Jack's Links (jerky) supports TRUMP!

[Omaha Steve]

I think you know what to do with this info!

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8512205/Trump-attends-10M-fundraiser-hosted-beef-jerky-CEO-trip-coronavirus-ravaged-Florida.html

Snip: After meeting with the exiles, he then traveled to Hillsboro Beach, where he was expected to raise $10million during a high-dollar fundraiser hosted by the chief executive of a snack company.

The in-person fundraiser, hosted by Troy Link, chief executive officer of Wisconsin-based Link Snacks Inc, comes after Biden outraised Trump for two consecutive months.

https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/2298183Z:US

WEBSITE
www.jacklinks.com

[Mystery sage]

1. God dam it I love their jerky

Time to find a new product any advice?

[Bettie]

2. Me too

but, I'll find a different brand.

[House of Roberts]

5. I think Herky Jerky is a Randi Rhodes sponsor.

If someone could corroborate that I'd feel better with this suggestion.

[RandiFan1290]

10. Yes!

Herky Jerky!

[House of Roberts]

33. Just heard a Herky Jerky ad

by Randi herself!

[soothsayer]

7. If you want really delicious, non-sugary, non-chemical jerky

Try Big John’s. It’s excellent.

Online but out of York PA (home of the best snacks).

[Mystery sage]

20. I'll look into it this and some other suggestions.

Thanks!!

[soothsayer]

21. It's a quirky, laid back website

But it’s the real deal.

[Omaha Steve]

29. Me too

[House of Roberts]

3. So, who does Sasquatch support?

[WyattKansas]

30. Sasquatch - Bigfoot?

His name is Darrell.

[House of Roberts]

32. Not Daryl?

Or maybe it’s his other brother Daryl?

[WyattKansas]

35. Or his other brother Daril

Who knows, there are so many of them running around and they are all the top experts at hide and seek.

[Docreed2003]

4. Well damn

They make a good product. Hope others have suggestions

[TheBlackAdder]

23. That probably helps to explain why CVS carries their product line.

[onethatcares]

6. make your own

I do air drying for mine and don't use a dehydrator. You get to make flavors of your own and it seems to work for me. Just keep the air flowing around/over/under.

I use a clip on fan and a open rack and make about 1 pound a week. Mmmmmm

[soothsayer]

8. That's actually the way my dad made it. Do you salt it or what?

I crave it from time to time and would like to make it.

[onethatcares]

15. no I marinate it in

soy sauce, worsteishier sauce, balsamic vinegar. equal measures of each/overnite.

then I put the slices in a colander and let them drain, place them on a rack and under a fan. I use a small clip on fan and keep it about 6 inches above the meat. Sometimes I sprinkle a bit of garlic powder on them, or black pepper, or white pepper, or caraway seeds. I let the fan dry the slices overnite or at least 12 hours, The soy adds enough salt and I don't use more than 1/4 cup of each item in the marinade. I'm sure you could use store bought marinade but haven't tried that yet.

I use london broils, sirloin steaks, or whatever is fairly cheap at the supermarket. I get about 3/4 lb jerky out of 1 lb meat. I use an electric slicer and vary the thickness batch to batch.

Mmmmmmm good! and it's pretty nice having around.

[soothsayer]

16. Thank you! Cut of meat was my next question

I remember the strips hanging on a clothesline with clothespins.

I’m going to try it!

[onethatcares]

26. make sure to us a fan

to circulate the air around the strips. I lay them on an open grid bakers rack inside a baking sheet and the fan blows air down on them.

after 5 or 6 hours I flip them.

Have fun.

[soothsayer]

28. Oh that's smart. Thanks!

[gulliver]

24. Agreed, homemade is better than store bought imo.

I make it and binge on it about once or twice a year.

Here's a recipe I got from a guy about fifteen years ago. It's a candied, peppered jerky that is really good. You don't have to get it exact and can experiment.

Start with a beef brisket.

Put it in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes so that it firms up but doesn't quite freeze. (This makes it easier to slice.) Slice it across the grain to a thickness of little less than 1/8". I like the slices to be a little thicker than thick-sliced bacon.

Remove the excess fat from the slices. I basically take a paring knife and individually cut away all of the fat from the outside of every slice. If you leave too much fat on, the jerky will be more greasy and will have a much shorter shelf life I've found. Still good though, imo, so leaving on a little fat is an option if you just want it for, say, a one-day treat.

Marinate the slices for 2 hours to overnight in a mixture of about 50% soy sauce and 50% smoke. I usually stray from the recipe here and add some Worcestershire.

After they are marinated, dehydrate the strips. I usually marinate overnight and put the strips in my Nesco dehydrator in the morning the next day. They you dehydrate them (there's a "jerky" setting on my dehydrator) until they are where you like your jerky in terms of chewiness.

Mix about a cup of brown sugar and 1.5 to 2 Tbsp. each of soy sauce and liquid smoke. Microwave until frothy. Stir and repeat until all of the sugar is dissolved.

Toss the strips in the syrup, coating them all thoroughly. Then put them back in the dehydrator for another 3-4 hours so that the coating completely dries.

At this point, the recipe calls for tossing the dried strips in dry spices. Hickory salt, white pepper, black pepper, crushed whole peppercorns, etc. I, personally go light on the hickory salt and black pepper but throw in just a little garlic salt.

Serve. It's pretty good.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Meh! There Are Better Jerkies Out There

Their products are too pliable and oily.
I like jerky firmer and drier.
Since I don't buy there stuff, I'll just stay with my current plan.
Edited because soothsayer pointed out my typo!
Thanks, SS!

[soothsayer]

11. Hey! Women love jerky too

Just sayin.

And not the teriyaki, sugary, softened mess that passes for jerky.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. That Was A Typo!

I meant for it to say "Meh!" as in " no big deal.
I'll fix it.
My wife likes it now & then, too.
Totally my fault for not catching the unwanted autocorrect.

[soothsayer]

13. LOL!!! That's hilarious

[soothsayer]

14. So their actual last name is Link?

I assumed they had started in sausage and branched out to other meats.

[Blue Owl]

17. Hey Donny the jerk store called

n/t

[Wellstone ruled]

18. One of the orginal Link Brothers was a true Blue Dem

in Wisconsin . The one that runs the Link show now is a hard core Rethug. And he was a major money source for Sean Duffey.

[North Shore Chicago]

19. Robertsons' beef jerky

I just ordered 5 lbs. This is the REAL stuff, not sweet and made from sirloin. They also sell out of Love's truck stops.

[pecosbob]

36. If that's the same Robertson's Hams that's in Oklahoma on I-40...well, their jerky's legendary

Not for those with weak choppers...

[North Shore Chicago]

37. It is

[TheBlackAdder]

22. My kids asked me to buy that when it goes on sale. I use asked in the past tense. I just told them.

[gulliver]

25. Not surprised. I've always found the Bigfoot ads dumb (if not disturbing).

Somebody finds a Bigfoot out in the wild and pulls a mean prank of some kind on him. He takes vengeance. That's funny I guess.

[rockfordfile]

27. boycott. I never bought their crap but I will tell others

[musette_sf]

31. Dang.

Their Teriyaki jerky is really good.

BUT, Costco Kirkland Steak Strips are MUCH better:

https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-premium-extra-thick-steak-strips%2C-12-oz.product.100333696.html

[BGBD]

34. Josh Rosen was at the fundraiser?

Maybe that guy needs to figure out how he's going to get a job after the Dolphins drop him and he's looking for his 3rd team since being a #10 draft pick just 2 years ago.

Cardinals drafted him and within a year realized he was terrible and traded him to Miami....Miami just a year later spends a top 5 draft pick on Tua Tagovailoa, which I'm pretty sure puts Josh here at #3 on the depth chart when most NFL teams only carry 2 QBs on the roster.

Good luck Josh. Might want to hang onto that money instead of passing it along to a conman.