Jerky recipes, and where to find the good stuff, from butcher counters to gas stations.
Three house recipes are in draft. None is published until a fact-check against USDA guidance is done.
A state-by-state and city-by-city list is on the way. Every shop will carry a source and the date we checked it.
Seed sources so far: Chowhound's 2025 taste test and 99 Boulders' blind test. The two disagree on Krave, so we will say whose test each pick comes from.
What is worth grabbing at a travel stop, and which independent shops earn a detour. Coming once the sources are checked.