Beef Sticks with BBQ Seasonings

More from the May gFreely.com snack box.   Today's snack was from Vermont Smoke and Cure - their Beef Stick with BBQ Seasonings.  It's not something that I would typically choose, but this was a really tasty item.  Are beef sticks typically glutenized?  I really don't know.

The flavors here are not particularly hot, but there is a nice and complete seasoning here and not overly salty as these types of snacks tend to be.  I didn't get a lot of "BBQ" flavor, but the beef stick was pleasing anyway.  It's not too chewy, nor too jerky-like, either. 

Again, not a snack that I'd have looked for, but it will be a good one to stick into an emergency kit.  Looks like the use by date is about 6 months out, so you'd have to be on top of rotating these in and out of your stash.

I checked out the site for these: www.vtsmokeandcure.com and they have a Chipotle Pork and Beef stick that I might actually give a go.  I haven't seen these in my area (Southern Oregon Coast) so I checked out cost + shipping... and for 24 sticks @ 29.95, the shipping came out to $8.95 which means each stick is $1.62 per stick, which isn't too bad.  I also stuck the smoked pepperoni in my cart and I'm exceptionally excited about a gluten free pepperoni!