Jerky ain’t pretty. Okay, the pineapple jerky I showed you a couple of weeks ago looked pretty cool. But usually it looks more like shoe leather.
But jerky isn’t about looks. It’s … No, you know what? If you don’t already know why you love jerky, I’m not going to try to convince you. As soon as you saw the headline on this post and saw that picture, you either said, “Eww, why would anyone eat that?” or, “Yumm! Where can I get some?”
Read on, and I’ll tell you.
The folks at Jerky.com sent me a pack of their buffalo jerky.
Once again, the ingredients are about as minimal as I’ve ever seen on a packaged product. (That’s a compliment, by the way.)
I don’t think buffalo are significantly larger than beef cattle, so I don’t know what’s going on here, but these were the biggest hunks of jerky I’ve ever seen.
Tear off some smaller pieces and it’s pretty much like “normal” jerky.
I wouldn’t say the flavor is radically different from other jerkies I’ve had. I’d have to do a blind taste test to say for sure, but it is one of the better ones I’ve had. As a point of reference, my uncle is a hunter, and I’ve sampled literally dozens of jerkies made by friends of his from game they caught.
Hmm, a jerky tasting event. What an interesting idea …
But in the meantime, if you like jerky — and I assume that’s why you’re still reading — and if you want to try one that’s made the way you would make it, you can find the buffalo jerky, as well as Beef Jerky, Turkey Jerky, Ostrich Jerky, Alligator Jerky, and plenty more at Jerky.com.
PS: Yes, I make a few cents if you order using one of those links above.
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I was definitely of the “Yum, I want some of that” variety. Holy cow, that is some good-lookin’ jerkey!
Aw, super great. I’m pregnant and I think you just caused a craving. Thanks a lot.
they also sell bacon jerky, which is holy $%#@ good. and free shipping.
I do like jerky, but I seldom eat it. My uncle’s uncle shot a bear on his doorstep once, and made jerky out of him. Apparently it was pretty good. And one of my co-workers makes hamburger jerky, which I can attest to is pretty tasty!
PS. Drew, I started up a blog, inspired in part by you!
Stephanie, there are worse things you could crave. They opened a combination Dunkin’ Donuts / Baskin Robbins (open 24 hours, with a drive through) just around the corner while my wife was pregnant.
Joobie, I’ve overcooked some bacon before and it came out kind of jerky-ish. Even that was pretty good.
Melissa, I’ve had bear several times. Eww, every time. But I’ve not had it as jerky. I guess that could be okay. Oh, congrats on the blog! And no more stealing my tag line.
HAAAAAA, I never even thought of it that way – no worries, I’ll stop, heh! The no-knead bread is so easy to make there’s not much else to say about it.
Try the burger jerky sometime though…cheaper to make and VERY good.
Heh, I didn’t even set out to create one. I apparently ended two posts in a row that way without thinking and someone commented about my new tag line. I had to go re-read the last few posts to see what they were talking about. Now, of course, it’s intentional.
Burger jerky … how does it stay together while you dehydrate it? I would expect it to fall apart.
If I recall, he rolled it into tubes – almost like those little pepperoni bite thingys you can get. He put those in the dehydrator, and when they dried out they just stayed put. I’ll ask him in greater detail next time I see him if you’re interested.
Having personally seen seen beef and buffalo hanging in a slaughter shop ( I was on my high school’s FFA meats team and we were practicing for state competition at the U of A facility), I can attest to the fact that buffalo is significantly larger than beef. Beef is pretty big, but buffalo is huge.
Kelsi, I try to learn at least one new thing each day. I guess I'm done now, so I can watch I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here instead of whatever is on the Discovery Channel.
One of the treats we make for training our dogs are hot dogs cut up into quarters lengthwise, and then sliced into 1/4 inch pieces, then cooked for 2 minutes in a microwave until they are basically hot dog jerky. Those things are addictive – good dog, one for you, one for me!
I'm drooling at the thought of teriyaki buffalo jerky – yum!
A 24 hour DD/31! I haven't seen one of those since I left Providence. It was right across the street from the dorm my freshman year.
The most disgusting jerky I had was kangaroo jerky. My mom was in Sydney a few years ago and though my husband would like it. He who eats everything (except raspberries, don't ask me why) couldn't get more than one bite down. It didn't even smell good.
Stephanie, to the list of Jobs You Can't Pay Me Enough To Do, you can add 2 a.m. shift at that DD/31 across from the freshman dorm. I don't want to think what the bathrooms looked like by 4 a.m.
Yay, jerky! Looks good. Have you tried the Tanka Bars yet? Native American product containing buffalo and dried cranberries. Really, really tasty:) http://www.tankabar.com
Buffalo and cranberry? Wow. Even if I normally thought about what goes well with buffalo, which I don't, I doubt that cranberry would have come up. Let's see, six bucks for two, free shipping … might give that a try.
You seriously should. They are moist and meaty and delicious!
don't know if I feel comfortable eating succinic acid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Succinic_acid
Jehan, I'd prefer a simpler list of ingredients, too. But considering what I've seen in some things, this one doesn't sound so bad.