Although beef ... jerky to that of a splintering popsicle stick. The bottom-ranked store brands from Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are too soft and have an organ-meat or metallic note. The best ...
A local butcher known as "Pops" loved to make jerky, and he experimented with a variety of beef cuts and seasonings. He discovered that for beef jerky, the sweetest and most tender cut was brisket.