Sun’s Beef Jerky is a jerky maker with a distinctly personal and global origin story. It began with Suntharee, born in Khon Kaen, Thailand, who inherited her family’s beef jerky recipe from her mother. After emigrating to the U.S., she adapted the original deep fried method to dehydration, making the jerky leaner and shelf stable, better suited to American tastes. In March 2000, encouraged by her niece, she set up a booth at a local outdoor swap meet and sold out of her first Read More
Newport Jerky Company – Moroccan Octopus Jerky
Newport Jerky Company is a specialty food retailer known for its bold and adventurous jerky offerings. They craft all their jerky and smoked meats in small batches, ensuring each product has the right texture, flavor, and freshness. Their product line is impressively diverse, from gourmet beef jerky to exotic meats like alligator, kangaroo, and snake, as well as vegan jerky and edible insects. Read More
Iowa Smokehouse – Honey Jalapeno Beef Jerky
Iowa Smokehouse began as a small snack food distribution business in 1984 when founder Lee Holsman borrowed $5,000 (with his sister as cosigner) to buy a Volkswagen Rabbit and $3,000 worth of jerky and other snacks. Over the years, Lee’s son Aaron joined the business, and together they developed the Iowa Smokehouse branded line of meat snacks, jerky, meat sticks, steak bites, kippered slabs, and summer sausage. Read More
Carnivore Crisps – Grass Fed Beef Brisket Crisps
Born from over 25 years of experience in the meat industry, Carnivore Crisps is more than a snack, it’s a movement. Inspired by the bold flavors and traditions of Brazilian Gaucho grilling, Hans Hippert, the founder, set out to create a clean, protein rich snack that delivers uncompromising taste and nutrition. Surrounded by high performing friends who value quality and simplicity, Hans discovered the transformative Read More
Tahoe Truckee Jerky – Original Beef Jerky
Tahoe Truckee Jerky, located near the Nevada border in California, not too far away from Lake Tahoe, has built a strong reputation over the past 21 years for producing high-quality, tender jerky that has gained global recognition. This family-owned business takes pride in sourcing only the finest U.S. beef, ensuring its products are exceptional compared to many other jerky brands that rely on imported meat. Read More
World Kitchens – Peppered Beef Jerky
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
Alien Fresh Jerky – Whiskey Beef Jerky
The first review on Alien Fresh Jerky will be on a 4 ounce/113.4 gram bag of their whiskey flavored beef jerky. This bag was purchased in 2012 at a convenience store off the Las Vegas strip, in Nevada.
The Alien Fresh Jerky brand name is distributed by The Ramallos Inc., located in Baker, California. This brand was launched in 2004 by the founder Luis Ramallo, his wife Susana Ramallo, and his Read More