Do The Jerk-ey! L.L.C. explains how our jerky came to be, and why they feels it bests the competition...

“Lynda and Marcia are fans of the old Western movies – John Wayne, Clint Eastwood (Marcia just calls them The Duke and Clint, of course). In their opinion you can’t really call yourself a true cow"person" (wanna-be) unless you’ve eaten jerky and tried riding a horse. Tried being the operative word in our case, but that’s another story.

Marcia had always wondered what real jerky tasted like; the kind that The Duke would eat if he were wrangling on a ranch today. It just didn’t seem that the different kinds of jerky that she was buying from the grocery store met her imagination’s idea of “real jerky.”

So we decided to figure it out on our own. We purchased a dehydrator and started the experimentation process. We decided that it was very important to create a jerky that was as natural as could be and as healthy as possible. We spared no expense in using the leanest cuts, the lowest fat in the ground meats, and only the necessary amount of preservatives in anything we do. We decided that everything should be homemade in our own kitchen. This was a very time consuming adventure, and as we went along experimenting, we shared our discoveries with our neighbors, friends, and work associates. After awhile, we found ourselves filling request orders. Seems as though we had finally discovered the jerky that matched our image of the old West. And people liked it! Hence, “Do The Jerk-ey!” was born.

Of course, not everyone likes jerky, or can eat jerky for one reason or another. So after awhile, Lynda began experimenting with other things such as trail mix, cranberries, chocolate, cashews, non-salted items, and the raisin/grape – which requires no preservatives at all.

We are very satisfied with the products that we sell here at “Do The Jerk-ey!.” We guess all that time spent watching those old Western movies has finally come full circle. As we ride off into the sunset (or try to ride off into the sunset) to make some more jerky for you, we leave you with this: Thank you for visiting our kitchen where we put a little heart, a little soul, and a lot of taste into everything we make. Now come back, ya’ll.”