Archive for December, 2008
Friday, December 19th, 2008
Happy holidays to all!
Yes, it’s that time of year where gift giving, holiday cheer and goodwill towards all men. Always a nice time of year we would all agree. But if you are looking for that last minute gift why not something outside of the box? What about a subscription to Jed’s Jerky Club? Not a bad idea for the Jerky lover in your life. Let’s think about the practicality of a monthly allotment of beef jerky. It’s the gift that keeps on giving, different flavors, different types, who could ask for anything better? Ok, I am sounding like a commercial, please forgive. They give me this space to talk about almost anything, but we have to give the advertisers their due. Back to the holidays, since most of my adult life has been spent in Southern California, and the Southwest, needless to say seasons changing was not a big part in my life. However, I do remember a snow filled weekend during a family get together in Big Bear Lake, California, and will never forget! One of my first times driving in the snow, well let me tell you it was not pretty. What do you expect for a flatlander. So the idea of seasons changing was not real big in my life growing up, but at times it seems I have missed something growing up, the idea of a nice fire, and snow piling up outside seems like a dream, or nightmare, I guess it depends your point of view. But also enjoying a nice piece of beef jerky seem like a nice addition, yeah it really does not go with the fire place, snow picture that was just painted. Well it’s my dream anyway, maybe somebody out there could give their story of growing up in the Midwest or Northwest, it would be interesting to hear a different point of view. Well until next time, this is Jerky Jed saying happy holiday!
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Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Sounds kind of funny? Well it’s a good question. How do you like your Beef Jerky. The reason that particular question is because I believe there is a big division among jerky fans. I have spoken to die hard fans of Jerky and they attest to the traditional “way it was” argument. And sometimes a dry, flavored, usually black peppered is just what the mood calls for, and you need to satisfy that urge! That is why at Jed’s Jerky .com makes a wonderful Premium Black peppered jerky. However, it’s soft and not a piece of shoe leather. If you are looking for shoe leather, perhaps trying my old boots, give me your address at let me send you a pair. But I must confess that the argument is a valid one. Why fight traditional beef jerky values, not from the beef jerky dude, that’s for sure. But my favorite must be wet or soft beef jerky. It’s just more pleasant eating experience! This is un- official but my belief though my years of asking jerky fans is about 8 out of 1 in favor of soft, tender or moist beef jerky. Perhaps one of these days we will set up a booth and challenge that very question, what do you think? Besides not ripping out a set of teeth, dry beef jerky just seems to get stuck in my teeth a lot more. And although understanding the tenderizing of the meat by having it soak in the natural juices of your mouth is something natural, or so I guess. As long as it’s marinated correctly or seasoned would be best. So really after reading my own article I could go either way on this debate.
Jed
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Thursday, December 4th, 2008
by Jerky Jed
Let’s have some background first. What is Slap Beef Jerky? There are many types of Beef Jerky, you have Natural style, as my earlier blog entry. You have Chopped and Formed. You have hung beef jerky. You have flavored beef jerky. The list is endless! But in the last 10 years or so, we have a new style that has entered the market place. But is it a new style? Is it made from something other than Beef? No, it’s made of beef, but it could be made of any large game for that matter. But for all of the commercial types, beef is king. Just today I was speaking to a manufacture of Slap beef jerky. The topic we spoke of was wrapped or unwrapped when it came to slap beef jerky. And also in one of my earlier blogs that very question is asked. If you recall it really comes down to product appeal or health concerns. Who wants to eat a piece of beef jerky that somebody else handled? Yuck! Sorry, went too far from my topic. Answering the question what is slap beef jerky well, basically it’s a very thinly sliced piece of beef jerky. So thin is the cut that in many cases you can see right through it! But to the naked eye it’s a really big piece of Jerky! Even something as little as 1.5 oz looks like a sheet of paper. However, looking at the ounce size serving, perhaps the actual size might not be a bargain, or maybe it is, it’s a personal choice. The old saying if it looks good eat it applies here! I personally like this type of Jerky, usually you need to soak it down in your mouth and start to make the meat softer as you chew. And of course all of the great flavors are available on the Slabs! So if you get the chance try slab beef jerky, chances are, you will like it!
Thanks,
Jerky Jed.
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