From the manufacturer Chef' s Cut Real Jerky IT ALL STARTED WITH A CHEF Blair Swiler needed a break from the kitchen He was caddying alongside co-founder Dennis Riedel and shared his homemade jerky with him Real cuts of premium beef right there on the golf course was all Dennis needed 100% premium American protein High Protein Gluten Free Nitrate/Nitrite free Steakhouse quality minus the house Chef' s Cut has always been on a mission to set a new standard for meat snacks with delicious products made with 100% premium USA-sourced protein and chef-inspired flavors Our meats are hand-cut and slowly marinated with real ingredients and slow-smoked to tender perfection Where you start is as important as where you end And we always start with the highest quality ingredients Premium Cuts We re not like any other jerky because for us it all starts with premium cuts of meat combined with real ingredients and a proprietary smoking process that result in a perfectly tender and flavor-balanced jerky