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The secret is, I wasn't going to run out for red pepper flakes at midnight so I crushed four red ripe pequin peppers in the boil. I'll let you know how it goes with my testers...
My first time pickling anything, and mid-week at that (I didn't finish up until after midnight) so I had to...
First and last piggy party I went to was hosted by a Master Mason (the brick and mortar kind, not the secret society and silly handshakes kind!) who built a pit for the purpose, and went absolutely hog wild in doing so (pun intended.)
He had to have five grand into the thing. Poured footing...
The requisite moneyshot, and a real, real important question...
Never seen this before... Is this a bruise or bacteriological?
It is not quite as purple as the camera shows, but its' definitely there.
Should I be concerned about eating this or serving it to people?
IT was over 160 on this...
Whole loin, Pops brine, cured for a long time this time (sixteen days.)
Green Mountain Grills "Gold" pellets mixed with apple chips in AMNPS, with a plumbers torch providing the heat source since my cabinet smoker is too hot at its' lowest setting.
Smoke/cook time was about five and a half...
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