Timberline Smokehouse - Baby Jack's Snack Sticks

Last week I wrote about Timberline Smokehouse, reviewing their Mountain Man Timber Sticks. Today, I have their Baby Jack's Snack Sticks.

Read that previous review for more background info about Timberline Smokehouse.

These Baby Jack's Snack Sticks are described as being made with Pepper Jack Cheese. The ingredients shows both beef and pork, and the cheese shows including Jalapeno Pepper.

Oddly enough, the ingredients does not list Pepper Jack Cheese, but American Cheese.

So do these taste anything like cheese?

Yes they do! Compared to their Mountain Man Timber Sticks, these Baby Jack's Snack Sticks have a well-noticed cheese flavor. The cheese itself has an ever-so-slight peppery flavor. I wouldn't pin it as a jalapeno flavor, but certainly a spicy, peppery flavor.




These sticks also have that tangy, vinegar-like flavor as the Mountain Man Timber Sticks, which I think comes from the lactic acid starter culture, commonly found in most sausages.

The meat consistency of these Baby Jack's are very comparable to the Mountain Man Timber Sticks, moist, but not too moist, and generally easy to chew. The skin on these things are a bit chewy.

I don't really taste the beef and pork, but they do offer a meaty chewing texture, not papery, or mushy like some other brands.

And they're fairly clean eating, I don't find them greasy at all.

Overall, these Baby Jack's Snack Sticks are still quite mild despite the "Pepper Jack" labeling, and are very comparable to the Mountain Man Timber Sticks, but with that cheesy flavor added.

Between the two, I think I prefer the Mountain Man Timber Sticks.

You can buy these online from Timberline Smokehouse:
http://www.timberlinesmokehouse.com/

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by Steve Johnson ~ Monday, August 3, 2009 0 comments