{"product_id":"meat-makers-beef-original-sports","title":"Meat Makers Beef Original Sports","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMeat Makers Beef Original Sports 40g — the one to start with\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeat Makers Beef Original is the plain bag in the Sports range from Lithuanian producer The Meat Makers, and plain is meant as a compliment. Every jerky range needs a baseline: the version with no gimmick on the front, where you find out whether the meat underneath is any good. This is that bag. Whole-muscle beef, a restrained cure, dried until the strips are firm and pliable, and nothing shouting over the top of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy this one\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe benchmark\u003c\/strong\u003e: taste this first and every other flavour in the range makes sense afterwards, because you know what is being seasoned.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLean and protein-dense\u003c\/strong\u003e: whole-muscle beef dried down, not reformed or pressed into shape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow in sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e: there is a touch of sweetness in the cure, but nothing close to the sticky glaze of a barbecue jerky.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNothing artificial doing the flavouring\u003c\/strong\u003e: the taste is what comes off the marinade and the drying.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow The Meat Makers make it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cure leans on red wine and honey for depth rather than sweetness, and the beef is dried slowly so the strips keep some bend. The Sports line is the producer's stripped-back half — it exists to be carried around and eaten, not to be admired on a cheeseboard — and the Original is where that idea is at its purest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTaste and texture\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStraight-ahead beef, savoury and rounded, with a faint winey depth at the back and enough salt to keep it interesting. The strips are smooth and tender with an easy give — an honest chew rather than a wrestling match. It is the most repeatable flavour in the range, which is exactly why people buy it by the box once they have worked through the others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen to reach for it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bag for the rucksack you never quite unpack, for a train journey where the buffet car is a rumour, and for the twenty minutes after training when you want food rather than a shake. It is also the safest thing to hand to someone who says they do not like jerky, because there is nothing in it to object to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere should I start in the Sports line?\u003c\/strong\u003e Here. Then Peppered if you want it sharper, or Ginger Honey if you want something sweeter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it need a fridge?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Sealed, cool and dry is enough, and the bag reseals once you have opened it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it chewy?\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately. Firm enough to feel like meat, soft enough that you are not still working on it two minutes later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOrder Meat Makers Beef Original Sports 40g at Jerky Store Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn stock and shipping fast across Europe from Jerky Store Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Meat Makers","offers":[{"title":"40g","offer_id":54948784308547,"sku":"MM5","price":42.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":false},{"title":"12x40g","offer_id":54948777263427,"sku":"MM5-12x40g","price":542.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/2439\/8294\/files\/TMM_Beef_jerky_sport_120x190mm_1.png?v=1782385690","url":"https:\/\/jerky.store\/en-se\/products\/meat-makers-beef-original-sports","provider":"Jerky Store Europe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}