It's a cold rainy day today,
so staying in is one of the plans my family has today. The other is to taste
and review eight beef jerky products, sent over from Hickory Hollow Beef JerkyCo.
The owner Russ Robbins, was
very gracious to send these products from Eufaula , Alabama
The, Hickory Hollow BeefJerky company, only use's, whole muscle inside round beef, hand sliced and
carefully handled in their
USDA-inspected facility. They also sell their jerky ground and simple to
chew varieties.
With eight bags of jerky to
try, each one of us (family of four), will try two flavors, one strip per each
bag.
So with that being said,
let's get this tasting started!
Each of the eight bags are
3.25oz's each, and each bag can be re-sealed after it is opened. The first
taster will be my son in law, and his first bag will be the Honey Hollow BaconJerky, honey mustard. When looking at the Jerky right through the bag, you can
see yummy looking bacon strips. You even can see the spices on the bacon that
they used. It is a semi crisp bacon jerky, that is easy to chew. The taste of
the honey mustard is very dominant, along with a light pepper flavor. Each bite
you savor is sweet, and tangy at the same time. The sweet comes from the honey
and brown sugar ingredients. After tasting it, it's plain that this could be a
popular snack for everyone.
The second bag for my son in
law to try is Hickory Hollow Beef Jerky, hot shot flavor. This has all the
ingredients that Russ put's into his original jerky. With the added flavors of seven
peppers, which makes it "HOT ".
Anyone that loves spicy and hot, this jerky is for you. Still easy to chew but
has a more crisp bite to it. In each bite you get enhanced flavors that are Smokey,
and a kick from the peppers. All in all the flavors are very well balanced. There
is a slight sweetness to the jerky which comes from the ingredient of molasses.
Right through the bag you can see the dusting of spices, along with pepper
seeds. A fantastic jerky, and great snack for "heat" lovers.
Now my oldest daughter is going
to try the Hickory Hollow Beef Jerky, Jamaican Jerked flavor. The jerky is semi
soft, chewable, and dark in color. You can taste in each bite, the Caribbean
spices that we're used. And then you get a sweetness from the brown sugar. Its
not overly spicy, nor is it to sweet. This flavor jerky has some secret spices,
they are not saying what. But I do taste a hint of cayenne, and a sweet taste from
cinnamon. The cayenne, is where I think, gets a slight kick from. That spicy, flavor comes
across your taste buds after eating, but
doesn't linger very long. It's a simple, yet very tasty Jerky. As with
the previous jerky's all the slice's are a medium cut. Over all it is a very
tasty, unique jerky that would go great with a nice cold beer!
The next bag for my daughter
to try is Hickory Hollow Beef Jerky, Macho Nacho flavor. For the company, this
is their newest flavor jerky. Right through the bag you can see the jalapeno
cheddar cheese coating on the jerky. The slices of these, are a little thicker,
and semi crisp, yet easy to chew. With the first bite, you get the taste of the
hickory smoked beef, black pepper, and the heat from jalapeno's. There is also
the nacho flavor taste of cheddar cheese. It's a fiesta in every bite! All the
flavors are rich, and well balanced. It's like eating a plate of nacho's in
jerky form.
My second daughter will be
the next tester. Her first strip of jerky will be from the bag Hickory Hollow
Beef Jerky, original recipe. These jerky strips are dark in color and a medium
size slice. There's a fresh earthy taste to the jerky, coming from the hickory, and black pepper blends. This jerky is the company's most popular, and when
you taste it, you will agree. There is a touch of sweetness in the original
recipe, which come's from the ingredient molasses. There is no over bearing
salty taste, easy to chew, and a great beefy taste. The jerky is firm, there is
no sliminess to it at all.
Now moving on, my daughter
will try the bag from Hickory Hollow Beef Jerky, peppered flavor. The bag is
see through just as all the bags, and in this one you see the dark jerky
slices, and the coarse ground pepper seeds. The texture is semi soft, not
overly crisp, easy to chew as well. The jerky is not to salty, and you really
taste the cured beef with in each bite. There is no heavy taste to the jerky,
the spices are a perfect blend. Like eating a pot roast that you would cook on
a Sunday afternoon.
There are two bags left from
Hickory Hollow Beef Jerky, and I myself will taste these. First up will be the
Sweet BBQ Heat. The slices for this jerky are a medium slice, and the color is
on the dark side. Still all in all it is easy to chew, and has very well balanced
seasonings to it. In each bite, your taste buds, get a sweet and salty taste.
There is a hint of honey, and then barbeque spices, that give you a light spicy
kick in your mouth. The kick comes from cayenne pepper, but nothing that will
have a strong after burn. It's like eating beef right off the BBQ grill on a
summer night. Over all it's a jerky that has very enticing flavors.
The last bag is Hickory
Hollow Beef Jerky, Teriyaki flavor. Again, this jerky is a medium slice, and
very dark. There is a ton of flavor that you get in your mouth with each bite.
There is sweet, salty, and then the Smokey teriyaki taste. Again there was no problem
chewing the jerky. Over all a very well full balanced flavored jerky. Great oriental
flavor. It's hard to resist the sweet and sour and tangy flavor of this jerky.
For more information on these products, please visit Hickory Hollow Beef Jerky at: Email: hhjerky@gmail.com
Disclaimer: Momzdailyscoops has personally reviewed the
product listed above. Momzdailyscoops has not received any monetary
compensation for her review. Momzdailyscoops did receive a free product to try
out so Momzdailyscoops could evaluate and use it for her review. Momzdailyscoops
thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your
opinions may differ.
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