Slim Jim Zesty Garlic

One word. Oily!
Ugh.. Why?? It's basically minced beef wrapped in some kinda membrane. With a lot of oil.. And vinegar! Very strong smell and flavour. I didn't get the flavour of any Zesty Garlic! I couldn't eat more than 2-3 bites at one shot. It caused an irritation in my throat beyond that.
Although it's minced meat, it had a lot of gristle. It's supposed to be eaten on the go, but don't attempt it unless you're carrying tissue paper with you. You'll need both hands to tear open that long thing now and then, and you're hands are going to be all oily.
I'm not a fan, clearly

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The extra half star in 'Overall' is for popularity. I don't know why this thing is so popular!

Pemmican Beef Jerky - Teriyaki

Pemmican Beef Jerky
Hand chunked & Formed
Teriyaki

From outside the packet the cuts didn't look like any beef jerky I've had till now.
I should've guessed from the text on the pack - "Hand chunked & Formed"
Smells good, not very strong as usual though.
First bite reaction - So soft! No need to tear. It's like biting grainy cheese. Yes it's a bit grainy. Because it seems like minced meat that's caked and cut.
Good Teriyaki flavour, no doubt. There's no pleasure of chewing on some great beef.
Must say there's absolutely no gristle.
The other product I've had that comes a bit close to this, is the Jack Links Steak Tender Bites. But that had quite some gristle.

Not very impressed with this product. This ain't real beef jerky. Or maybe it's an acquired taste!

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Mould Jerky Review!!

This is what I found when I casually dug the pocket of my hoodie the other day. The last time I had worn that hoodie was a couple of months ago. I remember stuffing some BJ in my pocket to snack. I forgot 1 piece. And it turned into this.

Gross, no?

Taste: 0

Texture: 0

Chewability: 0

Overall: 0

:-D

Jack Link's Teriyaki Beef Jerky [Mega Pack]

The Mega Pack makes no difference to the taste I'm guessing. The last time I had reviewed this one, I vowed to review it while I'm actually biting into it!
So here, Awesome texture. The bite is perfect and delicious. The flavour of teriyaki is classic, and it gradually fills your mouth, and lasts for sometime once you've swallowed, especially the slight sour taste of teriyaki. The meat mostly tears easily, but for a few pieces. I had bite them and tear in full power. I've come to the end of the pack, which was wiped out pretty soon, and I have found gristle on just 2 occassions - isn't that awesome?
However, 1 of the pieces was over-dehydrated.

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Oh Boy! Oberto - Sweet & Sour Pork Jerky

Not all that sweet. Not all that sour. Grainy as the previous pork jerky. So I guess grainyness is a pork jerky thing. Soft. Tears easily. No gristle at all, so that's good. So no difference in texture, at least within the same brand.
Overall not that great, but then it's jerky after all! The previous pork jerky (Oh Boy! Oberto BBQ Pork Jerky) was more flavoursome. Didn't feel much salt, not sure if the sodium content is lesser.

I opened the pack after about a week, and they had turned mouldy. With every packet of jerky I'm careful not to touch any meat that I'm not going to eat immediately, and I make sure I seal it air tight each time. This time I was a little negligent.
Oh Boy! Oberto claims their jerkies are All Natural - no preservatives, no additives, no artificial stuff. Which could be the reason why it went bad beyond my usual time frame of making it last, which is about 2 weeks.
Is a good thing, I just have to finish them soon!

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Jack Link's Teriyaki Beef Steak TENDER BITES

Beef has a distinct smell. And it smells like I want to bite it. When I opened the pack I was reminded of some awesome Kerala beef dishes, the dry ones.
First bite experience - soft, fleshy, salty, teriyaki. Tender bites indeed. Very fleshy. Juicy in the sense that you salivate profusely. No gristle. Well almost, because I did find gristle in one piece. A wee bit extra salty though..

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Next batch of yummy dried flesh: Christmas Gift

So Lydia flew down on Dec 10. She brought these as my Christmas gift! I knew jerky was coming, not only because it had to, she also told me she was buying some before she flew down. This is quite a wholesome shipment, of course it's never enough nevertheless.

And the best surprise - 3 packets of unique jerky meat!
Venison, Wild Boar, Buffalo. Ha! I knew they were all out there. Conquest begun. Checked.

Awesome. I think I'll save them for last, which I don't know will be when. On second thoughts, maybe before she leaves, because it's good to share with people you love.

And the list
Heidi Jo's Black Pepper Buffalo Jerky
Heidi Jo's Black Pepper Wild Boar Jerky
Heidi Jo's Black Pepper Venison Jerky
Jack Link's Teriyaki Beef Steak Tender Bites
Oh Boy! Oberto Sweet & Sour Pork Jerky
Oh Boy! Oberto Bacon Jerky
Matador Beef Jerky Teriyaki (Tender)
Jack Link's Teriyaki Beef Jerky (Mega Pack)