About Cattaneo Bros.
Cattaneo Bros. is what happens when a 1947 family recipe simply refuses to retire. William and Pino Cattaneo, two Italian brothers, founded it that year in San Luis Obispo, California, their adopted hometown. It all started, the brand says, with the Classic Cut: solid strips of top round, marinated in apple cider vinegar and fresh spices, dried in brick ovens. It is still family-owned and still making small-batch jerky in that same town. Katelyn Kaney, Owner and CEO, spent her childhood in the factory, worked there after school and now runs it. It has also added a Range line of grassfed jerky without nitrates, turkey jerky, and The Merc, a retail store downtown.
What makes Cattaneo Bros. different
The brand’s pitch comes down to whole cuts of meat, nothing pressed, ground or formed, and a long, slow dry in brick ovens. Only meat and spices, no fillers or by-products, and exclusively US beef, the brand says. Classic Cut is quarter-inch strips, Extra-Thin an eighth of an inch, and Premium Handcut half-inch strips of top round sliced by hand for what the brand calls a steak-like quality. The Range line is 100% grassfed beef, billed as sugar free with no added nitrates, from California ranches. The turkey is whole breast from Mary’s Free Range Turkeys in Central California.
Cattaneo Bros. flavors we carry
If you want the old-fashioned profile the brand has made since 1947, start with its classic original beef jerky: apple cider vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic, no sugar. The same marinade comes with coarse-ground pepper added for a cracked black pepper jerky, or, for the mesquite, smoked in-house over real hickory wood. Heat comes from a chile-driven extra-thin cut and two Range flavors, one with a smoky chipotle rub and one with a fiery red chili spice; all three are in our spicy beef jerky collection. For a sweet tooth, the teriyaki beef jerky uses Kikkoman sauce and brown sugar, never corn syrup, the brand says.
Both turkey flavors are sliced extra-thin and marinated in pineapple juice and honey, one bright and one finished with chilies; compare them in our turkey jerky collection. Everything currently in stock is in the grid above.
Who it’s for
Expect no heat called out on most of the lineup and a clear kick from the chile, cayenne and sweet-and-spicy options. The Premium Handcut is described as the thicker, more tender, steak-like chew; the Extra-Thin cuts are bite-sized and built for snacking. No product page has a Contains line, so read the ingredient lists: the teriyaki beef and both turkeys list soy sauce with wheat and soybeans, and the standard beef cuts list sodium nitrite. Gluten is covered in the FAQ.
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