Jerky Reviews
The 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
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
In 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
In 2010, I purchased this 3.5 ounce/99 gram original flavored bag of Arizona Jack’s beef jerky while visiting Daytona Beach, Florida, at a grocery store.
On the Arizona Jack’s web site, they explain how they have been making jerky for nearly 30 years using USDA approved meat from their plant. They go on to say the jerky is smoked in “state-of-the-art” ovens. As advertised on the bag, this jerky is definitely soft and tender. Read More
This review is for duck magret, made by La Maison Du Gibier Inc. Magret means the cut of meat is from a breast of duck. La Maison Du Gibier translated to English means “The House of Game”. They are located in Charlesbourg, near Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.
Their web site is all in French, which makes it challenging to find information, but something like Google translate does a decent job. This business started in 1982, where they specialize in big game, small game and specialty meats. Adept at hunting, Jean-Marie Rondeau came up Read More
This bag of homestyle turkey jerky was purchased online in 2011. Mama Mia’s jerky is made in Corona, California, and distributed by Mama Mia’s Beef Jerky. On their web site, it is described how they consistently use the best quality and taste, without compromise.
Grandpa Ward (King of the Smoker), perfected a secret family recipe, where they are committed with living up to Grandpa Ward’s passion for the very best snack food experience possible. They offer Read More
Update 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
This 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
Update December 2014: Open this link for a more recent jerky review on Old Trapper Peppered Beef Jerky (Recipe #3).
I earlier reviewed an Old Trapper 1 ounce/28 gram bag of their peppered flavor. This bag is 3.25 ounces/92 grams, but there is one difference in the ingredient list. No ratings will change in this review, but the cost was changed from cheap to average for this 3.25 ounce/92 gram bag. Read More
Update 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