Jerky Reviews
The first review on Smoke House Select will be on a 9.5 ounce/270 gram bag of their mild flavored beef jerky. The actual jerky weight is 252 grams, where the plastic bag weight makes up for the missing 18 grams. This bag was purchased at Mac’s Convenience Store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
This jerky is distributed by Smoke House Select, who are located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. This jerky is actually manufactured by Read More
This is an unplanned, impromptu review. While visiting Blue Mountain in Collingwood, Ontario, Canada, a bar/restaurant named Jozo’s Original Après at the Blue Mountain Inn sells beef jerky on their menu. Their review will be on 2.7 ounces/77 grams of Jozo’s Original Après original flavored beef jerky.
Blue Mountain is a popular ski resort, which has the biggest ski hills in Ontario. In the summer months, Blue Mountain Village has many shops Read More
This will be the second review on a teriyaki beef jerky flavor for The Great Canadian Meat Company. While the ingredient list has not changed since 2008, the bag design has changed. Recently, this 2.4 ounce/68 gram bag was purchased at a convenience store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
This jerky is distributed by The Great Canadian Meat Company, who are located in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. They were founded in 1992, as a Read More
The next review on Florence Meats will focus on a 1.8 ounce/50 gram bag of their traditional flavored beef biltong. This bag of biltong was graciously submitted for review by Damian Goriup and his wife Carol, who took over operating the store from Mario Goriup.
Florence Meats is located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Slovenian-born Mario Goriup owned and operated a butcher shop in Johannesburg, South Africa for 25 years before moving to Ontario. He opened Read More
This will be the second review on Florence Meats peri peri flavored biltong. The bag design has since improved, mustard is a listed ingredient now, and this time it will have a live taste review. This biltong was kindly submitted for review by Damian Goriup and his wife Carol, who took over operating the store from Mario Goriup.
Florence Meats is located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Slovenian-born Mario Goriup owned and operated Read More
Note: For a live taste review on a newer bag, open up Pecos Bill’s – Original Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).
This review will focus on a .88 ounce/25 gram bag of Pecos Bill’s original flavored beef jerky. This jerky was purchased at a convenience store in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, way back in 2008.
The Pecos Bill’s jerky brand name is owned, and manufactured by the very large private labeler Read More
This will be the second review on Jack Link’s Cholula Hot Sauce flavored beef jerky. This review will focus on a 2.8 ounce/80 gram of Jack Link’s Cholula Hot Sauce beef jerky that was purchased at a convenience store in December 2014, in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.
While technically not a private labeler here, the Jack Link’s brand name is manufactured by Link Snacks, Inc., based out of Minong, Wisconsin, that Read More
The next review on Stemmler Meats will focus on a 1.5 ounce/42 gram bag of their regular flavor. This jerky was kindly submitted by Kevin Stemmler, a son of the founders Gerard and Maryanne Stemmler.
Recently, Kevin Stemmler gave us a tour of the store in Heidelberg, Ontario, Canada. The Stemmler Meats store was bustling, with a tour bus out front. They are nearing capacity in their existing location, and it is starting to show Read More
This review will focus on a 8 ounce/227 gram bag of Cloverleaf Farms original beef jerky flavor. The jerky was graciously submitted by Angie Scheid, who is a co-owner of Cloverleaf Farms, along with her husband Peter, and her brother-in-law Danny, and family.
Cloverleaf Farms is a small family owned and operated business that started in 1984. One interesting fact is that they sell 2.5 tonnes of pepperettes every week. Their jerky brand name is also distributed under Read More
The next review on Stemmler Meats will focus on a 1.5 ounce/42 gram bag of their honey flavor. This jerky was kindly submitted by Kevin Stemmler, a son of the founders Gerard and Maryanne Stemmler.
Stemmler Meats is located in Heidelberg, Ontario, which is near the tri-city area of Waterloo, Kitchener, and Cambridge. Their company was founded in 1985, and has grown more than 350% in just the last eight years alone. Stemmler Meats company philosophy Read More