Thursday, August 12, 2010

Luther's Smokehouse Beef Jerky - Teriyaki

luther's smokehouse jerkyNext in the series on Luther's Smokehouse is this Teriyaki beef jerky. See my reviews of their Old Fashioned Original and Old Fashioned Hot.

Luther's Smokehouse is a smokehouse located in LeRoy, KS, owned and operated by Martin Luther. Luther started out running a slaughterhouse, but in 1974 he added beef jerky to his list of products and today it's his primary business.

All of his jerky is made in his own USDA inspected facility. He also runs a restaurant and country store.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Cedar Creek Beef Jerky - Teriyaki

cedar creek beef jerkyNext in the series on Cedar Creek Beef Jerky is this Teriyaki variety. See my previous reviews of their Peppered beef jerky, Hot beef jerky, and Original beef jerky.

Cedar Creek Beef Jerky is based out of El Dorado Springs, MO. The company was started in 1990 by Terrance M. Ebeltoft who died last year. It's now owned by his wife, and ran by his wife's son. The company makes jerky in its own USDA approved facility, uses home made ovens.

Cedar Creek says they make jerky in "the foothills of the Missouri Ozark Mountains", using only locally produced beef, or beef produced in the USA. The company claims they, "literally make their jerky one piece at a time.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

California Jerky Factory - Original Peppered

california jerky factoryCalifornia Jerky Factory is a brand of California Jerky Factory, Inc. based out of So. El Monte, CA. The company appears to also operate as "Bach Cuc, Inc.", sharing the same USDA establishment number. Bach Cuc has its own line of jerky products.

I've actually reviewed their jerky before under the "Diva Chocolates" brand, a brand that specialized in chocolate-dusted jerky.

This label on this jerky says "Original Beef Jerky", but there's a smaller sticker below that says "Peppered", so I'm evaluating this as a peppered beef jerky.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Longview Beef Jerky - Teriyaki

longview beef jerkyMoving on in the series with Longview Beef Jerky is this Teriyaki variety. See my reviews of their other beef jerky varieties.

Longview Beef Jerky is a brand of Longview Meat & Merchandise Ltd., based out of Longview, Alberta, Canada. The company has been making their jerky for the past 30 years. They claim their beef jerky is made from Canadian grown cattle. You can't buy Longview Beef Jerky in the USA, but you can find it at gas stations and stores throughout Canada.

The company sent me samples because it's trying to capitalize on the number of Americans visiting the Calgary, Alberta area for the Calgary Stampede.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Wayne's Jerky - Medium

Wayne's JerkyNext in the series on Wayne's Jerky is this Medium variety. See my reviews of their Mild and Teriyaki varieties.

Wayne's Jerky is a brand of Wayne's Jerky, LLC based out of Sobieski, WI. The company has been in business since 2006, available in stores throughout north-east Wisconsin.

All of their jerky all of their jerky comes in the form of "bites", bite-sized pieces, and in a chopped and formed product. Only recently did the company get a website going with online purchasing.

Friday, August 6, 2010

A&J South Florida Jerky - Original

A&J south florida jerkyA&J South Florida Jerky is a brand of A&J South Florida Jerky, Inc. based out of West Palm Beach, FL. The brand has been around since 2006.

It's run by Andy Cohron and Jim Torhorst, a couple of buddies who had been making jerky for themselves and friends over the past 15 years, but decided to turn it into a business. In 2007 they became USDA approved and then incorporated.

A&J South Florida Jerky is largely available in 300 retail outlets mostly in Florida, along with 30 Crown Liquor stores. They also sell jerky from their website, and they're already private labeling for other brands.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Luther's Smokehouse Beef Jerky - Hot

luther's smokehouse beef jerkyNext up in the series on Luther's Smokehouse Beef Jerky is this Old Fashioned Hot. See my review of their Old Fashioned Original variety.

Luther's Smokehouse is a smokehouse located in LeRoy, KS, owned and operated by Martin Luther. Luther started out running a slaughterhouse, but in 1974 he added beef jerky to his list of products, and today beef jerky is his primary business.

Luther makes all of his jerky at his own USDA inspected facility. He also runs a restaurant and country store.

This Old Fashioned Hot variety is touted as being "No Carbs".

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Cedar Creek Beef Jerky - Peppered

cedar creek beef jerkyNext in the series on Cedar Creek Beef Jerky is this Peppered variety. See my previous reviews of their Hot beef jerky and Original beef jerky.

Cedar Creek Beef Jerky is based out of El Dorado Springs, MO. The company was started in 1990 by Terrance M. Ebeltoft who died last year. It's now owned by his wife, and ran by his wife's son. The company makes jerky in its own USDA approved facility, uses home made ovens.

Cedar Creek says they make jerky in "the foothills of the Missouri Ozark Mountains", using only locally produced beef, or beef produced in the USA. The company claims they, "literally make their jerky one piece at a time.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Wayne's Jerky - Teriyaki

waynes' jerkyNext in the series on Wayne's Jerky is this Teriyaki variety. Read my review of their Original beef jerky.

Wayne's Jerky is a brand of Wayne's Jerky, LLC based out of Sobieski, WI. The company has been in business since 2006, available in stores throughout north-east Wisconsin.

As of this writing, all of their jerky is sold in "bites", bite-sized pieces, and in a chopped and formed product. Only recently did the company get a website going with online purchasing.

Monday, August 2, 2010

Da Bomb Jerky

da bomb jerkyLast week I published a review of Da Bomb Jerky's "Spicy Teriyaki Beef Jerky".

The company also sent me samples of their other varieties, but only about 1oz each which is not quite enough to write a detailed review. Even though these other flavors have labels that read "3oz" I don't think they intended for me to write reviews on these, and just sent them to introduce me to their brand. But I want to share all these other flavors with you, so I'm just going to focus on taste, only summarize the meat consistency, and not assign any ratings.

Da Bomb Jerky is owned and made by Brian Jacoby of Colorado Springs, CO. The brand has been around locally for over ten years, selling through flea markets, car shows, and other events. They just started selling online in 2008.