Dakota Trails Kippered Beef Jerky Peppered Flavor Large Bulk Bag, 10 lbs

This is fantastic. Shipped way sooner than Amazon had notified, shipped in sturdy packaging and also jerky is vacuum sealed in a heavy duty bag. Zero issues with quality or freshness. People complain about the grease, there's hardly any AND it's meat for crying out loud. Bummed that I missed it when it used to cost $110 but worth every penny. The jerky is tender, salty, peppery just enough, fresh, delicious. I hope this company can stay with this bulk jerky game I would love to try their other flavors. Highly recommend

Often, beef jerky and kippered beef are considered to be one and the same. Actually, jerky is usually dried in smaller strips and not smoked. The word "kippered" refers to the way the food is preserved. Most kippered beef is smoked and not as dried out as jerky. The slices can be rather thick and slightly more moist than jerky. That's why it is thick and moist, and far more tender than beef jerky, I really wouldn't call it beef jerky, per se, not in the traditional sense, this is more of a beef snack than beef jerky, there is a distinction between kippered beef and jerky beef. All differences aside this product has a great taste, as most kippered beef is smoked, the recalcitrance of some people to eat it is most likely founded upon familiarity with the traditional thinner and tougher beef jerky, rather than call it beef jerky I think a more appropriate title would be beef steak snack. As far as the level of pepper they use, that's subjective and preferential, for me it's perfect, then again I think Sriracha Sauce and Tabasco are the perfect substitutes for all other condiments, it's got that nice slow burn pepper kick, not immediately hot but sneaks up on you the more you eat. I gave it five stars across the board, and if you want to talk value, you can keep eating your Jack Links at $20 a pound, not me, at $7.79 a pound this is a steal. I suggest you try their teriyaki if you have an aversion to pepper, either way it goes this is an excellent product, and as far as spoilage goes I have had no issues whatsoever, I freeze it in 1 lb bags and the open bags are usually out for 6 to 7 days before being consumed, with no spoilage or change in flavor that I've noticed.

So I ordered this 10 pound behemoth bag of teriyaki kippered beef jerky from Dakota trails Thursday night at like 3:30 am (this purchase was inspired by the munchies), it was shipped Friday and I got it the next Tuesday, talk about fast shipping on a relatively heavy package. The taste and texture is great, if you’ve ever had the jack links long beef steak sticks that are sold in the single packages, this is pretty much that exactly, just smaller pieces (perfect size in my opinion) I’m pretty sure jack links owns Dakota trails so that would explain it, all in all I’d give this product a 4.9 out of 5 because there is always room too improve but in my opinion this is some of the best kippered beef jerky If not the best, the strips just looks so good, almost like they have a teriyaki skin to them but the meat doesn’t look, feel or taste processed at all, if your not sure or don’t wanna spend $100 look for the jack links beef steak sticks they are the same thing, but in the long run I believe you’ll save $$$ going the bulk route, it’s a good source of protein and it’s a delicious snack for work breaks or hanging out watching tv or gaming, hope you guys give this company a try because Vagabond exchange has the best prices on this kind of jerky, they beat the competition by $20+ from what I’ve seen, price per pound that’s quite a difference, hope this was helpful and enjoy the jerky!!!

Has good flavor, right amount of peppering and good meaty chunks. Only complaint is how salty it is. Its loaded with it.

Only had it a week and it started molding. Separated it into 3 large ziplock bags and they all started forming white mold. Very concerning!!

Update-After no choice but to try them, I did get use to the texture and taste! Not so bad after-all! Saltier than cared for, but I do eat them once in a while! Froze them to keep them longer! No issues with freshness either. Hence my rating increase! Not a total waste and got my money's worth, at least! So I got my huge 10 lbs bag a few days ago, whoo-hoo I thought! But yeah, pretty much what everyone says on this one star reviews! Thought I was getting "real beef Jerky!" Pressed pieces of meat and high sodium content! Definitely not healthy for you! Not that pure beef is! Just a snack when you got the munchies! The first piece was not so good! Yikes!! Left it alone for a few days! Tried another piece, still very salty but not so bad! Gee, didn't know this was an acquired taste, like venison, bear and all that wild gamie meat! I had worse, but definitely disappointed here! On a scale of 1-10, a 4 or it depends on the piece you get! Doubt a piece in there is a 10, since it's not real jerky to begin with! Sadly, didn't realize food can't be returned, my bad! Just assumed Amazon accepted anything, within reason to be returned if one was unhappy with their purchase. If it was from a grocery store, I'd go back and return it! Maybe a little less salt, and no water (as I understand real jerky doesn't use water). Given the weight and price, alas, you get what you pay for! Since no choice but to keep it while still fresh, better pkg it in small parts and freeze them! And drink lots of brewskies or liquids to wash it down! lol! Live n learn!