Greetings Carnivores, You know, … I’ve been thinking about this post for a very long time now because it’s one of the ALL TIME biggest questions I get asked. At the end of the day […]
Category: Pork
Shanks, Shins and Hocks = FLAVOUR !!
Greeting Carnivores, I hope you’re hungry today. As most of you already know, from reading and following along here, I’ve been preaching for a LONG time now about how there really aren’t any bad cuts […]
Sous-vide, Surgery and a bunch of time on my hands … again.
Greetings Carnivores, I’ve been away from writing for some time now. Call it what you like, “writers block”, “lack of motivation”, “creative void”, “laziness”, I don’t know. but, … here I sit, one week into […]
Bacon … NOW, I have your attention.
Greetings Carnivores, What is it about this stuff? Sweet, salty, smokey and oh soooooo devilishly addictive. By definition, Bacon is quite simply, a type of salt cured meat, most often pork. But, it doesn’t stop […]
The Truth about Bone-in VS. Boneless
Greetings Carnivores, I was at a party the other night and a buddy and I were chatting about … you guessed it, meat. The subject was whether or not to by bone-in or boneless steaks, […]
Why so Cheeky? The secret behind Beef, Pork and Fish cheeks.
Greetings Carnivores, Have you ever found yourself in a restaurant and noticed something called Braised Beef Cheeks on the menu? You have probably never even SEEN it on a menu but, IF you do … […]
Scallopini vs Schnitzel vs Cutlet … guess what?
Greetings Carnivores, I get a LOT of questions on a day-to-day basis … that’s one of the main reasons I started blogging about meat in the first place. I realized very quickly (I’m kinda sharp […]
Brine or not to Brine: the answer is … YES
Greetings Carnivores, I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago called Brisket 101 for my buddy Steve and, he has since asked another question: To brine or not to brine a Brisket? And, last […]
Red, spicy, delicious Mexican Chorizo sausage … now we’re talking!
Greetings Carnivores, The other day I was reading another bloggers post on sausage making, and I was whisked back a number of years (30ish) to a magical time in my life when I was […]
Grain … the big mystery solved (I hope)
Greetings Carnivores, Grain. What is it, what does it mean and, why is it important to always slice meat across, or perpendicular to it? Well, … I guess a good place to start today, would […]
