tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134710340137592050.post1355913129272590163..comments2024-03-23T04:20:01.350-07:00Comments on Beef Jerky Reviews: Big John's Beef Jerky - BBQSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134710340137592050.post-49777827792998929492012-01-02T18:49:14.631-08:002012-01-02T18:49:14.631-08:00I'm the jerky neophyte who wrote a couple of w...I'm the jerky neophyte who wrote a couple of weeks ago to thank you for the guidance your site provided. My initial orders (5 companies rated "Best" for one or more varieties) are coming in and I've got a spreadsheet to help me keep track! I tried Big John's because the Original got a "Best" and they're from neighboring PA.<br /><br />I've discovered I like a dryer jerky with very meaty flavor and <b>Big John's</b> delivers on both counts! I ordered a large sampler to try the various flavors and styles <b>Big John's</b> offers. I've loved each of them. <br /><br />From me, the BBQ gets a "Best" rating. The BBQ flavorings are subtle, so I do understand your knock down to "Good." If someone is looking primarily for big BBQ taste, this isn't it. That said, I personally find I like the light BBQ as it doesn't mask the meaty flavor. (This is true for the Teriyaki flavor, as well.) The natural smoke for all the flavors simply rocks!<br /><br /><b>Big John's</b> now offers "Fiery" versions of the BBQ, Teriyaki and Original flavors that you might enjoy. I found the heat quite pleasant and it built as the bag was consumed (although it never achieved "fiery" for my tastebuds) and the meatiness still came through.<br /><br />Love the strips for easy snacking - it is very "clean" jerky both fingertip and fragment wise. Try the 1/4" slabs sometime. There's an elemental pleasure to ripping a strip off with your teeth and then chewing a hunk off of the strip. At first I wasn't too pleased, but the satisfaction of manhandling my jerky sort of crept up on me. I agree that, with both the strips and slab, the jerky is best enjoyed with some pause for sucking to let it rehydrate. Just a little sucking really brings out the meaty flavors.<br /><br />I've gone through over a pound of <b>Big John's</b> and have not encountered the fat issue to which Mr. Martin refers. Both the slabs and the strips have been remarkably fat and connective tissue free.<br /><br />Delivery time was excellent at 3 days, even during the holiday season.kleinworthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647122659299356128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134710340137592050.post-12429348702595907712011-07-04T23:39:46.768-07:002011-07-04T23:39:46.768-07:00I've been ordering their beef jerky for years ...I've been ordering their beef jerky for years but I had to stop because I kept finding huge wads of fat connected to the jerky to the point where it's ruining the taste. They either started to use lower quality meat or somebody isn't cutting the fat off like they are supposed to. When I contacted them about it, the essentially said "Sorry! We're not using lower quality meat." No offer for a refund or replacement and no guarantee the quality will go back to normal. It's sad because the experience caused them to lose a long time customer.Michael Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347939865959405365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134710340137592050.post-29961088913472637332009-09-14T12:53:07.343-07:002009-09-14T12:53:07.343-07:00I was a little disappointed with the BBQ flavor be...I was a little disappointed with the BBQ flavor because I thought it was too lightly flavored. The quality of the meat and the texture was great, as always with Big John's, but I was expecting more BBQ flavor (same with the Teriyaki, actually). Maybe by itself it is great, but I tasted it against the Original and the Original low-sodium in a show-down with several friends, and every single person there chose either the Original or the low-sodium as their favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9134710340137592050.post-8511585255555671252009-02-03T09:50:00.000-08:002009-02-03T09:50:00.000-08:00For what it's worth, I've tried Big John's Origina...For what it's worth, I've tried Big John's Original, Teriyaki, and BBQ, and love the BBQ the most by far, while my husband thinks it's too sweet, and is all about the Teriyaki. So you might want to try the Teriyaki, which tastes very true to it's name, and is a bit sweeter then the original flavor with a nice "tang". We love the company though, it always ships out very fast, it's an amazing value for the quality, and they really seem to value their customers (have "loyalty rewards", etc.).Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922509664480090776noreply@blogger.com