which is a family owned ranch raising elk, buffalo (also known as bison), and cattle. Today, Ken’s grand-nephew Marvin Cromwell and his sons Brandon and Matt run the key operations for the company. While Pearson Ranch Jerky has been in the meat snack business for over 15 years, the main focus of ranch operations shifted to meat snack products in the summer of 2011. Pearson Ranch advertises their jerky as made of only natural ingredients, contain no Read More
It all started in the 70’s when Jeff Richards purchased a dehydrator from a county fair. Jeff’s mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother were all gourmet cooks. Many of the jerky recipes used today were refined for three decades. With more than 20 years of experience in the food industry, Jeff was ready to launch his jerky brand but wanted a reliable business partner. Through Read More
The next review on Damn Good Jerky will focus on a 1.6 ounce/45 gram bag of their sweet & spicy flavored beef jerky. This is the third review on this sweet & spicy flavor, where the bag design has since been tweaked, and the jerky weight has been reduced. We reached out to Damn Good Jerky on several occasions with no response each time, where customer service is obviously Read More
The first review for Redneck Riviera will focus on a 2.85 ounce/80 gram bag of their Sweet & Spicy BBQ pork jerky. This bag was purchased at an Ollie’s discount store in Niagara Falls, New York.
This Redneck Riviera brand of jerky is distributed by Monogram Foods, LLC., and they are located in Memphis Tennessee. The Redneck Riviera brand Read More
The next phenomenal feat to recognize here at Jerky Ingredients is 200 Jerky Brands reviewed to date. It took over 4 1/2 years for us to finally review 200 jerky brands. We tend to take our time with these jerky reviews, exploring every detail in depth. This jerky review process is a marathon and not a sprint. As always, it is our pleasure to review submitted jerky. As of today Read More
This will be the second review on a Lawless Jerky 2 ounce/57 gram bag of their Aloha Teriyaki flavored 100% grass-fed beef jerky. The jerky has since been reformulated, meaning the ingredient list has been tweaked, the manufacturing process changed, and a new bag design has been introduced. This jerky was kindly submitted by the Lawless Jerky Team. Read More
It is a generally accepted story that an ancient South American Inca tribe called the Quechua first made jerky (“ch’arki”) as early as the 1500’s. Halal Mummified Jerky blows that theory away, where it is well documented that jerky was made thousands of years ago by ancient Egyptians. Archaeologists made this discovery when they found dried foods preserved in Read More