We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. "For the best texture," Urbana told The Takeout. "Start with a good cut of meat, slice it thin across the grain, and watch it carefully so it ...

For as long as there have been hunters, there’s been jerky—at least as best we can tell. Ötzi the Iceman—a 5,300-year-old hunter found frozen solid in the Italian Alps—had a last meal of dried ibex ...