And You Thought Salt Was Simple

We use salt in our daily lives all the time without much thought. It’s just one of those things we have on the table and throw around freely. When we are cooking, however, the salt we chose can make a noticeable difference in the final result. Yes, there are many choices we have to make [...]

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Not For the Faint of Heart

Just in case you are a bit squeamish, I should let you know this is not about food. This post is one of those sideline interests of mine. It’s about the curing of hides. Not only is it about hides but it is about the Indian Technique for preserving hides. I mention it here because [...]

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I Like Mine in Brine!

I’ve gone on and on about the different ways to smoke meat. Finally, I am going to have to pick one and write about it.
So here we go.
First of all, I am most familiar with using a brine to cure and flavor the meat. In a bit of research about what is out there [...]

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The Maze of Smoked Meat

As I sit here again thinking about what an article explaining smoking meat should consist of, I am still amazed at the amount of data there is to relate about the different types of curing and cooking techniques available. So this post is still going to be a kind of incomplete outline of [...]

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Smokehouse How Do

This subject will almost be a blog within a blog. I plan to write various posts about the differences in the methods of preserving and cooking meats. I have worked with a few techniques in a commercial setting and have heard bits and pieces of other fascinating techniques used both today and historically. As I [...]

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Smokehouse How Do

This subject will almost be a blog within a blog. I plan to write various posts about the differences in the methods of preserving and cooking meats. I have worked with a few techniques in a commercial setting and have heard bits and pieces of other fascinating techniques used both today and historically. As I [...]

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