# Beef Jerky **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707 "2003-02-08T14:54:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![acrossthesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/838e76/32.png) [@acrossthesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acrossthesea)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/1 "2003-02-08T14:54:50Z")
What’s with beef jerky, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/45deac/32.png) [@Watcher\_of\_the\_Skies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Watcher_of_the_Skies)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/2 "2003-02-08T16:38:43Z")
Try it, you might like it. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/3 "2003-02-08T16:51:38Z")
mmm beef jerky… I know what I’m buying with _my_ first paycheck! ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/4 "2003-02-08T16:52:41Z")
Mmmmmmm, beef jerky. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/5 "2003-02-08T17:00:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by acrossthesea \* > \*\*What’s with beef jerky, anyway? \*\* It’s Jethroe Bodine’s stage name. I have no idea why I remember that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skelji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@Skelji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skelji)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/6 "2003-02-08T17:00:59Z")
I love beef jerky. I try not to think about the fact that I’m actually eating raw meat, though. That’s probably why I use plenty of garlic when I make it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/7 "2003-02-08T17:11:48Z")
Mmmmm…Beef jerky and grapefruit… ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/8 "2003-02-08T20:48:06Z")
**Skelji** , sorry duckie but beef jerky is not raw meat. Beef jerky is thinly sliced beef that is marinated to a flavour of choice then smoked. I’ve also been told it is similar to the South African delicacy of biltong My marinade consists of soy sauce, tobasco, Worcestershire sauce, honey and all sorts of herbs and spices - almost a spicy terriyaki. It is then smoked over apple or mesquite chips for 24-36 hours. It does take some getting used to as it can be very tough and chewy if not done properly (store bought is always tougher). My husband tried some once (store bought). He took one tiny nibble then immediately spit it out the truck window, looked at me in horror and cried “You mean Americans eat _dog chews_???” Gotta love him 😃 I love beef jerky. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Blunty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Captain\_Blunty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Blunty)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/9 "2003-02-08T21:48:54Z")
Here in Oz they don’t know how to make beef jerky. I recently went to the States, and bought a large packet of beef jerky from the gas station every day. I became obsessed with it. Back to Oz, and the only beef jerky I can find is this horrible, hard stringy stuff that makes your jaw hurt. I love the stuff I can get in the States. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/10 "2003-02-08T22:17:35Z")
[Beef Jerky on the Web](http://www.jerkyusa.com/) There’s lots of places on the internet you can order American beef jerky, **Captain Blunty**. Do a Google search on beef jerky and you can have some delivered right to your door! Sometimes I think that in 5 or 10 years, I’ll get to the point where I never leave the house. I’ll work from home, shop from home and never set foot outside. ---
**Author:** ![Inky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7feea3/32.png) [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/11 "2003-02-08T22:47:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sperfur \* > \*\*Mmmmm…Beef jerky and grapefruit… \*\* Remind me never to be in a confined space with Sper. ---
**Author:** ![sperfur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@sperfur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sperfur)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-jerky/153707/12 "2003-02-09T00:38:16Z")
Don’t worry, Inky. I rarely go anywhere, so its unlikely that would happen. 😛