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  1. Sven Svensson

    My butchering skills $uck!!! Long post - pic heavy

    That's a huge score! I can and will never find meat like that for that price around here. Nice work.
  2. Sven Svensson

    Pullstrami

    That is just stunning! That's one of my favorite meats. Very nice work.
  3. Sven Svensson

    Jeff's Rub = Fantastic!

    Memorial Day was spent working on our DIY kitchen remodel. I was smart enough to pick up a tomahawk and a Bloody Mary tri-tip the Thursday before. I liberally coated them both with Jeff's rub. The tomahawk got the Texas rub and the flavored tri-tip got the original. Into the garage fridge they...
  4. Sven Svensson

    Jeff's Rub & The Best Ribs of my Life*

    Sorry, just seeing this. That’s the stuff. I’ll be using it again this weekend hoping for the same result, on purpose this time.
  5. Sven Svensson

    Chicken Cracklins - Who knew? And why didn't you tell us?

    Brilliant! I’m proof of that extra skin for sure.
  6. Sven Svensson

    Chicken Cracklins - Who knew? And why didn't you tell us?

    Congratulations on being featured in Jeff's newsletter this morning! I've sort of made these in the past not putting any thought into them and it's convinced me these are better than the pork counterpart. They need to start breeding chickens to have the abundant skin of Basset Hounds.
  7. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    Hitting my goal weight was a gift to myself on my 60th birthday. The goal was actually 183 which barely put me in the normal BMI category. I barely made it and it was a huge fight to the end. I had a trainer and he helped me do some intense stuff at the end I hated, but it worked. I hit 179...
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    My Weight Loss Journey

    Thanks @uncle eddie . This is a fantastic quote and I'm going to use it. You're right on. A diet lifestyle is not sustainable. It gets too redundant, taxing, boring, frustrating. The key was eating healthier things I liked in the right proportions and cutting out ALL snacking. Snacks and little...
  9. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    I can completely relate top EVERYTHING you said. I'm laughing at the toenails comment because something so simple left me unbelievably winded as did tying my shoes. I started to wear slip-ons. Plateaus are normal and frustrating. I had one that lasted 2 months and I didn't think I'd hit my goal...
  10. Sven Svensson

    Whats your secret ingredient?

    So you use it like a hot sauce? Gotcha. I was just shocked our grocer had it.
  11. Sven Svensson

    Competition Thighs - 2nd Place

    What an amazing neighborhood. Those thighs look like winners.
  12. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    Go slow, make small changes, think very long term. Your body may surprise you and kick in to more loss than expected. I used that lung as an excuse for too long. It’s not easy but I keep plugging away. I guess that’s why we have 2 lungs instead of one.
  13. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    Hopefully, from now on, I’ll also be a scrawny old man. Haha!
  14. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    I couldn’t gain weight all my high school and college years. My other nickname was Bones. In fact, twice I was called into the principal’s office because some of my teachers thought my parents were not feeding me. I’m a farm kid. We raised beef. We had an acre veggie garden and an acre for...
  15. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    My doctor made me understand that “morbidly” wasn’t a word of embellishment but rather a descriptor, and meant “you are going to die early because of a complication from your weight.” For whatever reason, that clicked with me and the decision was made.
  16. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    I just replied to Jim about the chicken. Shrimp is easy because it cooks very fast. I grill/smoke without using any oil or spray oil. I don’t miss it. I also use a rub on the shrimp and let them marinate in it overnight. I cook them on a skewer until the pink starts to appear and then take them...
  17. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    My trick with the breasts is starting with a dry rub/brine. I get the giant boneless-skinless frozen bags at Costco. I let them that in the fridge a couple days. Then I grab a medium cambro (container) and I coat them with Tajin and chicken salt. Too much Tajin and they get too tangy. It’s a...
  18. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    My daughters kept telling me I needed to take those full on bare belly shots for a comparison. I figured enough of those exist for folks to understand what happens. The wetsuit is as far as I’ll go.
  19. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    I envy you with the bike riding. I live in Sonoma County which is a premier area for riding. I destroyed my back carrying all that weight for years and I can’t take the bending over. I’ve thought about a recumbent bike though. We’ll see. Maybe someday.
  20. Sven Svensson

    My Weight Loss Journey

    My family is elated. I feel bad because I missed out on a lot of fun stuff as I was too big to walk/hike far and my knees and back took a beating. I keep apologizing to them and I think they’re tired of hearing it. But it’s fun hiking with them and I got to swim at the Olympic Center in Montreal...
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