Meat Candy (aka Beef Jerky)

Our jerky, and the sweeter end of the shelf. Where biltong is savory, salty and air-dried, Meat Candy is cooked, glazed and unashamedly sweet. Two flavors.

The two

• Hickory Kickory Dock — smoky hickory with the sweetness behind it rather than in front. The one that tastes closest to what most people mean by jerky.
• Baa-Baa BBQ Sheep — Korean BBQ, sweet and savory together, with more going on. The one people go back for.

What is in it, and what is not

Real, whole sliced beef. No mechanically separated chicken, no ground mystery beef, no leftover scraps — which is not a given in this category and is most of the reason this exists. We start with top-quality sliced beef and then do the flavoring.

Jerky or biltong?

They are not competing products, they are opposite methods, and plenty of people keep both in the house.

• Jerky is cooked in hours, sliced thin across the grain, marinated with sugar. Chewy, sweet, familiar.
• Biltong is never heated — vinegar, salt and days of moving air, cut thick with the grain. Tender, savory, no sugar.

If someone has never had either, Meat Candy is the easier first bag and biltong is the more interesting one. Buying one of each is a reasonable way to find out which you actually want. The full comparison.

Sweet jerky carries more sugar than biltong does — that is what makes it candy. Full nutrition facts are on every bag.

Shipping and storage

Free US shipping over $50, $2.99–$3.99 below that. We also ship to Canada, Israel and the UK on a buyer-paid basis. Local pickup in Ormond Beach is usually ready within 24 hours.

No refrigeration needed. Every bag is sealed with an oxygen absorber, which is what makes three to six months in a cool, dry cupboard an honest number rather than an optimistic one. Once you open it, reseal and finish it within a few days, or refrigerate — dried meat pulls moisture back out of humid air.

We are certified Glatt Kosher by the Harav Weissmandl and the Aleph K. View our Kashrus Certificates.