June 2011
1 post
Vermont Beef Jerky Company - Teriyaki Flavor Beef...
Here you have it. I usually tear Jerky apart in my reviews and, well, you need to see what I’m measuring all of these varieties against. The Vermont Beef Jerky Company’s 4 varieties of jerky are easily my gold standard for excellent beef jerky. Unlike the Formosa bait and switch, what you see in these packages is what you get. VBJC has nothing to hide about it’s jerky and is presented in a...
February 2011
2 posts
Jim Beam Bourbon Glaze Steak Strips
In recent years there has been more a movement in various snack varieties toward reducing the amount of salt packed into snack foods. Beef Jerky has not eluded this movement. Behold! Jim Beam Bourbon Glaze Steak Strips. This particular jerky is actually made with beef brisket and sliced a bit thicker than nearly any brand I have encountered. The front of the packaging promises a roasty experience...
Formosa Fruit Flavored Beef Jerky
Yes, you read correctly, “Fruit Flavored.” My adventures to new locales of the city of Boston have brought me to branch out into more foreign made snack foods for an array of palettes. Enter upon the scene an Asian palette-centric jerky put out by the Formosa company, promising a fruity flavored beefy goodness with an exotic twist. Will the jerky consumers and producers of the East meet with...
August 2010
5 posts
Jack Links Prime Rib Tenders
Moving on to more sophisticated meat, we encounter a challenger to the average jerky image. Behold! Jack Links Prime Rib Tenders. Such a cut of meat conjures up images of meaty, bloody steaks with savory rubs and accompanying Au Jus. Yet, we wonder, how does this translate to beef jerky? Prime Rib, like many higher end steaks, has a rather high fat content, and has the potential to do some weird...
Oberto Teriyaki
I have tried many beef jerky brands and flavors of the truck-stop-availability variety, and the second most prolific brand is certainly Oberto. From Wal Mart, to 7 Eleven, Circle K stations, to fine establishments like Dysart‘s Truck stop, Oberto makes it‘s presence known. This is a standard jerky, so the playing field is fairly level. That said, does it stand up and shine above the rest, or...
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Pemmican Beef Jerky
We step into the realm of non-traditional beef jerky with Pemmican, a Native American variant on the currently popular form of beef jerky. Pemmican, though exotic sounding, is a standard, easy to find jerky. I find it most often in gas stations and convenience stores for a very reasonable price. But is this a case of getting what you pay for?
Here comes the test. Today’s flavor choice?...
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– The Jerky Junkie
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The Beefy Beginning
Hello and welcome to my journey through the unlikely world of beef jerky. This journey will include glory and shame, and everything in between…not to mention beefy goodness around every corner.
Every week I will nibble and review a new jerky and subject it to my scrutinizing scales of sampling.
The Jerky Scale:
1-5 “dry” to “slippery”
1-5 “dog food...