Keno's Beef Jerky - Kickin' T-Bone

Keno's Beef Jerky is a brand owned by Gary Keeney, baesed out of Wichita Falls, TX. Established in 2010, Keeno's manufacturing process is state inspected, and the company runs an outlet store in the same building.

Keeney got into the jerky business while working at Dell Computers, where he sold bags of his homemade stuff to fellow employees. After getting laid off, he went into business for himself with the aid of a $17,000.00 prize for winning the IdeaWF competition hosted by Midwestern State University. Keeney also won the 2014 Peppers and More World Jerky Contest.

This "Kickin' T-Bone" jerky is described as Keeno's signature variety. It's said to be reminiscent of a perfectly prepared Texas T-Bone steak, as well as "soft and easy to chew. It practically melts in your mouth."

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Oh Boy! Oberto - Steakhouse Seasoning

While visiting Washington State in early November, I got to visit the Oh Boy! Oberto factory store, and found this "Steakhouse Seasoning" variety. It's been around for awhile, but I haven't been able to find it in my neck of the woods.

This bag has a sticker on it that says, "Ends & Pieces". In fact, many of the bags of jerky sold at the factory store has this sticker on it. One thing worth noting is that the factory store still sells jerky in 4 ounce bags, whereas the grocery stores mostly carry the smaller 3.5 ounce bags. It's not an older jerky, the date stamp was for 8 months into the future. My guess is that the factory is trying to use up all of its 4 ounce bags.

It's anyone guess as to what exactly "steakhouse seasoning" is supposed to be. A steakhouse would theoretically have a wide assortment of seasonings for all its unique meat offerings. We shall see...

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