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Simms – Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #1)

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Simms - Peppered Beef JerkyUpdate 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

Soo Jerky – Original Pork Jerky

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Soo - Pork JerkyIn 2011, I bought this 4 ounce/113 gram bag of pork jerky from the Asian grocery store Ocean’s in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. This Soo Jerky is made and distributed by Soo Singapore Jerky Ltd., located in Redmond, British Columbia, Canada.

This company was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1985 with a 1,400 sq. ft facility, and is now 10,000 sq. ft, specializing in Singaporean and Malaysian-style beef, salmon and pork jerky. There is Read More

Mong Lee Shang – Hot Beancurd Jerky (Recipe #1)

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Mong Lee Shang - Hot Beancurd JerkyNote: For a more current taste review on a tweaked bag design and ingredient list, open up Mong Lee Shang – Hot Vegetarian Imitation Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).

Back in 2012, I bought this Mong Lee Shang bag of hot beancurd jerky at a popular supermarket that specializes in Asian food 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

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 #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