But I wonder how much the meat shrinks when creating it? I'm sure it's quite a bit...that little piece of jerky probably started out as a MUCH bigger piece of meat. That's what you're paying for.
p.s. Kinda like a diamond, it's only compressed coal
personally, some of the best i've ever had is from that cheese store (something farms???) you find in the malls. they usually sell them in large containers by the register. that stuff is amazingly good. but, as already noted, hella expensive.
i do like the stuff they sell at costco though. i don't like the teriyaki one much, but the pepper one is mmm-mmm-good!
i was also watching some food network show and they said this stuff is pretty good. maybe some day i'll try it.
Hickory Farms? Wow! I haven't seen one of those in years! It was fun going in to those stores because they would have all these free meat and cheese samples. Good ol' days!
that's it! admittedly, it's been a while since i've bought from there ... you're prolly right and they're out of biz. but i could swear one of the malls around here has one...but not positive.
meat logs? are you talking about those NASTY slim-jim type sticks? man, i would seriously consider kicking somebody who considered that stuff beef jerky.
No, not those things (I don't care for them either)...the big ones (like 3-5" in diameter) that you slice. It's almost like a salami/sausage-type of thing.
weird ... those aren't what i was thinking of. the ones i used to buy were in a tall glass cylinder. they were pretty long (about 8"), completely shriveled, and sold by the pound. i remember the cashier taking them out, weighing them, etc.
For those of you who like wild and delicious animals, you can also get elk jerky, deer jerky, buffalo jerky, and yep, TURKEY JERKY! Fun to say, fun to eat.