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)

Great Value Peppered Beef Jerky

Through the packet, I could see a lot of pepper on the meat. I opened the packet, and in a mad rush shoved a piece straight into my mouth. I've been saving this special 'Peppered' packet to have last. But I couldn't wait, so Im having it 3rd last. There's indeed a lot of crushed black pepper on the pieces.
Take a bite, and its soft and eeeasily tearable. Surprising! Does flavour make any difference to the texture of the dehydrated meat?? I doubt it. However, I've had a few packets of this brand.. well I must say the texture is not consistent. In the same pack, some pieces are soft, and some are damn hard.
The pepper hits the throat hard. Im Indian, so the spice is easy and lovable to me. But unexpectedly, it turned out to be sweet. How? Just the usual brown sugar? If every beef jerky is going to be sweet by default, Im going to love this thing even more!
The best part - from somewhere, somehow it tastes like my favourite mango from Kerala. How???

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Great Value Sweet & Hot Beef Jerky

My first "beef" jerky review. Feels  challenging.
The first taste is sweet - maybe due to the brown sugar glazing. The bite is just right. I'm unable to note the taste easily - either its too yummy or Im too hungry. I'd say the meat is a little hard. Some pieces are rather too dry and hard. Some pieces are as chewy as I like it.
The after taste is slightly peppery. The spice only hits the throat and the upper palate, not on the tongue. Its not really sweet & hot at the same time.

I kept a couple of pieces out on the table for about 10-15 mins to shoot them. They turned extremely dry and hard. It might be the dry weather in Bangalore
Some pieces are very lean, some are slightly thick.
And here's the annoying part. In every other large piece, I ended up with gristle in the mouth. So I suck out all the flavour, chew and swallow as much as I can, and spit out the remains. Real bummer! I'm guessing its the brand, because I had the same experience with 2 packets - a sweet & hot, and a teriyaki

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