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Texas Style Turkey Breast ~ Blue Light Special 😄
A couple of weeks ago my Kroger affiliate had an incredible deal on frozen turkey breasts (.99/lb), and Mrs ~t~ picked up two. We thawed one for a test run. First, I removed the skin, and boned out the breast meat. The carcass was seasoned and baked, then turned into a turkey pot pie and bone... -
chopsaw's Boston Bacon
To be more precise... Boston butt bacon. This adventure innocently started in a random thread when I mentioned that competition BBQ cooks coveted a small muscle group in a pork butt, which they call bacon. Below, you can see that small muscle group, located in the fat cap on the outside face... -
Possible Nitrite Burn on Butt Bacon
Following a recent conversation with @chopsaw ,I've dry cured two slabs of meat taken from the outside face of two Boston butts... these are known as "bacon" because of the resemblance. Here is the bacon, sandwiched between these two Coppa roasts, also cut from Boston butts. Fast forward 14...- thirdeye
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- Forum: Hot Smoked Bacon
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Heads Up - The Sausage Maker - Free Shipping With No Minimum
In case you are not on the email list.... The Sausage Maker has been having "48 hour free shipping & no minimum" specials for months, usually around holidays, and sometimes for no particular reason. Today I got another email with a "no time limit, no minimum for free shipping offer". I buy...- thirdeye
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Carver Hams Are Back...
... at Sam's Club. Just in time for the Fall holidays. The ones I bought all had December sell-by dates. I smoked one for some friends to take on a hunting trip, then sliced another and gave it a light smoke. -
Beef Cheeks ~ A Saturday Treat
When I was a little boy in South Texas, barbacoa was one of the Mexican dishes that was a special tradition. My earliest recollection of barbacoa de cabeza, or beef-head barbacoa, was prepared at a neighboring ranch. They had a permanent earth oven, basically a hole in the ground on one end of... -
Mystery Meat ~ What's Your Guess?
I thought we might have some fun with my Saturday cook, and I'll post a full cook's thread tomorrow. But for now.... here is a photo. And no, I won't be giving any hints, or announcing correct guesses until tomorrow.- thirdeye
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- Forum: General Discussion
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Pork Belly ~ The Best Bite This Week ✔️
My markets that carry Prairie Fresh pork, are expanding their selections to include pork belly, so I had to buy one to check out. I went back to basics... using seasoned salt, cracked pepper, and a mustard/hot sauce slather (very light). No sauce, and no cubes. I smoked it with hickory, fat... -
I'm Up To My Neck In Bones
Pork neck bones that is. (Grab a beverage or cup of Joe, this is a long one.) Every July I help out with a barbecue that is held on "Parade Day", which is the opening for our Fair and Rodeo week. This year marked the 32nd year for the barbecue..., and I've been on board for 20+ years. In a... -
I Let My Meat Loaf...
This is a 1-1/2 pound meatloaf seasoned with Cimarron Doc's and cracked black pepper, and I mixed in about 3/4 cup of hi-temp pepper jack cheese. -
Spiral Mustard Dogs & New Brand Review
I recently picked up a pack of Marketside Angus Franks at Walmart, and so far... I'm really liking the flavor and the fact they come 8 to a pack, which matches buns that are 8 to a pack. My standard drill is to spiralize dogs and for this test run I went with a basic mustard dog. When grilled... -
25 Forgotten Farmers Dinners No One Makes Anymore!
This is a wild ride on the way-back-time-machine. I recall having about 1/3 of these dishes. We still make some bean dishes, the hot salad, and hamburger steak & gravy, the sauerkraut and pasta, and a few more. Some of the still photos in between featured items are sort of out of place, so...- thirdeye
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Fruita Wood is Back
I got an email today from Fruita Wood, a top notch flavor wood supplier from Fruita, Colorado. A favorite with intermountain BBQ competitors and backyard cooks alike. I thought they went out of business, but maybe they are back?? For years, a group of us took turns making group orders, so...- thirdeye
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- Forum: Woods for Smoking
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Once Again.... Double Smoked "Carver Hams" ~ But NOW For Easter Gifts ✔️
My Sam's Club got a shipment of Carver hams two weeks ago. These guys usually are only stocked between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and as many of you know.... I make annual holiday gifts with them. So, on an impulse... I stocked up with Easter in mind. Frankly, at ~$13/each these are roughly... -
Double Smoking a Turkey Breast ??
I've had excellent results when doing a second smoke (aka flavor smoke) on things like hams, pork hocks & shanks, and even bologna. Has anyone done a second smoke on a roasted turkey breast? Here is what I'm working with. It's from Sam's Club, oven roasted and ready to eat, so it's common to... -
Beef Back Ribs With A Side Of Spares
We're having a winter warm spell, hopefully the kickoff for an early spring. Yesterday I fired up the drum smoker for a small rib-fest. Seasoning on the beef ribs was Goldee's Brisket Rub. The spares were for freezer fare, and will be vacuum sealed for SV reheating. Seasoning was... -
The Fishin' Season is Open at Lake Sam's...
... Sam's Club that is, and I'm smokin' my first batch of dry cured steelhead trout for 2025✔️. About 6 hours in the dry cure. Rinsed and re-seasoned with white pepper, black pepper and garlic powder. SmokerCam view after an overnight rest. Outside temp 25°. Still using my stash of A-Maze-N... -
Country Style Shoulder Ribs or Thick Pork Steaks?
I picked up an 8# butt on Monday and instead of cutting off a Coppa roast for smoking, and grinding the rest... I changed gears and sliced it into 4 pieces. I'm keeping one for smoking later this week, so I'll report back in. -
More Carver Hams for Thanksgiving Giving
During the last few years, I've been switching up my holiday gift baskets and Carver hams have been well received. Here is round one featuring double smoked hams (about 90 minutes at 225°), and loaves of light rye. Not shown is some smoked extra sharp Tillamook cheddar. -
Another Round of Bull...
...Moose. This time around, this big boy is from the Jackson herd and a photographer catches him shedding velvet. The short video is pretty cool...- thirdeye
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- Forum: Blowing Smoke Around the Smoker.
