The Jerky Junkie

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 does it become a high-price brand name on something that store band would suffice on? Let us taste on.  

The Jerky Scale Scores

2: lightly moist

3: decent cuts of meat

2: tough

3: average thickness with the occasional chunky bit

4: rather sweet

2: mildly salty

1: no spice

“Oh Boy” Oberto Teriyaki flavored beef jerky certainly attempts to scream “Oh boy,” but it comes out more like “Oh brother.” Like everyone’s favorite uncle, the Teriyaki form of this beefy treat makes an attempt to do something cool, and manages to fall just short on it’s face. The flavor is mild, sweet, and inoffensive, but nothing to write home about. The texture of this variety is a bit slick due to the flavoring, but the beef itself ranges between crumbly connected with non-meat cow tissue and the expected dryness of jerky. This is the result of a range of meat cuts being used, and I am sorry to say that it is literally a grab bag. If you plan to grab a bag, don’t feel ashamed for inspecting the cuts through the plastic window. You’ll be less disappointed later.

The Outer Scale Scores:

3 : an average choice

3 : the packaging can be troublesome

The packaging is an easy open deal, but the likelihood of messing up when tearing an opening above the zip-loc gives it a 50-50 shot of surviving the urgency of your hunger. So please, take care. Wasting jerky is a crime; even an average jerky.

…then again, I rarely need to re-seal mine since it’s gone anyway, so that’s an option too.

Overall, not a horrible jerky. You won’t poison your friends with it, but I wouldn’t expect you to serve it at your next formal dinner party. For some reason, chewing dried meat while trying to make a good impression is rather frowned upon.

I think they’re jealous.

Stay tuned. There’s meat to come.