![]() ![]() The Golden Valley location is set along US 93 just northwest of Kingman in western Arizona. Meats include beef, buffalo, elk, salmon, turkey, and venison in hot, smoked, and original – plus fun stuff like Jamaican Turkey Jerky, Hot Brisket Beef Jerky, and Sweet Sopressata Alpine Dry. The “fresh” in Gus's Fresh Jerky comes from its 100 percent natural ingredients, which are marinated, seasoned, and vacuum-sealed without preservatives. Fatdaddy’s started in Montana with “journeyman meat cutter” Bob Starkey and his wife, Margie, and is now operated by their nephew Nick in Arizona.Įstablished in 1996, owner and jerky maker Gus decided to "give the people what they want" – which came in the form of fresh jerky found in California, Nevada, and Arizona. Meats have included beef of course, and elk, deer, moose, buffalo, goose, and duck in flavors like pepper, teriyaki, Cajun, and the original BBQ. Fatdaddy’s preparers marinate 100 percent beef in “family recipes” to the result of bite-sized delights in six flavors. If you hate nitrates, Fatdaddy’s Beef Jerky – hand-trimmed, gourmet jerky based in Gilbert – is for you. You can even “get a better feel for what do” at the actual Double Check Ranch, where pasture tours and potlucks are usually on the menu. Each biodegradable and recyclable package contains 1/3 of a pound of grass-fed beef, and can be found at local farmers markets like Gilbert Farmers Market, Mesa Community Market, Phoenix Uptown Market, and downtown’s Open Air Market. Their Grassfed Beef Crisps, otherwise known as hand-cut beef jerky, is thinly sliced beef in one of two flavors: Black Pepper or Smoked Sea Salt. Keep an eye out for the “shitty spices series” – flavors include Aw Shit, Bull Shit, and Chicken Shit – and products like Daniel’s Colon Cleaner Jerky are known to exist.ĭouble Check Ranch is a small-scale agricultural operation based in Winkelman, about two hours southeast of Phoenix. And this being the Arizona desert, humor is a must. Jerky options include Garlic & Rosemary Beef, Buffalo Wing Chicken Jerky, Teriyaki Turkey Jerky, Maple Pork, and simply, Cowboy Flavor – with the option to combo three bags or flavors. If you’ve ever taken Interstate 10 west toward California, then you’ve definitely seen the sign for Daniel’s Really Good Fresh Jerky when passing through Quartzsite (there’s also another location in Parker along AZ 95). ![]() The Cowboy, aka Buck, aka Gary, has been making jerky since childhood, before he met Sheri, aka the “Beauty Queen,” and now you can pick up some jerky and meet them in Uptown’s Matterhorn Shoppes in Sedona. ![]() Flavors range from Old Fashion to hickory, teriyaki, rosemary garlic, whiskey BBQ, and Ring of Fire. This Sedona-based jerky store has gone beyond just beef jerky since it opened in 2002, as elk, deer, salmon, buffalo, ostrich, and kangaroo jerky are also available. Owners Buck and Kitty Thornton (real names Gary and Sheri) are not exaggerating that “world of jerky” part of Buck Thornton's World of Jerky. Most of these jerkies can be ordered online, or found at Phoenix area farmers markets – in other words, you can get the jerky without the road trip, but where’s the fun in that? Here are 10 places to find Arizona-made jerky across the state. From roadside stores in Quartzite to gourmet storefronts in Sedona, our state is no slouch in the jerky game. Lots of people love jerky, and in Arizona, it’s pretty easy to find. ![]()
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