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Sophia’s Survival Food – Mild 100% Grass-Fed Beef Jerky (Review #1)

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Sophia's Survival Food - Mild Beef JerkyNote: For a live taste review read Sophia’s Survival Food – Mild 100% Grass-Fed Beef Jerky (Recipe #2).

Back in 2012, I made an online purchase of Sophia’s Survival Food 100% grass-fed beef jerky. This review will focus on their 2 ounce/56 gram bag of mild flavored jerky.

Sophia’s Survival Food is owned and run by Sophia Dubrovina, based out of Santa Clara, California. Sophia’s Survival Food started over three years ago and is finding a following. Sophia herself is on the Paleo diet. Realizing that it is quite challenging finding Read More

Samak Smoke House – Teriyaki Peppered Jerky

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Samak Smoke House - Teriyaki Peppered Beef JerkyIn 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

Mountain Man – Curry Beef Jerky (Recipe #1)

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Mountain Man - Curry Beef JerkyBack in 2012 I made an online purchase for this 1.8 ounce/50 gram bag of curry flavored beef jerky.

This Mountain Man brand of jerky is made and distributed by Robert Lahue, based out of Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada. The jerky is advertised to be preservative, nitrate, gluten and MSG free. Robert Lahue sells his jerky at a local Read More

CA Bull Elk Ranch – BBQ Elk Jerky

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CA Bull Elk Ranch - BBQ Elk JerkyI bought this 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag of barbecue flavored elk jerky online in 2012. It was bought online from Cowboy Dan’s, who is a jerky emporium that sells a large variety of different jerky.

The brand name is CA Bull Elk Ranch, based out of Richfield, Idaho, although this bag has their old address of Hazelton, Idaho. On the bag it states manufactured for CA Bull Elk Ranch, which is a good sign it was made by a private label Read More

Blue Ridge Beef Jerky – Roasted Garlic Beef Jerky

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Blue Ridge - Garlic Beef JerkyI purchased this 4 ounce/113 gram bag of Blue Ridge beef jerky online in 2012.

This roasted garlic flavored jerky is manufactured, and distributed by Blue Ridge Beef Jerky based out of Greenville, South Carolina. It’s a family owned business run by Richard and Greg, where Greg is described as a jerky junkie. The vision for their line of jerky is Read More

365 – Original Beef Jerky

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365 - Original Beef JerkyThe 365 brand is sold at the popular organic store Whole Foods Market. This 3 ounce/85 gram bag of original flavor is no exception, being organic. The 365 brand of jerky is only sold in the USA, not in Canada, or at least not in Ontario.

This bag was bought in 2013 at a Whole Foods store while visiting Cambridge, Massachusetts. Whole Foods was started back in 1980 with one small store in Austin, Texas. Today, they are the world’s Read More

It’s Buff – Pepper Buffalo Jerky

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It's Buff - Pepper Buffalo JerkyIn 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

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