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    Pork belly

    Are pork belly burnt ends supposed to be soft and chewy, with melty fat? Or are they supposed to be more like bacon, harder and chewy with a ham-like meat and firm chewy fat? I got some on a food truck yesterday and it wasn't anything like what I make at home.
  2. SmokinGumby

    Pork belly

    Are pork belly burnt ends supposed to be soft and chewy, with melty fat? Or are they supposed to be more like bacon, harder and chewy with a ham-like meat and firm chewy fat?
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    Smoke butt diagnosis

    Doing my first no-wrap butt without a thermometer, it's dead and I don't have a replacement. I put it in last night before bed, I put two water pans in so it wouldn't dry out overnight if the pan went dry...smoker runs at 230 or so, but it got down to 20f outside so I don't know exactly what...
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    BBQ Sauce for someone with Interstitial Cystitis (IC)? (No tomatoes!)

    Apple Butter makes a PHENOMENAL base for a BBQ sauce! Add some garlic, some heat, and some salt and BAM!
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    Attempting my first rack

    There's really not much meat inside the ribcage, as there's no musculature in there. The muscle is mostly between and on top of the rib bone.
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    Whole Hog Cut Options

    So I ended up coming out around $125 cheaper than buying all the same cuts at my local good meat grocery store! Give or take, with price variations. I priced the butts at $1.99/lb, but right now they are going for $3.49/lb so that's $25 dollars more, right there. I've really been enjoying...
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    Pork Jowl Burnt Ends

    I've seen all the pork belly burnt ends around here so I decided to try it with jowl, since they are so similar and my butcher processes jowl into smoked, cured cubes. The method was standard... Rub a dub dub, 3 hours in the tub... Give them a brown sugar, soy, maple scrub, then another hour and...
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    Memorial Day Weekend Menus?

    I've read mixed reviews on fresh ham and whether it's too lean to cook to 200 and pull for pulled pork sandwiches. Has anyone done it and confirm it's not too dry? My thought was a 4-6 hour smoke to get a bit of bark and smoke flavor, and then finish in the oven or on the grill at 325 or so to...
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    Memorial Day Weekend Menus?

    Picking up the fresh cuts from a whole hog tomorrow...what to smoke, what to smoke? Ribs would be an easy choice, ribs are always great. I'm getting a fresh ham though and I've never cooked a green ham before...If we get together with family I might have to just try it and see. Not sure I'm...
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    Black Chicken and fresh tofu soup

    Not interested in eating the feet of an animal that stands in it's own feces lol Even raccoons don't eat the feet! There's plenty of chicken on a chicken, eating the head and feet is just weirdness for the sake of weirdness lol
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    Favorite fatty recipes! Tell me which ones you like best!

    I've only made one fatty, so I'm no authority, but it was superb. I used cream cheese, sharp cheddar, sauteed onions, and candied jalapenos for the filling. The sweet heat of the candied jalapenos really stole the show.
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    First time bringing pork, not sure how much salt I need

    If it's injected, I wouldn't brine it at all, personally. If it's already injected with salt, the salt won't penetrate the meat anyways, and the salt is the only thing in a brine or marinade that gets into the meat anyways. To be honest, I've never noticed a difference with brining anything...
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    What can I buy from the local grocer that’s good?

    Any reason you can't get that pork ready on time? Nothing you can eat is as good as good pulled pork. Put that shoulder on now, smoke it till the bark is good and dark, and then put it in the oven until it hits 200F and feed the people. Unless they aren't your favorite people. Only my favorite...
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    How is the meat supply in your area?

    https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/farmers-euthanize-millions-pigs-meat-plants-close-coronavirus/
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    Home-made Apple Wood Chips - Moss/Fungi

    You want to get that bark off, it makes a bitter smoke you don't want. That should take care of the moss/fungus you don't want. I use cherry from a tree in my yard that was struck by lightning. I knock a hunk off and then I whittle away the grey, weathered outside until I'm down into the rich...
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