How we make biltong without BS ingredients 

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I can't distinguish it I just heard Australia..!!! Hehehe..

Hi Tasha, Rory is the perfect blend of both Aussie and Saffa we do agree! He's even been mentioned as the Thor of Barbell Foods 😉 I'll be sure to pass this message on, because this will make him very cheery i'm sure, especially with 20+ others agreeing! Best, Mehnsaik

Love this write up, love life on the farm, love Bill, and adore Bill the second. Charles, you sir are winning at life 🤝 The Barbell team and i send our best to you all, and we can't wait until Bill the third creates the full biltong musketeer trio. All the best, Mehnsaik

The Barbell family loves all of you too 😁❤ We truly appreciate awesome comments like this, so thank you for the kind words and support 👏🏼 Best, Mehnsaik

Hey Reuben, Love your work too mate, and hope you are well 😁 All the best, Mehnsaik and the Barbell team

Hey there 🙂 Thanks for the awesome comment, we had a blast making these videos! Hope you are enjoying some delicious biltong this Friday, otherwise you know where we are 😉 Best, Mehnsaik

Hey xXxChaoticXx, Love that you gave us a chance, we know were a little pricier than other meat snacks, but this is because we truly value trying to make the healthiest and tastiest version of these possible 😊 When it comes to looking after your health, the juice is always worth the squeeze and i'm super stoked to hear you are loving our biltong and droewors 👏🏼 All the best, Mehnsaik

@@barbellfoods carnovore is the way

Hey Benny, How soft and juicy is the sea salt hey! All of us at Barbell are super stoked to hear you are enjoying our sea salt biltong 😎 All the best, Mehnsaik

It's simply beef, vinegar and spices… there ain't no bulls#%t ingredients in our biltong 😉 Thanks for the kind words and the 5-stars Anthony, it truly means a lot to me and the Barbell team! Our primary goal is to create a delicious and healthy meat snack that can be enjoyed by all, so I'm stoked to hear that you can enjoy our biltong worry-free. It's awesome that you're learning how to make biltong yourself. It's a very simple method but it creates an amazing product, so we encourage everyone with the know-how to do it themselves ✊ All the best, Ash

Thanks for the love TiaanJonker 😎 Hope you are having an absolutely ripper day! Regards from the office, which is in Canberra, Australia! 😁 Mehnsaik

It is amazing 😉 Seriously though, thanks for the kind words and support, I truly appreciate it ✊ Best, Ash

It's hard not to love Barbell biltong, but it's harder to stop eating it all once you've started 😄😋 Thanks for the comment Daemon! Best, Mehnsaik

Hey TNTalgo, How'd we go? I'd love to hear back on whether you and the family enjoy our biltong range 😋 We're always on a mission to be better, and improve for all our customers! Best wishes, Mehnsaik 🙂

Hey Benjamin, We really appreciate the effort you took to leave us this comment 👏🏼 Hope you get a chance to try our meat snacks, and wishing you an awesome friday! Best, Mehnsaik

Barbell would super-like you too 😉 Seriously though, thank you so much for the kind words mate! I truly am stoked that you enjoyed the video, we had a great time filming it so the pleasure is all ours ✊ All the best, Ash

Hey dbear7570, Love that you are able to find us close by, and don't have to wait around to get some delicious healthy biltong 😁 Appreciate the comment, and support! Best, Mehnsaik

Hey there, Thank you so much for this lovely comment, we are super happy to hear you loved our biltong range 🙂 It's hard for me to not finish most of a bag when i start also haha All the best, Mehnsaik

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the kind words, puts a spring in our step. Best, Luke

Hey Aj, we're using the silverside cut of meat because it's got a nice layer of flat running along the top. Cheers, Luke

Thanks guys, apprecaite the kind words. Luke

Don't you worry, we've got this ad running all over social media 😉 Thanks for the kind words and support, I truly appreciate it! I'm stoked you got a laugh from the video, it means a lot myself and the Barbell team ✊ Best, Ash

Hey NOR3MAC, It's a bloody good ad isn't it 😎 We had a blast making it, and it's always on blast through our socials, but I'll pass on this feedback and I'm sure it'll be on here shortly! Best, Mehnsaik

Hey CraftyZA, Apologies for the late response, we've been making a lot of biltong lately 😆 Appreciate the write up, and yes it's definitely not easy to find a great way of packaging that is both durable, sustainable, and well made in terms of design but we are very happy to have found this current set up! All the best, Mehnsaik

haha Rory I love this. We hate youtube ads too but we're happy that this put a smile on your face on this occasion. Appreciate the support brother, Luke

Thanks for reaching out about this! It's a 12-month shelf life on all our meat snacks when unopened and stored somewhere cool & dry (e.g pantry). The shelf life can also be extended indefinitely if the bags are frozen. Once opened, we recommending consuming within 14 days. If you want to keep a bag opened for longer than this, we recommend storing it in the fridge. Or if you prefer to keep opened bags in the pantry for long periods of time, we'd advise storing the product in brown paper bags so it can 'breathe'. The brown paper will slowly absorb moisture from the meat and dries the product out a little further, which will actually help preserve it. You can read more here if interested: www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/storing-your-biltong Thanks again for reaching out about this ✊ All the best, Ash

Nou wonder ek.... proe dit dieselfde as die ware jacob?

The ingredients of our classic flavour are: Organic grass-fed & finished Australian beef, gluten-free white vinegar, sea salt, coriander seeds, black pepper, cloves and cayenne pepper.. You can checkout out other flavours here: www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/biltong Cheers, Luke

every good saffa makes their own :)

Life would be a lot easier if we could ship overseas Steve! 😉 Hope you have found some more reasonably priced biltong since this comment, otherwise if you are ever in Australia than we have you covered 😋 All the best, Mehnsaik

Hi there, As our packaging is one of our secret sauces, i will have to respectfully decline giving our process of creating them sorry. i hope you can understand our need for keeping as many competitive advantages, but thank you for your kind words, and support ❤ Regards, Mehnsaik

@@barbellfoods Understood but thanks for the reply! If it helps, I'm on a completely different island ;)

baie dankie, we do make a droewors although we're doing things a bit differntly by using wild kangaroo. check it out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ocThOnUndKY.html&ab_channel=BarbellFoods

Hi Thickymcghee, We believe the value behind cutting against the grain is a simpler to eat piece each time, if you cut with the grain than the meat will be more stringy and long as it is following the muscle fibers, whereas if you cut against the grain, it helps to cut into, bite into, and break apart the biltong pieces ✊🏼 Thanks for reaching out, i hope this helps clear things up 🙂 Best, Mehnsaik

We love to keep things fun and easy going! Hope you enjoyed the video as much as we loved making it 😎 All the best, Mehnsaik

Thanks for reaching out about this! We do sell droewors, however, we only currently sell our products within Australia and cannot ship to the united states, so unfortunately you'll have to survive without our delicious meat snacks for the time being. We do have plans to ship internationally in the future, however, so keep your eyes and ears open for when that day arrives 😉 All the best, Ash

Hey Nazrawi, Thanks for comment 🙂 We are located in Australia, more specifically in Canberra, the capital city of Australia! We have four founders of Barbell Foods, and two of them are Saffa born and bred who moved over to Australia in their teens. (Rory and Luke, they are both in this video) Hope that helps with your query. All the best, Mehnsaik

Hey Mike, thanks for reaching out about this! The best place to grab our biltong is online at our website, as we provide free-shipping Australia-wide. If you're keen to try some, you can grab a sample pack for only $25 at the following link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/biltong/products/biltong-sample-pack-70g If you'd refer to grab some in-store, you can find us in many locations around the country (we're even in the Woolies health food aisle!). To see where we're stocked, check out our store locator page on our website at the following link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/where-to-buy-biltong All the best ✊ Ash

Actually $8,33 per 70 gram is not a bad price but 100 gram might just taste better.🇿🇦🇦🇺🇬🇪🇷🇺🇷🇺

unopened it's 12 month, opened we recommend eating within two weeks. But see here for options to extend shelf life. hope it helps, Luke www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/storing-your-biltong

Let's just say about 3 elephants worth 😅 Seriously though, we are not able to share this information sorry, but it's definitely a very hot guess! Best, Mehnsaik

Hey Peter, We apologise for not wearing the safety shoes in our production videos, but you can rest assured we are all accounted for now, with long enclosed shoes, beard nets, and full body overalls being mandatory since the filming of these production videos last year 🙂 Appreciate you looking out for us, but please don't call the cops! unless they love biltong 😉 Best, Mehnsaik

haha, sorry about that :)

@@barbellfoods I know, but want to know WHO you distribute through.

Hi rdewaal100, We distribute through various suppliers throughout Australia, if you are looking to do any wholesale purchases it is best to go to our site, of which is also the best place to purchase our products as we give the best prices straight from our site. We also choose to work closely with our suppliers, and will decline to give distributor information for both our privacy, and discretion. Here's the link to our website to find where we are stocked, and also where you can contact us for any further wholesale orders 🙂 www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/where-to-buy-biltong Regards, Mehnsaik

Buying meat with fluids still in it is pricey, so imagine concentrating it, by removing all fluids, before selling it.

Hey Stephen, I appreciate your feedback and I understand your concerns about the price point. The reason biltong is more expensive per gram than regular meat is because during the air-drying process, the steaks reduce in size to less than half their weight, meaning that 1kg of biltong is equivalent to roughly 2kg-2.5kg of raw steak. This essentially means that biltong is a very dense steak, with all the same nutritional value. We have also made the decision to prioritize quality in the ingredients we use to make our biltong, therefore, we only use the highest-quality, organic meat from Australia's best free-range farms, which is simply more costly than if we were to use lower quality beef. Regardless, I understand that the price point may not be for everyone so I appreciate your feedback. We simply believe that the juice is worth the squeeze when it comes to buying high-quality biltong. Thanks again for your kind words and support All the best, Mehnsaik

Hi Vandyk555, Thanks for reaching out about this! The best way to get our biltong is online through our website, as we ship every weekday and provide free shipping Australia-wide. If you're curious to try a sample pack of our three biltong flavours, you can grab one for only $25 at the following link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/biltong/products/biltong-sample-pack-70g Alternatively, if you'd like to purchase some biltong in-store, you can find all of our stockists on the 'Find in store' page on our website. Here's the link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/where-to-buy-biltong Thanks ✊ All the best, Mehnsaik

@@barbellfoods my mom and I do! That’s why I asked mainly. But I get it and yes it does but only to people that don’t know what to look for to stay away from the ones with preservatives and my mom makes it with a brand that doesn’t have preservatives because that would make the biltong upset anyone’s stomach if they eat it

You're not alone... our biltong makes everyone feel nice 😉 Seriously though thanks for the kind words mj, it truly means a lot to me and the Barbell team! If you're keen to try some, you can grab a sample pack for only $25 at the following link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/biltong/products/biltong-sample-pack-70g All the best ✊ Ash

We don't have biltong-making degrees, but we still make the best damn biltong in Australia 😉 Seriously though, thanks for reaching out about this. That's fascinating that she has a degree in how to make biltong. Maxine must be an expert on the topic, and we'd love to have her around to our factory if the opportunity ever arises. Thanks again, Mike. All the best, Ash

@@barbellfoods I am planning to start my own little biltong factory but not in Australia.I have noticed the equipment that you have is awesome. Must have cost a pretty penny. Hopefully I can get the same equipment overseas. This will be my retirement job till I kick the bucket .The Jerky company sells locally but I would rather not buy again. Can make better and I would love to challenge you.$25 for packet is pretty steep. Is that for a 100 gram?

Hey Craig, thanks for reaching out about this! Here's a list of the ingredients we use in our Classic Biltong: Organic grass-fed & finished Australian beef, gluten-free white vinegar, sea salt, coriander seeds, black pepper, cloves and cayenne pepper. So essentially, there's no bulls#%t ingredients in our biltong 😉 The ingredients lists are included in each individual product page on our website. You can find all of our products at the following link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/all-products The best place to grab our biltong is online at our website, as we provide free-shipping Australia-wide. If you're keen to try some, you can grab a sample pack for only $25 at the following link: www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/biltong/products/biltong-sample-pack-70g I hope that helps, and thanks again ✊ All the best, Ash

@@barbellfoods Thank you. This looks great. Do you ship to the UAE?

Many companies list "spices" to avoid giving away trade secrets. It still has to be natural and not chemical by law. Nothing to worry about. It is great that these guys tell you what they use, and I bet it's because they keep it simple.

Thanks for reaching out about this! It's a 12-month shelf life on all our meat snacks when unopened and stored somewhere cool & dry (e.g pantry). The shelf life can also be extended indefinitely if the bags are frozen. Once opened, we recommending consuming within 14 days. If you want to keep a bag opened for longer than this, we recommend storing it in the fridge. Or if you prefer to keep opened bags in the pantry for long periods of time, we'd advise storing the product in brown paper bags so it can 'breathe'. The brown paper will slowly absorb moisture from the meat and dries the product out a little further, which will actually help preserve it. You can read more here if interested: www.barbellfoods.com.au/pages/storing-your-biltong Thanks again for reaching out about this ✊ All the best, Ash

haha thanks Allan :) cheers mate, Luke

Biltong is that damn good, I'm not surprised 😄 It's awesome that your making your own biltong - it's a simple process yet so delicious. Keep up the good work ✊ Best, Ash

That's the beauty of fulfilling supply and demand, and a market that has biltong as an everyday staple 😍 we hope to get there one day! But, with our particular higher pricing, we are known as the healthiest biltong company in Australia, as we source local organic grass fed and finished beef for all our biltong, and use minimal ingredients to create biltong with zero sugar, gluten-soy, dairy, preservatives, garlic, and MSG. You can purchase biltong here for much cheaper but we focus on quality as best we can. Nonetheless, i'm still jealous you get such an awesome bargain back home 😋 All the best, Mehnsaik

Nothing like biltong, beers, and the boys 😎 Thanks for the kind words, and support Thomas! Best, Mehnsaik

hey James, we don't have any merch to sell at this point but do hope to have a Barbell hat soon. hang in there brother. Cheers, Luke

Also I prefer the term "Beef Bacon", by the Aussie in our platoon what shared.

Hey uhadonejob, I see that we may not have gone in to a super detailed process, as we have the intention to keep this as a more general overview for those who have not heard of biltong. But we did however make a video specifically detailing more on the process in this link here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hlvtUhr4QRI.html Hope this help to give a better idea of the process 😁 All the best, Mehnsaik

It's certainly saved our fingers a lot of pain 😄 Best, Ash

@@barbellfoods i need the name of that machine please

@@edianamiguel5293 Sorry to disappoint, as this is a custom built machine, we are unable to give away our information for it. Hope you get where we are coming from. Apologies to keep you hand cutting away, we know that all too well haha Best, Mehnsaik

haha Mishi, we're sorry Mr Zuckerberg was ease dropping in on you

What do you mean?

@@barbellfoods Sure sound Australian to me mate! Well, your brother does. I am sure you're the same. Good luck with your work en lat die wiele rol! Make a zillion...

Unfortunately most countries have strict laws on the importing of meat. When you going from SA to holland you cannot bring biltong because it is seen as a raw meat product from outside the EU. Think most countries have similar laws.

that must be one tasty belt IMO : ) Seriously though, sorry you didn't like it Gregoir, it's not for everyone, if you send me an email to hello@barbellfoods.com.au I'll help you get a refund. Apprecaite you giving it a try, best, Luke

It's mother nature... we're just giving her a little bit of assistance 😉 Seriously though, you're correct - we do control the temperature and humidity of the drying room. We weren't meaning to imply that we air-dry our biltong with no machinery/equipment, so I apologise if this created some confusion. We were simply trying to point out that biltong only requires airflow, humidity and time in order to dry out. I hope that clears things up, and thanks again for reaching out ✊ All the best, Ash

Hey Lachy, sorry it was not to your liking mate but I appreciate you giving it a go. Silverside is a traditional cut that's used to make biltong because it's got a nice layer of fat running along it. If you're used to jerky, this might not be your thing as jerky is very lean. Having said that, I understand that our biltong is not for everyone. If you send us an email to hello@barbellfoods.com.au, we'll refund your order for you. Apprecaite you giving it a go mate. Best, Luke

hey Sid, we list all the ingredients on your website, see here. These are the ingredients in our sea salt biltong: Organic grass-fed & finished Australian beef, gluten-free white vinegar and sea salt. I hope that helps, Luke www.barbellfoods.com.au/collections/biltong/products/biltong-sea-salt-200g

@@barbellfoods 🤦‍♂️ I should have realized that! Thanks!

@@barbellfoods yep, I’m still learning too. Enjoy the journey friend.

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Yeah Aussie meat is rubbish, overpriced and overrated.

@@61sunset 🤣

Hey Nick, The general consensus on grain fed beef i totally see your perspective on, but we choose to use the highest quality we can, so this is indeed one of the best qualities of beef around. We source from our beef supplier Arcadian, their beef is both grass-fed & finished and certified organic. We chose to highlight the grass-fed claim over the organic claim on the bag as it is possible to have beef that is organic but grain fed. Hope this helps to show why we believe our beef is top notch! All the best, Mehnsaik

It's a pretty good price considering how damn good this biltong is 😋 In all seriousness, thanks for reaching out Winston and I appreciate your concern. I understand that biltong is typically quite an expensive product which may deter some from purchasing it. However, we prioritize quality in our biltong - we only use the highest-quality, organic, grass-fed and finished beef from Australia's best free-range farms, which is some of the best quality meat in the world. We also add no sugars or preservatives to our biltong, so there's no BS ingredients - just beef, vinegar and spices. There's also the added convenience of having the biltong pre-packaged and not having to make it yourself - cause time equals money 😉 Regardless, I appreciate you reaching out and voicing your opinion and I understand where you're coming from. We simply believe that the juice is worth the squeeze when it comes to getting high quality biltong. All the best, Ash

Less than R400 per kilo is a good price!👍