Armour Star Sliced Dried Beef, 4.5 oz

Pro: Chipped beef breakfast! 14 grandchildren and no complaints - most trying it for the first time. Excellent value, tasted as expected, and one jar makes a lot of chipped beef for biscuits. We used 3 jars for our large crowd. Perfect size, taste and texture for the wife and I, having a little extra leftover - sorta (it’s yummy). Con: None. Grandkids have asked for it by name now many many times.

The genuine article! I've been eating this for as long as I remember. It's a must have for creamed chipped beef (SOS). It is salty, so if you soak it in warm water for 10-15 minutes before using, it's generally more palatable.

Another stuff it tastes great in my goblin cream cheese dip

Great stuff, but definately not what it once was. That said, I have not found a suitable substitute.

Best for SOS Definitely rinse in a colander before using as its salty!

Really how much this costs now that one company discontinued it. My mom and I love this for CHip Beef on Toast. Always so delicious! Hope they don't stop making!

My pops used to be in the navy and as a kid, I remember him having C rations at home that we would sometimes be allowed to eat. They were always a little weird, but so fun to have as a kid. One of my favorites would be the chipped beef in a pouch. A few months ago I started getting nostalgic for that chipped beef a.k.a. SOS and decided to look into actually making it. I found a well rated recipe online and looked for suggestions on which ingredients were best to use. The Armour Dried Beef came up as a crowd favorite so I went for it. This container is about twice the size of the container you would find at Walmart for the same price. I would say that if you are looking for dried beef, this is probably the one to get for best value for your dollars. The recipe I used only called for half of the jar and I was able to make 6 servings with it. Those servings were on big bread with a generous layer of chipped beef. I still have half the jar left and plan on making the recipe again in the near future. I will use the rest of my jar and likely buy more to keep around. I will say that This beef probably isn't as salty as other brands, because I didn't have any complaints about it being oversalty.

I saw this at Walmart and decided to check Amazon. Chose to go with Amazon even with the long delivery time. I ordered and received 3 bottles, but one was broken and full of glass. Had to throw it away. That hurt considering the price. HOWEVER, I WILL say that I have never seen jars this big (4.5 oz). Even back in the day the jars were small (2.25 oz which is HALF the size of any other ones on Amazon.) I haven't made this yet since we've gone back to the Keto lifestyle. I know I'll make it one day because when I mentioned it to my daughter, she said, "I like chipped beef." Of course my Mother's ear heard she wants some, too. She didn't know you could make it: she always buys it! I feel another customer in the making! (Guess she was too young to remember the few times I made it when she was younger.) However, when I made it in the past, I used Armor Dried Beef, and that's the only brand I think I'll ever buy. It's good! Maybe a little salty for us these days, but making it once in a decade or two probably won't be enough to aggravate our health. Will try it soon, but it doesn't have a seal broken on any jars, and it hasn't expired so I know it will be tasty. You should give it a try. Just make a Bechamel sauce, cut the beef in strips or ribbons, stir it into the sauce a few minutes to warm, and ENJOY (over toast)! Stars dropped from delivery time and condition on arrival.