Never had beef jerky until this year, at 22 years old

>Never had beef jerky until this year, at 22 years old
>delicious
>Now that I've noticed, there's a shit ton out there.

What are the best to look for in a store? The most unique? I never thought that dried beef could be so good

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I usually just buy Jack links

I know its not the best out there but its everywhere and when you're craving jerky it'll get the job done

Same beef jerky is so expensive to make that the really good stuff that people make small batches of is like $15 a bag to cover expenses

beef jerky is goat as a snack or even as a protein component as a boxed lunch but god dammit is it expensive. I have to portion it very carefully to get my moneys worth, I use these little tupperware cups usually for salad dressings and stuff jerky down into them

I aim for about 5-6 of these premeasured servings per $10 spent on jerky

No joke, the best jerky I ever had was the stuff I made myself.

I got it in my head to make field rations as a snack for my D&D group and went a little nuts - jerky, hard tack, the whole nine yards.

>muffled Townsend screeching in the distance

surely you mean SHIPS BISCUIT user

Have you ever tried deer (venison for the posh cu/ck/s)? Way better!

Venison jerky? Not yet. I'd probably be up for it, though.

>No joke, the best jerky I ever had was the stuff I made myself.
The biggest problem with making it yourself seems to be the time. I don't always have the hours to sit there and do it

>hard tack
1776 called and they want their cuisine back

18th century

goddamnit don't make me link his video

Do it, I have no idea what you're talking about

It takes a while, but the touch time is practically nothing

>cut up meat
>dump in marinade
>chuck that shit in the fridge
>give it like 8 hours/overnight
>rack up dehydrator
>turn on
>rotate grates every like
8 hours or so
>its done when it's all dried out

>Venison jerky? Not yet. I'd probably be up for it, though.
It's awesome, and super cheap if you shhot it yourself? Are you a no gunz poor fag? See pic related!

>The biggest problem with making it yourself seems to be the time
Buy a food dehydrator from walmart (~$30) if you can afford it, and buy the extended warranty (~$5). That when it shits out you just go back and exchange it. I do this with rabbit because I make rabbit jerky for my dogs, and I have saved at least $1k with this approach.

Yeah I scanned the catalog and could not find the thread, so I just posted a general comment.
>plz no bully i didnt make an orange fool

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Very informative guide.

>The most unique?

Find yourself some proper African "bush" Biltong.

I cannot take credit, as it was a Veeky Forums effort to make.

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Oh, I know. I've never seen it regardless.

>Didn't have jerky until 22

Single mom households.

Nah, my dad was just never too into it. Sometimes my family would have Slim Jims but those are disgusting and I assumed all jerky tasted like that.

The best readily available jerky in the world

deer jerky is unironically MUCH better

High Country beef jerky out of Lincoln Montana. I love I Helena the capitol of the and i make dang good and sure I drive the 65 miles at least 4 times a year just to get jerky, pemican and fudge that they make right there.

The best jerky I've ever had was homemade by friends and whatnot, I wish I had the equipment and time to make it myself

Nothing beats homemade jerky.

>I love I Helena the capitol of the and i

i like the vietnamese one best, it has a happy cow on it and is red, youll find it in asia stores, goes for about 4€ in germany

This, make your own, OP.

You can control exactly what goes into the jerky, and what it will taste like.

why is beef jerky such a rip off? always sold in small packs at high prices, but shouldn't preserved meats be cheaper than fresh?

1776 is 18th century?

Wild Bill's Jerky is the best beef jerky available. Jack Link's is shit tier garbage. Basically opposite ends of the spectrum.

>shouldn't preserved meats be cheaper than fresh?

Here's a great chance to practise rational thinking. Leaving aside the reduction in weight due to water loss think about the labor expended to cure meat. I'm sure a kid like you is capable of analyzing this.

>mom is from South Africa
>moved to Europe as a teen
>she finds out you can order biltong from farms in our country
>a big box comes in the mail
>mom opens the box
>its filled to the rim with biltong pieces
>entire floor is stinking of biltong

I still remember that smell and taste, it was fucking worth it.

>always sold in small packs at high prices

Because meat is mostly water. When you dehydrate it to make jerky you lose a massive amount of weight. It takes several lbs of raw meat to make only 1 lb of jerky. So of course it's going to be more expensive per unit weight because all the water is gone.

You can get alligator jerky in Florida, pretty tasty senpai.

I've tried and it's ok, but it kinda feels like lame, soggy jerky
also, the smell kinda sucks

make your own
I bought a cajun seasoning and brine from cabelas, fucking delicious

That's awesome man; I'm running a campaign and you just inspired me to make dinner for them.

>D&D group
Hahahahahahahahaha

Yeah, that's heavily outweighed by shelf-life in almost any food, should be especially so with something that has a short shelf-life like meat.
And I'm talking per calorie, not by weight.

Anyone have a good homemade jerky recipe?

Actually yes it is, how do you think centuries work?

>Year 1-100 is first century
>Year 101-200 is second century
>Year 201-300 is third century
>...
>Year 1501-1600 is sixteenth century
>Year 1601-1700 is seventeenth century
>Year 1701-1800 is ____________

Buy it from gun shows.

>Peaked in high school

Chopped and formed is best. Find some local place that does it that way. That may be easy or hard based on location (easy for me, TX).