Beef Jerky by Aggies

Beef Jerky by Aggies, a brand developed in Animal Science 307 laboratories in the 1980s, has long been an Aggie favorite. The jerky has even received national recognition by The New York Times.

The Times wrote, “The curled husks looked like the bark harvested from a magical meat tree. There was an outdoorsy smokiness on the nose and a slowly unfolding flavor with a fierce black pepper finish.”

Man in hard hat and lab coat with hanging rack of beef jerky.

How our beef jerky is made

Series of three images: Man working on jerky on racks, man processing jerky and woman weighing jerky.

We make our jerky using lean muscles from the beef round. First, we thinly slice cuts with the grain. Then, we soak them in specially seasoned brine for several days. After that, the pieces are removed from the solution, sprinkled with black pepper, heavily smoked over hickory, and dried.

Aggie beef jerky in the news

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