Really, I prefer beef sticks, in particular Smokey Sweet beef sticks. But these turkey sticks are close. In addition, because these don't have the little (for hanging on a hook?) hole at the top of the packaging, they are easier to open than the beef sticks. That hole seems to frequently cause both sides of the package to stick together and you need a scissors to actually open the wrapper. These turkey sticks don't have that hole and that is welcome!