Basic human needs (not wants) are widely considered to be food, shelter and clothing; with daily nutrition and continuous cover from the weather demanding much more of a family’s income than clothing has to. Therefore, by becoming knowledgeable in the arenas of food & shelter an average income family can realistically expect to save tons of money, eat healthier and in time afford a more desirable dwelling. … Read More »
Why roll & smoke a brisket? I been wanting to try the practice because I thought that it could produce a worthwhile finished product and when a local supermarket chain offered a low sale price ($1.99 per pound) on whole (packer) briskets I decided to give it a try. Desirable attributes that made themselves evident along the way included: no waste of trimmed off lean (thin areas… Read More »
The pulled pork process I developed that chunks butt meat, entails a smoke-cooking phase in large fibrous casings and then steam-oven finishes – works well. But, it’s unfamiliar to & seemingly intimidating for some people that lack knife skills and a well-rounded knowledge of meat science. This post is an attempt to reach a “middle ground;” where pork shoulder butts… Read More »
Recently a local chain supermarket ran a BOGO (buy one get one of equal or lesser value free) weekly sale on Choice chuck roasts. I bought 6 roast that totaled 15.17 pounds and the averaged cost per pound worked out to be $3.04. After closely trimming and cutting into large chunks, only 13.42 pounds of meat was left. So, the price per pound… Read More »
Adapting commercial practices to home cooking has once again proven to be simple, economical and very worthwhile. Pictured above are my first ham casing, smoke-cooked spareribs. They were delicious, and hopefully with practice I can make them look even more appealing next time. Pictured is one of the two large racks of spareribs that I prepared. I removed the body… Read More »