Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family owned meat snack company founded in 2018 by retired Cleveland firefighter Mark Bauman, whose lifelong appreciation for smoked meats began while growing up in Cleveland’s historic Slavic Village neighborhood. Influenced by the old world butcher shops and Eastern European smokehouses of Northeast Ohio during the 1960s and 1970s, Bauman spent years searching for Read More
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky – Honey BBQ Beef Stick
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family owned meat snack company founded in 2018 by retired Cleveland firefighter Mark Bauman, whose lifelong appreciation for smoked meats began while growing up in Cleveland’s historic Slavic Village neighborhood. Influenced by the old world butcher shops and Eastern European smokehouses of Northeast Ohio during the 1960s and 1970s, Bauman spent years searching for Read More
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky – Original Beef Jerky
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family owned meat snack company founded in 2018 by retired Cleveland firefighter Mark Bauman, whose lifelong appreciation for smoked meats began while growing up in Cleveland’s historic Slavic Village neighborhood. Influenced by the old world butcher shops and Eastern European smokehouses of Northeast Ohio during the 1960s and 1970s, Bauman spent years searching for Read More
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky – Jalapeno Cheddar Beef Stick
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family owned meat snack company founded in 2018 by retired Cleveland firefighter Mark Bauman, whose lifelong appreciation for smoked meats began while growing up in Cleveland’s historic Slavic Village neighborhood. Influenced by the old world butcher shops and Eastern European smokehouses of Northeast Ohio during the 1960s and 1970s, Bauman spent years searching for Read More
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky- Sweet & Hot Beef Jerky
Hook-N-Ladder Jerky is a family owned meat snack company founded in 2018 by retired Cleveland firefighter Mark Bauman, whose lifelong appreciation for smoked meats began while growing up in Cleveland’s historic Slavic Village neighborhood. Influenced by the old world butcher shops and Eastern European smokehouses of Northeast Ohio during the 1960s and 1970s, Bauman spent years searching for Read More
2026 New York Trip
Paul and I had a successful trip to Lewiston and Niagara Falls, New York. It was more of a visit than a trip as we only spent four hours in New York. Unfortunately, Stéphane was unable to attend after discovering that his passport had expired. We managed to bring back home 28 bags of jerky, 20 of which were submitted for review. A special thanks to Funky’s Meat Snacks, Hook-N-Ladder Jerky, Read More