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  1. starwars1138

    Cold smoking inside a cardboard box

    Hey gang, Will putting the bacon in the cardboard box create any cardboard "off" flavors? Got a couple pastured Berkshire bellies headed my way in a few weeks. Plan to cure and cold smoke before I "age" them by hanging them in the kitchen. I've done a single belly before using an Amazen...
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    Curing vs. Aging

    Hi gang... been a long time since I posted last time.  Hope you're all well! Been getting an itch to have a slab of dry cured bacon hanging in my kitchen.  Something about having that peppery, smoky, salty smell wafting through the house just takes me to a happy place - call me weird. I've...
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    First time home hog butchery

    *I've since blogged about the whole process here - hope someone finds it helpful - http://meandmeat.blogspot.com/ " This past Thursday I picked up a locally sourced pastured half hog to butcher at home (and by home, I mean in the kitchen on my wife's counter - I have the best wife btw)...
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    I think I messed up my whole ham injection - advice appreciated! Pop's Brine

    Hi All, I butchered a half hog the other day for the first time (man... I could fill pages with observations and thoughts about that endeavor).  Ended up with about an 18lb bone in ham (aitch bone removed). I mixed up 2 gallons of Pop's Brine (the full salt version) and tried to inject along...
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    To Freeze or not to freeze... that is the question. Butchering my first hog!

    Hi all, I'm planning to butcher a pastured half hog on the kitchen counter in a few weeks (my wife is obviously my soul mate).  I'm working out my plan ahead of time.  Spare ribs, tenderloin, and boston butt will all go in the freezer right after I cut them up (to be hot-smoked on the Big Green...
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    Eye Round Pastrami with Pop's Brine

    Hi Gang, I've done a corned beef before and it was the best corned beef (and subsequently corned beef hash) that I'd ever had.  That time, I'd used a grass-fed whole brisket from our freezer (we get a side of beef from a local ranch each year).  But, this year I was hoping to save the brisket...
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    Greets from Atlanta's southside

    Hi Gang, I'm a transplanted Yankee down here in the South.  Where I came from, barbecue was a verb... but I've come to understand that barbecue is indeed a noun (even a Yankee can be taught!).  As such, I took up the pastime about 5 years back with a Char-griller side box set-up.  While I like...
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