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The Popular Store-Bought Meat Stick Brand That Ranked Dead Last In Our Taste Test By Dennis Lee Oct. 18, 2025 4:00 pm EST

At their most basic, meat sticks provide a satisfying hit of fat, salt, and an enjoyable chew (which makes for a fun road trip snack). And at their best, meat sticks can taste beefy, savory, and have a good, but not-too-tough bite to them. During our ranking of 12 store-bought meat sticks , we found that one unfortunate brand sank straight to the bottom, and it's an absolute guarantee you're familiar with the one I'm about to reveal to you.

That would be none other than Slim Jim. This surprised us too. Our taste tester had nothing but rough things to say about it, writing, "I'll admit that I wasn't able to swallow the bite I took from this unholy

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