Jerky Reviews
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
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
Back in 2012, while visiting Las Vegas, Nevada, I purchased a 3/4 pound/12 ounce/360 gram bag of World Kitchens beef jerky at an ABC Store. This review will focus on World Kitchens peppered flavor.
This World Kitchens brand of jerky is distributed by World Kitchens, located in Laurens, Iowa. However, this jerky is manufactured by Link Snacks, Inc., famous for making the Jack Link’s brand of jerky, based out of Minong, Wisconsin. The first bag of Read More
For a recent, live taste review, open Tillamook Country Smoker – Sea Salt & Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
While visiting Jacksonville, Florida, in 2009, I purchased a 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of Tillamook Country Smoker sea salt & pepper flavored beef jerky. They seem to have a solid distribution network in the USA.
The Tillamook Country Smoker jerky brand name is manufactured and distributed by Read More
In 2013 I made an online order for a 4 ounce/113 gram bag of teriyaki peppered flavored beef jerky from Samak Smoke House.
They are based out of Kamas, Utah, USA. Samak Smoke House & Country Store has been making jerky “The Old Fashioned Way” for over 25 years. They use high quality hand sliced beef employing decent ingredients with no MSG, or any harmful preservatives Read More
Update February 2015: a new live taste review has been done on this Simms – Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Recipe #2) flavor.
This 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of peppered flavor beef jerky was purchased in Penn Yan, New York in 2009, located in the Finger Lakes region. It was purchased at a store name Aldi’s, where it was common to see horse and buggies parked in front of the store from the local Amish community.
This Simms brand of jerky is distributed by Aldi Inc., based out of Batavia, Illinois. Most likely this jerky is made by a private labeler, making this a stock recipe. Aldi is a Read More
In 2012, I purchased this It’s Buff buffalo jerky online from the elkusa web site. This 2 ounce/56 gram bag of jerky is their black pepper flavor.
This jerky is distributed by Grande Premium Meats, located at the eastern edge of the San Juan mountain range of southwestern Colorado, in a city named Del Norte. They produce ranch-based elk, deer venison, buffalo meat, goat meat, Alaska seafood, antler, and pet food among other things since 1998. Both 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