Since it’s inception a decade ago, the Western Cut type of jerky by Buffalo Bills has proven that variety is the key. A product that was designed to appeal to a different market than that of it’s “sister jerky”, the Country Cut. Western Cut pieces (bite-size) differ in that they are sliced thinner during prepping, to achieve a dryer, yet still tender kind of jerky. A feat that many feel they have achieved on all 5 of the flavors they offer. Original, Black Pepper, Sweet and Spicy, Teriyaki, and of course Cajun. A spicy concoction of 3 different kids of peppers and some crushed chili for an extra boost. With 17 grams of protein per serving and only 90 calories, I can see why these solid pieces of beef have a loyal following. So ask yourself, are you a Western-Cut or a Country-Cut?

You can get your hands on a 2-pack of 3.5 ounce bags for $17.49, which includes free shipping. Boasting a shelf life of well over 4 months and convenient resealable bags, in my opinion there’s not a better choice for a snack food. But I’ll leave that up for you to decide and whether or not the Western Cut Cajun makes the grade.

Unlike a lot of other beef sticks on the market the Ole’ Smokies are made from 100% U.S grown beef and contains zero fillers, meaning they’re all beef. Each stick is of the “twist-end” variety and comes individually wrapped in 1.25 ounce packages for maximum portability. Besides beef and beef hearts, these sticks also contain real American cheese, jalapeno peppers and a smoke flavoring according to the packaging. Not to worry though, Buffalo Bills categorizes these as having a heat level of medium and a texture of soft, but I’ll let you be the judge of that. Not to mention that every stick has less than 3 grams of carbs per serving size.

Each order of any of the Ole’ Smokies flavors comes 24 beef sticks per enclosed container. For $29.99 with free shipping they’re yours. So please let us know your thoughts and let us find out how well this best-selling flavor stacks up.

]]> http://www.jerky.com/jerky-spotlight/buffalo-bills-ole-smokies-jalapeno-and-cheese-beef-sticks/feed/ 3 http://www.jerky.com/jerky-spotlight/buffalo-bills-wrapped-ole-smokies-big-buffalo-sticks/ http://www.jerky.com/jerky-spotlight/buffalo-bills-wrapped-ole-smokies-big-buffalo-sticks/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:19:26 +0000 admin http://www.jerky.com/jerky-spotlight/?p=344 Another trip to Buffalo Bills meat snack selection revealed a very interesting meat stick recently. One that was overlooked for some odd reason as I’m always scrounging to find the next big addition to the underground world of jerky lovers.

The Ole’ Smokies Big Buffalo Sticks are an all meat, exotic meat stick that doesn’t have any fillers. Most every stick that I’ve ever come across that claims to be either Venison or Alligator, or whatever it may be, has contained some form of filler. Fillers for those who don’t know are meat products other than those of the actual product that are mixed in to the batch. This is generally done to keep costs down and is seen as “lower quality” way to produce meat snacks.

These individually wrapped sticks on the other-hand are 100% Buffalo, this is indicated by the triangular logo on the front of the package. These 9 inch sticks are the perfect addition in my opinions to an already solid product line by Buffalo Bills. They are 2 ounce sticks cased in twist-end style sticks, the ideal size for travel if you ask me. Just enough to suppress your appetite, but not too much to ruin it.

For just under $36.00 shipped, you can pick up big tub of these over at Jerky.com. That’s 16 sticks to be exact…or 32 ounces. Turns out to be $2.25 per stick. Now all we need is your input as to how these meat snacks stack up to everything else…

Don’t let the size deceive you though. The Premium Pouches don’t cut any corners when it comes to a quality product. Get this…each piece is smokehouse hung and hand-cut, Buffalo Bills calls this meat a step up from their popular ‘Dead Meat’ packs. That’s evident in the price per pound between the two, but when you consider the extra time and man-power that goes into making a product like the Premium Pouches you can’t help but start to justify their price. Just like the ‘Dead Meat’, the pouches also come in 3 flavors, Teriyaki of course, Hickory, and Spicy. The Hickory is less than 3 grams of carbs per serving. You can’t go wrong there.

Retail of 12 – 1 ounce bags over at Jerky.com goes for $25.99 shipped to anywhere in the country, including APO and FPO addresses. How sweet is that?!

I encourage everyone who has tried them to speak your mind and everyone who hasn’t to listen to the people that have.

Jerky.com carries the Buffalo Bills products for three main reasons: It is made in the U.S. with U.S. made ingredients, the products are of high quality, and they have a wide selection that appeals to almost every jerky lover.  They have traditional style jerky products for people who like old fashioned jerky and they also have a couple of soft & moist varieties for the people that prefer that to traditional jerky.  The Premium Beef Jerky Pieces are a traditional style of jerky with a traditional flavor – Hickory.  No fancy names, flavors, or packaging.  Just good old fashioned jerky.

The Premium Beef Jerky is made from solid pieces of beef.  Each piece is cut and hung (by hand) for the smoking and cooking process.  Every piece of Buffalo Bills Premium Beef Jerky has been pierced with a thin metal hook and is hung-up inside of a smokehouse.  This is the most labor intensive (and most expensive) way to produce jerky.  The people who use this technique maintain that while using other, less expensive processes would lower their production costs…they think it will compromise the quality of the product too much to do it any other way.  Kudos to those people.  That’s a rare position to find in business these days.  Some people may discount this as marketing gibberish, but I think it’s important to understand how a jerky product is made to know what kind of quality it is.

The Premium Beef Jerky Pieces come vacuum sealed in 1 lb. bags for $24.99 including free shipping at Jerky.com.  At $1.56/ounce shipped it is under the average price per ounce for a 100% U.S. made product.  That’s a very good price point for 1 pound of U.S. made jerky.

Now…for your reviews.  What do you think?

The Western Cut Beef Jerky Slabs are one of my personal favorite items that we carry.  I frequently recommend them when people are looking for suggestions for things to try.  Buffalo Bills Western Cut Jerky is a more traditional style jerky than the Country Cut Beef Jerky.  It is a thin jerky and has a consistency that requires more biting and pulling than softer jerky products allow.   The Western Cut Slabs are just as they sound – big slabs of jerky measuring about 10″ long and 4-5″ wide (You can see the picture of a slab taken on a legal notebook for size reference below).  The Western Cut Jerky is also available in bite size pieces…which is simply the Western Cut Slabs cut into smaller pieces.  But there is something about having a big slab of jerky to eat from that is somehow more satisfying to me.  I think they are also easier to ration out.  With these slabs, I tell myself that I will only eat 1 slab.  With pieces…I usually don’t stop eating until its all gone.

The Buffalo Bills Western Cut Beef Jerky Slabs are $35.99 with Free Shipping, which is a large price tag for a single jerky item.  BUT…this is 15 slabs making it 1.4 lbs of jerky!  Bite size jerky pieces are all over the place, but slab jerky isn’t a common find these days.  So any jerky enthusiast will find these a novel change to what they are used to.  And they are available in 5 flavors: Original, Teriyaki, Black Pepper, Sweet & Spicy, and Cajun.

Currently available in 3 flavors, 1 of which you probably wouldn’t have guessed…Mild, this weeks feature Spicy, and Pepperoni. These all beef meat sticks have long been considered the snack food of choice because of there portability, mass appeal, and great flavoring.

Each 2 pound bag carries 120 unwrapped sticks and each stick is about 4 inches in length and roughly half the diameter of a dime. The price breakdown goes like this, 120 sticks (which is 2.1 pounds!) for less than $25 (shipped to your door I might add). Let me do the math for you…that’s .21 cents per stick.

Get a bag or two today and save on the Short Shot Beef Sticks over at Jerky.com. Use the coupon code ‘SHOTS’ during checkout and receive 10% OFF the order thanks to this weeks Jerky Spotlight!

*Offer valid until 09/30

Share your thoughts on these beef sticks and let us know how you would rate them. Now’s your chance to be a real Meat Snack critic.

The Country Cut Beef Jerky comes in 8 oz. bags (thats half a pound…for those of you who keep track) and is priced at $15.99 including Free Shipping.  Order some Buffalo Bills Country Cut Beef Jerky today and get 10% off using coupon code HONEYPEPPER during the checkout process (coupon code valid until 8-01-09).  And if Honey Pepper isn’t your thing…don’t fret.  The Country Cut comes in 5 flavors: Mild, Teriyaki, Spicy, Honey Pepper, and BBQ.

So let us know…how does it stack up as a “Moist & Tender” variety?  If you have had The Buffalo Bills Country Cut Beef Jerky – Honey Pepper, please share your thoughts with the Jerky Community!

We have a few products that are my personal favorites but they do not get the recognition that I think they deserve.  They seem to get over-looked by many people…for whatever reason.  The Buffalo Bills Extra Smokey Beef Sticks are a good example of one of those products.  The flavor, thickness, and chewiness make them truly unique and unlike anything most people think of when they think of a meat stick.  Most people who try these things, almost always come back for more.  They have a way of making the people who have tried them into loyal and dedicated fans…consuming them regularly.  If you haven’t tried these things yet, do yourself a favor and get a bag.  This is the type of product that every meat snack lover needs to try at least once.

Using a century old Pennsylvania Dutch recipe, these hearty 4″ sticks are cold smoked for 3 days in an outdoor wooden smokehouse.  Talk about labor intensive…start to finish, they take 5 days to make!  And I’m talking old school, made-the-old-fashioned way…NOT mass produced like the kind of meat sticks most people think of when they hear “meat stick”.  They are made with US-raised beef, each 1.2lb bulk bag has 20 Extra Smokeys.  These are available at Jerky.com for $25.99 with Free Shipping. For a limited time, get 15% off when you buy Buffalo Bills Extra Smokey Beef Sticks using coupon code SPOTLIGHT1.  Offer good until 07/31/09.

Have you tried these things yet?  If so, let me know what you think!  How far off am I?