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  1. tc fish bum

    Getting tired of my old rib recipes, need a new one

    Ive got two, caramel apple and traditional memp. dry rub. they wow the crowd but there just getting old hat. got any good ideas?
  2. tc fish bum

    how do you make machaca

    has anyone made machaca, or seen it made? i was thinking about making some in the smoker and am looking for help.
  3. tc fish bum

    tongue and cheek barbacoa question

    every year we do a theme meal on the 4th for 30-100 people. this year its" tongue and cheek" tacos. i know right. anyhoo were gonna do a carnitas pork shoulder- yawn. done a million. Butttttt, i was thinking of skinning the tongues rubbing them with barbacoa seasoning and smoking cheeks and...
  4. tc fish bum

    new to head cheese

    if you look in curing you will see i posted a butcher i just did with 4 inch thick bacon. I know right. any ways i had mentioned i got drafted to make head cheese or souse with the left over head. it sounds fun,,,, only problem is i dont even know where to start. can anyone help? crankybuzzard...
  5. tc fish bum

    where is nose to tail forum

    cant find it ?
  6. tc fish bum

    big bacon

    just butchered an oversized hampton mix yesterday and we were wowed buy the thickness of this belly. had to share with everyone that is four inch bacon!!!!! put it on cure today, gets cold smoke after. so nice when you butcher your own! 
  7. tc fish bum

    dbl smoked country ham

    who has smoked a country ham? I have a 2 year old ham that is just about perfectly funky enough to take a run through the smoker. any tips? done loads of city hams and they are great, just a little scared to try a country ham considering I have waited 2 years to cook this one and I don't want to...
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    poor broken shears...... aflippingain

    alright that's it!! I have just broke about the millionth n a half chicken shears for the last time. what is a good durable brand for a fair price. a fella cant even spatch a chicken anymore in peace. please help
  9. tc fish bum

    over wintering rabbits on top of a raised bed

    I was considering putting rabbit run/hutches directly over my raised beds for the winter. has anyone ever done this? seems like a no brainer for amping up next summers soil, or would it be to much and end up burning everything I try to grow?
  10. tc fish bum

    what breed of hog should i get to raise?

    looking to add 3 or 4 heritage breed hogs to the farm this coming spring and I was wondering what are some of the best breeds for meat that's not the leaned out supermarket variety.
  11. tc fish bum

    salty pancetta

    so I did my first batch of lamb pancetta and it was way salty. my cure/sugar/salt mix was the same as I use for bbb and hams and they always turn out good. could it be that because my lamb belly was only 3/4" thick that it picked up too much? I had it on cure only 2 days because it was so thin...
  12. tc fish bum

    advise on lamb pancetta

    as soon as we get some cooler weather here in northern Michigan I plan on butchering 4 sheep and a lamb myself. that will be 10 slabs of mutton belly !! I have dry cured pork hams and bacon, some beef but never mutton, and lamb/mutton pancetta just sounds way to good not to try it. has anyone...
  13. tc fish bum

    has anyone ever smoked a heritage turkey (burbon red)

    I have 7 burbon red turkeys now on the farm and I have heard they are very different to cook than reg. domestic butterball. has anyone smoked one yet? how ? and how was it? I have done a fare share of pheasant and pats on smoke but reds are new to me . its a guess they are about the same, but I...
  14. tc fish bum

    bladder tank smoker?

    my friend just gave me a air bladder tank that he had replaced in his house. do they make a good smoker or are they to thin? its the tank that is on your house plumbing to help regulate water pressure.. looks like it would make for a nice little smoker. I want to try it but,,,,is it worth the...
  15. tc fish bum

    pre planning 4th o july kid goat smoke questions

    so 4th throwdown is  back around again and we all have kinda went with a mutton theme this year. ive got a venison front from a yearling my kid got last fall, and a whole kid goat frozen. any ideas on something interesting to do with them..i was kinda thinking evoo/rosemary/garlic soak for a few...
  16. tc fish bum

    how do you smoke a beef tongue?

    I heard both boil then smoke and smoke then boil. can you smoke then pouch? do I have to braise? has any one done it like the 3-2-1 rib standard just longer. I was hoping to make tacos de lengua with it.
  17. tc fish bum

    what is the most important thing i need for great mojo

    sooooooo, I have finally decided on mojo pork with mango/hab. salsa for my 4th cook off with 4 other pit teams ( all informal good fun) and I was wondering...... any old fashioned gradmma style secrets you want to share about mojo/Cuban cooking/what its about/ what I need to look for and how to...
  18. tc fish bum

    need a very different pork idea for 4th o july this year. any help?

    so every year several clans gather for the fourth and we always do a theme. birds of all kind, wild game, turtle, ect ect. all done on grills or pits or camp fires. this year of all things is PORKAPALOOZA. I am porked to death, no pun intended. any one have some ideas for pork that's different...
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    anyone ever grow morels?

    just bought 20 acres in northern mi. its got 3 or so acres of swamp/low land ideal by the looks of it for mushrooms. I have found a few morels in it, but I was thinking of growing some from spore spawn. has anyone had success with this?
  20. tc fish bum

    better question about bbb?

    I use cure #2  often. my pappy is from Kentucky and they are realllllly particular about how a good ham is made. not to mention hes been doing it since the 50s. im comphy with #2. but this tender quick thing vs cure#1 rub vs brine is there a difference? do I look for weight/h20 loss like on slow...
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