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I use my hand to waft the smoke towards me so I can tell how it is going based on the smell. Sometimes I do open the smoker right before going out in public. My wife doesn't think it is funny.
The longer it sits the more muscle breakdown that can happen. I'm pretty sure he has gone in the 45-day range. With the brine, you can't soak too long. I usually go about 25 days.
I have never had a belly or loin have this much of a color difference. Is it cool to smoke? It has been in the cure/brine for about a month. This is the outside of each. I usually stir them every few days but I got distracted this time.
I've done a lot of reading, but it all surrounds mental health, specifically bipolar. My fear was/is weight gain in my family, especially my young daughters, 3 and 5. I wasn't sure about it due to stuff I read about weight gain if not followed strictly. I have bipolar and my wife has brain...
What do you call on sale? I always wonder what people pay and feel is a good deal. A local store has them for $1.89 a pound this week and I see that as a great deal, compared to normal prices.
I never thought of those but I agree. I have a few food things that I don't believe in.
Cheese in dessert
Chocolate in breakfast (I do the cooking and that kills my wife)
Pancakes without blueberries
Storebought pancake syrup
Syrup on french toast. It sounds horrible but I grew-up using corn...
Cheesecake is number one on my list. I HATE cheesecake but I hope to make it to my taste. In my opinion, cheese does not belong in desserts. I try it every time it is around, hoping I will like it eventually.
I think people that have the breaking issues are just using cheap jars or go...
I was going to get more specific and I was going to change the title but I couldn't figure out how. I then thought of deleting this and recreating one but I couldn't figure that out either.
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