Frontier Custom Cutting & Mobile Slaughtering

While cycling through the area I came upon the town of Carlton. Finding Hot & Sweet jerky added a memorable moment to the days ride. I only wish I’d purchased more.
Dry and Chewy? No way, this was moist and tender!
Great stuff.

I must start out by stating that I can’t believe that this establishment hasn’t been listed or reviewed by fellow Unilocalers :-(
Frontier Custom Cutting & Mobile Slaughtering has been around in the quaint town of Carlton, OR for over 20+ years and have been providing custom services for local hunters and ranchers alike. Owners Dan & Karen Durrett are the epitome of «Down Home Good Folks». Friendly and welcoming, you’re really missing out if you haven’t met this couple.
I’ve come here for years on my way to the coast when I use to live in Forest Grove, but now don’t pass through as much as I’d like due to moving to the big city (Portland). The main reason for a little no name guy like me to make a stop here is for their Jerky and Pepperoni. Yes, you could get Jerky and Pepperoni at a big box store, local market, or even at a meat specialty shop in PDX, but what you don’t receive at those shops and stores is the quality, attention to detail, expertise, and service that you’ll receive from Frontier. I’ve had tons of Pepperoni before, but the «specialty stores» always use a lot of fat to cut their product and thus you get more filler than meat many times.
I love the fact that though there is fat in Frontier’s Pepperoni, you also get a lot more meat in the product. The snap from the casing and caliber of the product just makes it far superior to anything you can buy elsewhere, and for $ 5.00 per package (for 6 sticks), I feel as though I’m ripping them off. You can’t get that anywhere!
Every specialty meat shop in Portland says they provide all of this, but once you sample a taste of «The Real Thing», you’ll realize there isn’t anything that compares! I’d say that I’m a Pepperoni & Jerky specialist myself, and admittedly settle for what’s close and convenient, but when desiring a product for Elites, always make it a point, to make the drive out and satisfy the taste-​buds. Fortunately my family still lives out in the McMinnville so I like to make it a point to stop here on the way.
So, if you’re ever out in Wine Country and doing a winery tour, make sure not to miss this gem of a hot spot and visit the Durretts. My personal favorite is their Jalapeño Pepperoni. They have a few various choices and on this last visit, I was graced with a sample of their newest edition «Sweet Italian». Dan stated that he’s going to do another version of this and kick it up a notch by adding a little heat. I’ll be back in the near future for that!!!
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