Jerky, why you so 'spensive?

[Dante84]

I fucking love beef jerky.

Not that bullshit you get at every gas station ever, but the legit, delicious, thick, not-too-dry and not-too-moist, chewy, smoky jerky. Authentic stuff.

There's plenty of great options down here in Texas, but its insanely expensive for what I figure is a very, very thing to make.

I'm starting this in hopes to find delicious jerky options that aren't going to destroy my bank account.

OR

Delicious, easy to make jerky instructions would also be welcome.

[Dante84]

This is my favorite, by the way. Its not as pricey as some others, but they have 9-5 hours its just hard for me to remember to call them when I'm at work, and there's no e-commerce option. It's a chore to get it ordered.

http://www.omaschoice.com/jerkey-price-list.html

[srvy]

Two words.

Goose Jerky!

You can thank me later.

[Dante84]

Go on...

[Easy 6]

Decent jerky has always been pricey, but the cost of beef has went up around 30 to even 50% around much of the nation.

Thus you see the price on a tiny bag o jerky at the gas station and go "WTF is this stuff made from unicorn livers?"

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Macho Man is disappoint

[notorious]

There is some Sriracha bacon jerky a couple sells out of Scott City, Ks. that is unbelievable.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Beggin strips?

[Dante84]

the only time i had bacon jerky, it was too fatty to enjoy.

I tried brisket jerky once and it tasted like shit, as well.

[notorious]

Beggin strips?

LMAO

[srvy]

Goose breast makes some the best Jerky ever. If you are a goose hunter or know of any that would give ya some breasts your golden. All you need is a extruder, meat grander and dehydrator. And jerky spice you can make your own or go to Cabelas or any outdoor place. Lean meat is the key and goose breast is lean and its better than venison jerky.

You can buy lean round steak and jerky spice and hang the strips on oven rack at 150 to 175 and its pretty good too. beats any the store bought and rivals some the best real jerky as you mentioned.

[srvy]

http://www.ducks.org/hunting/recipes/spicy-goose-jerky

[srvy]

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[Dante84]

Nice, thanks. I'll see if I can find goose bewbs from one of my hunter buddies.

The stuff that I linked to earlier is smoked with pecan, and tastes phenomenal. I'm worried that I wont get any of the smokiness in a traditional oven, even though its likely the easiest method.

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/beef-jerky-recipe.html


This is for the do-it-yourselfer.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

After I shot my first few deer I always insisted that they give us a pound of deer jerky along with the other steaks and sausages. I felt like it was going to break my teeth off it was so hard.

[stonedstooge]

Goose breast makes some the best Jerky ever. If you are a goose hunter or know of any that would give ya some breasts your golden. All you need is a extruder, meat grander and dehydrator. And jerky spice you can make your own or go to Cabelas or any outdoor place. Lean meat is the key and goose breast is lean and its better than venison jerky.

You can buy lean round steak and jerky spice and hang the strips on oven rack at 150 to 175 and its pretty good too. beats any the store bought and rivals some the best real jerky as you mentioned.

THIS. Made several Canada and snow geese into jerky this year. Just wonderful

[Frosty]

A jerky gun (http://www.amazon.com/Weston-37-0101-W-Original-Jerky-Gun/dp/B000WZJOQY) and a home dehydrator makes tasty jerky way, way easier than thin slicing a shit-ton of meat. Just mix spices/smoke with really lean hamburger, load the gun and lay strips down in the dehydrator. Chewy but doesn't break your teeth.

[58-4ever]

After I shot my first few deer I always insisted that they give us a pound of deer jerky along with the other steaks and sausages. I felt like it was going to break my teeth off it was so hard.

Yeah, I asked for almost all hamburger after my first deer for that exact reason. They had to add some fat but I wasn't chewing on tree bark.

[C3HIEF3S]

I had deer jerky once. Amazing stuff.

[58-4ever]

I had deer jerky once. Amazing stuff.

Kewl story queer n00b

[Easy 6]

As far as deer meat, the single best product I've EVER had was summer sausage with cheddar and jalapeno in it.

That stuff is incredible... eat it alone with crackers, make a sandwich with lettuce and tomato, no matter what you do its awesome.

[Chief Pote]

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I consider myself a beef jerky expert...but this is :Lin:

[notorious]

Deer jerky is a snack that sounds good but is really a let down.

The bad thing is that you are stuck with a shitload of it.

[lewdog]

Just had this conversation at Costco with my wife. She wanted jerky and I said I have no idea why it's so expensive. I told her we must pass because we need to go full Guru.

[58-4ever]

As far as deer meat, the single best product I've EVER had was summer sausage with cheddar and jalapeno in it.

That stuff is incredible... eat it alone with crackers, make a sandwich with lettuce and tomato, no matter what you do its awesome.

I would guess this is because deer is probably the 4th ingredient in this recipe.

[ghak99]

Really good jerky is a shit ton of work, that's why.

Normally use 250-300lbs of meat making jerky each year. It's not fun, you can eat it almost as fast as you can make it, and when you're all done it feels like you just wasted a bunch of time shrinking your food supply.

Fyi: Eating it almost as fast as you make it leaves you highly qualified to post live play by play action in the pooping thread for a good 30 minutes.

[srvy]

Really good jerky is a shit ton of work, that's why.

Normally use 250-300lbs of meat making jerky each year. It's not fun, you can eat it almost as fast as you can make it, and when you're all done it feels like you just wasted a bunch of time shrinking your food supply.

Fyi: Eating it almost as fast as you make it leaves you highly qualified to post live play by play action in the pooping thread for a good 30 minutes.

:LOL:

[Dante84]

Really good jerky is a shit ton of work, that's why.

Normally use 250-300lbs of meat making jerky each year. It's not fun, you can eat it almost as fast as you can make it, and when you're all done it feels like you just wasted a bunch of time shrinking your food supply.

Fyi: Eating it almost as fast as you make it leaves you highly qualified to post live play by play action in the pooping thread for a good 30 minutes.

Shit, send me some!

[srvy]

I consider myself a beef jerky expert...but this is :Lin:

You would be surprised how good that is. And how does one fancy himself a jerky expert? Jack Links commercials?

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[ghak99]

Beggin strips?

I umm.. might know a guy.. who uh... took dog treat jerky to high school and passed it out as his homemade jerky.

LMAO

[BigMeatballDave]

I really like the Oberto Teriyaki. It's only $4 at Dollar General.

[ghak99]

I use this simple mix for a batch for a family member each year.

https://www.himtnjerky.com/Original-Blend-Jerky-Kit.html

It's a dry nonsmoke mix, so it might not be what you're looking for, but it's quick, cheap, and easy to make if you just want to try it out.

[Dante84]

Really good jerky is a shit ton of work, that's why.

Normally use 250-300lbs of meat making jerky each year. It's not fun, you can eat it almost as fast as you can make it, and when you're all done it feels like you just wasted a bunch of time shrinking your food supply.

Shit, send me some!

I umm.. might know a guy.. who uh... took dog treat jerky to high school and passed it out as his homemade jerky.

You know, I think I'll retract my previous request.

[HonestChieffan]

This is all you need to know. Best Jerky ever.

http://jacksonbrothersmeat.com

[Dante84]

This is all you need to know. Best Jerky ever.

http://jacksonbrothersmeat.com

I see pricing but they don't tell you how much you get for those prices.

[58-4ever]

BTW, you deserve rep for the thread title. I keep reading it like a black lady at a garage sale.

[thabear04]

I buy mine here the Elk is good also they have kangaroo, ostrich, alligator, wild boar.

http://www.jerky.com

[ping2000]

Beggin strips?


Probably better than Slim Jim's.

[Pablo]

Old Trapper is the most reasonably priced and good tasting brand of jerky I've found. Get a jumbo bag at QT or Hyvee for $11.

[rockymtnchief]

http://www.hicountry.com/

I spend too much money every time I stop in their store.

[lewdog]

http://www.hicountry.com/

I spend too much money every time I stop in their store.

Old Lincoln, Montana. And yes, we did too. :thumb:

[Pasta Little Brioni]

I umm.. might know a guy.. who uh... took dog treat jerky to high school and passed it out as his homemade jerky.

LMAO

You sumbitch ROFL

[BigChiefFan]

One of the brands at QT is awful. It's like chewing seasoned fat. Olberta, I think. Time lapses and I think I got a bad batch, only to realize its flavored gristle.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

http://www.edesmeats.com/beef-jerky.html

Here you go, some damn good stuff . I bought about $200 worth last year and sent it to my brother in Afghanistan. He passed it out to troops as well as some locals.

[Nightfyre]

http://www.hicountry.com/

I spend too much money every time I stop in their store.

This

[TribalElder]

If you are not eating tanka bars then what the **** are you doing with your life

More.specifically http://www.tankabar.com/cgi-bin/nanf/public/product-tankabar-intro.cvw
Cranberry orig my fav, spicy is good too

They have jerky too but the bars are the bomb

Your welcome

[Buns]

If you are not eating tanka bars then what the **** are you doing with your life


I will be looking into this. Thanks!

[DaKCMan AP]

The fiance likes the salmon jerky and beef jerky from trader joes. Sometimes we buy from local farmers markets, too.

[Fire Me Boy!]

I just bagged up three pounds of flank. One AB’s recipe (minus the liquid smoke) and a teriyaki marinade. Gonna smoke tomorrow.

[tmax63]

Key thing to remember on the price of jerky is that 10lb of raw cooks/dries out to about 4lbs or less and the price of a good beef roast has went up. I'm cautious of cheap jerky because I want to know it wasn't made from scrap.

[Simply Red]

I just bagged up three pounds of flank. One AB’s recipe (minus the liquid smoke) and a teriyaki marinade. Gonna smoke tomorrow.

YOU MARCH RIGHT TO HELL!!

[mlyonsd]

I just bagged up three pounds of flank. One AB’s recipe (minus the liquid smoke) and a teriyaki marinade. Gonna smoke tomorrow.
I assume you're saying you used flank steak? What price are you paying for it? Pretty expensive here although I haven't looked at it recently because it hasn't necessarily been grilling weather.

[Fire Me Boy!]

I assume you're saying you used flank steak? What price are you paying for it? Pretty expensive here although I haven't looked at it recently because it hasn't necessarily been grilling weather.



It’s typically pretty pricy, but it was $6/lb at Costco this morning.

[mlyonsd]

It’s typically pretty pricy, but it was $6/lb at Costco this morning.

That's a pretty darn good price.

[Simply Red]

guys utilize a citrus in your jerk marinade - it'll certainly help matters.

[Fire Me Boy!]

That's a pretty darn good price.



Most of the stores around here it’s damn near the price of ribeye!

[Simply Red]

https://tinyurl.com/y79jqb2d

[Fire Me Boy!]

YOU MARCH RIGHT TO HELL!!



Why you hatin’, brother?

[Simply Red]

I have a beef jerky outlet by my house, who'd have thought there'd be such a thing?

[mlyonsd]

Most of the stores around here it’s damn near the price of ribeye!
Same here. Back in the day when I was cutting retail meat we couldn't hardly give it away. We were breaking our own sides and fronts then and it went into the scraps for ground beef most of the time. There were few people that knew how good a flank steak could be.

[Simply Red]

Why you hatin’, brother?

you 86'ed the liquid smoke!

[Fire Me Boy!]

you 86'ed the liquid smoke!



Because I’m smoking it tomorrow. Real smoke > liquid smoke.

[tooge]

I make a lot of venison jersey, some goose and some beef. Here's the thing. I'll use a couple of venison roasts, make two full gallon bags of jersey. It's two days of marinating and two days of dehydrating. Then my kids and I devour it in like three weeks.

It's way cheaper to make your own but time consuming if you eat a lot of for a rtwo pound roast.
2 cups soy sauce
1 cup worchestershire
2 tablespoons liquid smoke
Quarter cup red chili flakes
1 cup orange juice
Two tablespoons minced garlic
Mix all those for the marinade. Slice the meat to 1/4 inch slices. Marinate sliced meat for two days. Then dehydrate in a dehydrator. Mine is the Ronco model but any will do.

[Simply Red]

Because I’m smoking it tomorrow. Real smoke > liquid smoke.

I guess you'd forgotten the inside joke.

[Nickhead]

95$ a kilo here, for jack links even :thumb: :D

[threebag]

If you buy Jack Links hope you don't get a moldy bag

[Nickhead]

If you buy Jack Links hope you don't get a moldy bag

i don't buy, just looked due to this thread :D

[cooper barrett]

you 86'ed the liquid smoke!

Real men don't "liquid smoke", thats for vapor's.

Making me think.... no, they wouldn't.

[Mr. Wizard]

"lemme give you a what if"
I KNOW its' not jerky but we sell country meats as a fundraiser over 1000 sticks at a time. They made a video about snack sticks.
Skip to 40 seconds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28uuFQ3Jlug&feature=youtu.be
now you know what your eating with the cheap ones.
They have some amazing and some not so amazing flavors. Their original smoked hickory is a close to GOOD beef jerky as you can get perfect black pepper kick. Bold Terryaki is great and we sell a lot of ghost pepper.
You can buy a box of 144 sticks for .55c each and have meatsticks for months!

[cooper barrett]

Did you say "GHOST PEPPER"???????

https://www.countrymeats.com/sample-pack.aspx?rep=facebook3 Free stuff

Thanks for the lead, I was looking for a fund raiser/ product for a car club and this may be a good one since 98% of the group are men.

[Fire Me Boy!]

I guess you'd forgotten the inside joke.

I had, but I remember now! ROFL

[Randallflagg]

Decent jerky has always been pricey, but the cost of beef has went up around 30 to even 50% around much of the nation.

Thus you see the price on a tiny bag o jerky at the gas station and go "WTF is this stuff made from unicorn livers?"


This is true. It's criminal the way meat prices have gone up. A friend of mine told me about Zaycon - and I thought he was nuts until we tried it. Holy shit!

When I am going to make Jerky - I grab the beef out of the freezer and have at it.

[cooper barrett]

This is true. It's criminal the way meat prices have gone up. A friend of mine told me about Zaycon - and I thought he was nuts until we tried it. Holy shit!

When I am going to make Jerky - I grab the beef out of the freezer and have at it.

I am looking at that, It looks like you get a choice of a few items sold in quanity at close to club prices and probably the same sources.

Is it worth it? I would buy a case of pork tenderloins as I live off those but the last 24, 12 2 pks, I bought were .50 less than buying in bulk from them.

[Fire Me Boy!]

The AB recipe is so-so. The teriyaki I made is pretty great.

[mlyonsd]

The AB recipe is so-so. The teriyaki I made is pretty great.
Sorry, but what is 'AB'?

[Fire Me Boy!]

Sorry, but what is 'AB'?

Alton Brown

[mlyonsd]

Alton Brown
Thx. Loved AB back in the day. He taught me how to make a fool proof roux for gravy. And his red wine beef gravy is outstanding.

I've used the same jerky recipe for 30 years and probably won't mess with anything that you'd consider so-so.

[Randallflagg]

eI am looking at that, It looks like you get a choice of a few items sold in quanity at close to club prices and probably the same sources.

Is it worth it? I would buy a case of pork tenderloins as I live off those but the last 24, 12 2 pks, I bought were .50 less than buying in bulk from them.

Honestly - at first I was dubious when a friend mentioned it to us. He swore that we'd be "surprised" at both the quantity and the quality.

We thought, "What the hell" and ordered the chicken breast. HOLY SHIT!!! I picked them up at the site and was floored. Biggest chicken breast I had ever seen. No GMO - nothing but natural.

One chicken breast can EASILY feed both of us. OK...30 pounds in the freezer. Then, we tried the KC Strips. Same thing - Great quality. 20 pounds in the freezer. They taste GREAT. Next was the burger 90% lean. Outstanding.

Now, we have tried the Ham (for the holidays) they were Smithfield hams and tasted great. Finally, the bacon. OUTSTANDING. Applewood smoked.

Honestly, I don't usually recommend products - but I am absolutely sold on Zaycon. Never thought I'd say that - but there you go.

[cooper barrett]

TY next time they have pork tenderloins, that's about a C-note.

By the way, It's getting hard to get a ham that's not a Smithfeild or a Tyson.

[markd2000]

Can't believe we're 6 pages into this thread and nobody has talked about the absolute best beef jerky ever made....Sturgis Beef Jerky (http://sturgisjerky.com/store/). This is not inexpensive, but we're now on our fourth generation craving this jerky!!!! Try it and thank me later.

[Fish]

Can't believe we're 6 pages into this thread and nobody has talked about the absolute best beef jerky ever made....Sturgis Beef Jerky (http://sturgisjerky.com/store/). This is not inexpensive, but we're now on our fourth generation craving this jerky!!!! Try it and thank me later.

JFC you aren't kidding. Almost $70 for 24oz worth of jerky. No thanks. That's ridiculous...

https://i.imgur.com/O9t0ZPx.jpg

[listopencil]

A jerky gun (http://www.amazon.com/Weston-37-0101-W-Original-Jerky-Gun/dp/B000WZJOQY) and a home dehydrator makes tasty jerky way, way easier than thin slicing a shit-ton of meat. Just mix spices/smoke with really lean hamburger, load the gun and lay strips down in the dehydrator. Chewy but doesn't break your teeth.


This is true, but you can still just go by giant chunks of London Broil and make great beef jerky in the dehydrator. Just marinade it overnight in the fridge after you slice it.

[Boon]

Like all beef jerky this stuff is expensive, but it is awesome.
https://www.nmlbeefjerky.com/

[Pogue]

https://smokedmeats.com

Best jerky on the planet.

[markd2000]

http://sturgisjerky.com/store/product_images/j/950/160z__58370_zoom.jpghttp://sturgisjerky.com/store/products/Original-Flavor%252d16oz-.html#reviews

$29.50 plus $5.75 shipping for 16 oz.