Jerky Madness

(CLICK HERE FOR FULL TOURNAMENT BRACKET AND COMPETITION EPISODES)

There are not many foods that belong on a camping or backpacking trip more than beef jerky.  Ben and Josh have been eating beef jerky for a super long time, and you might have even seen a couple of our previous episodes tasting some popular brands of jerky.  The comments and feedback on these episodes were heated, as the Bear Brigade weighed in on their favorite jerky and brands! So, we decided to settle it once and for all (kinda) and gather the most popular beef jerky from around the U.S. and host a 64 jerky, bracket style, single-elimination tasting tournament to crown America’s greatest jerky.  Jerky Madness has begun.

We asked our great friend Kevin Pellegrino, aka The Pellegrino Special, to join us as the third judge.  Kevin has been a professional cook and food eater for many years. He currently works at a smokehouse, and his knowledge and palette bring good balance to our panel. He also is a leading karaoke singer, with a specific focus on the song “Baby Got Back” and is always looking to book birthday party gigs.

To our knowledge, a beef jerky competition like this has never been done. Some said it could not be done. Those people are wickity wickity wack. Jerky Madness has begun.

The competition begins on Wednesday March 16, with new episodes featuring competition matchups going up almost every day for the following few weeks. Follow along with the bracket, and you can click on any of the matchups to go to that particular video (once it has aired).

Stay tuned to CGTV for new Jerky Madness matchups, follow along with the bracket, and keep on pimpin.

- Ben, Josh, Gary, and Kevin