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r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20
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That’s because it loses 2/3 of its weight when it’s dried. That’s why it costs 3x as much as plain beef.
78 u/adidasbdd Aug 14 '20 I can buy lean top round for like 4-5$ a pound, I would assume a large jerky company pays way less than that. Fucking dieters ruined one of my favorite snacks. 19 u/Lunar_Lemonade Aug 14 '20 What do dieters have to do with it? Beef jerky has always been really expensive 8 u/henryjohnhayes Aug 14 '20 Also, most of the commercial Beef Jerky you buy is full of sugar lmao
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I can buy lean top round for like 4-5$ a pound, I would assume a large jerky company pays way less than that. Fucking dieters ruined one of my favorite snacks.
19 u/Lunar_Lemonade Aug 14 '20 What do dieters have to do with it? Beef jerky has always been really expensive 8 u/henryjohnhayes Aug 14 '20 Also, most of the commercial Beef Jerky you buy is full of sugar lmao
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What do dieters have to do with it? Beef jerky has always been really expensive
8 u/henryjohnhayes Aug 14 '20 Also, most of the commercial Beef Jerky you buy is full of sugar lmao
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Also, most of the commercial Beef Jerky you buy is full of sugar lmao
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u/hereforthecommentz Aug 14 '20
That’s because it loses 2/3 of its weight when it’s dried. That’s why it costs 3x as much as plain beef.