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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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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Pain in the Neck

Maybe you are expecting me to be writing a complaint or rant or something with the “wacky” title. Nope, it’s a recipe. No really!
Neck roast.
This recipe applies for any of the odd (cheaper or tougher) cuts from the Chuck (that is the front quarter on Beef or Venison). For my [...]

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Tools of the Trade Part Three of Three

Our final stop on this tour of my favorite spices and the companies behind them is Zach’s Spice Company. They offer a huge selection of spices for a variety of cooking needs. Whether you need BBQ rubs, jerky spices, sausage making ingredients, or seasonigs for a variety of dishes you can make at home, Zach’s [...]

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Tools of the Trade Part Three of Three

Our final stop on this tour of my favorite spices and the companies behind them is Zach’s Spice Company.  They offer a huge selection of spices for a variety of cooking needs.  Whether you need BBQ rubs, jerky spices, sausage making ingredients, or seasonigs for a variety of dishes you can make at home, Zach’s [...]

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Tools of the Trade Part Two of Three

As we continue looking at some spices I use in my cooking, and the companies behind them, I am taken back to my time in the Meat Department. Quite a bit of what I learned about meat comes from that time, including my experience with Vecchi’s Seasonings.
We used spices from several different companies in [...]

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Tools of the Trade Part One of Three

Cooking is like any other bit of art. Whether made with paint or music, the artist is the ingredient that differentiates between one piece of work and another.
The same is true for cooking. The dish may be the same between two cooks and the ingredients largely the same, but the way they are combined makes [...]

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