Omaha Steaks – Beef Jerky

For a family owned company that’s been producing premium steaks and quality gourmet products since 1917, Omaha Steaks always carries large expectations with every product they make. So it’s no surprise that their beef jerky would get a lot of attention from us and be put to the test in this week’s jerky spotlight. After all, the consumers are the only opinions that matter.

Like many of their other products, Omaha Steaks’ beef jerky appears to be a quality product from what I can tell by reading the ingredients and the nutritional information. The Original Bold Flavor as they like to call it is as simple of a recipe as (more…)

Buffalo Bills – Wrapped Ole’ Smokies Big Buffalo Sticks

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. (more…)

Jerky.com – Western Ostrich Jerky

If you’re anything like me you’re looking to get out of a beef jerky funk every now and then. You know, looking for that next best thing or just changing gears for a while. Usually when people mention “exotic jerky” the first that comes to mind is something mild-mannered such as turkey jerky or perhaps venison jerky (that’s deer). But if you want to go a little more extreme then head over to Jerky.com and feast your eyes on buffalo jerky, alligator jerky, or this weeks spotlight: Ostrich Jerky. (more…)