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  1. brandon wiczen

    Post Smoke Brine

    The smoke/salt levels are surprisingly low. I went with a simple salt, sugar, honey, and water brine for them. Then they'll be grilled and glazed with a orange and Amaretto glaze.
  2. brandon wiczen

    Post Smoke Brine

    I have tried it and its a surprisingly good product. Sorry, this is harder to explain in this format vs having a conversation. My main goal is keeping it from drying out during the reheat process for service on Sunday.
  3. brandon wiczen

    Post Smoke Brine

    Ok, so, unusual question. I'm working with an already smoked bone in pork loin. The end result is that I'm going to glaze and grill it. I want to impart some more flavor and moisture into it. Would you all recommend a wet brine or a dry one?
  4. brandon wiczen

    Corned Pork

    Sure thing. I call it "corned pork" because I used the same brine recipe that I'm using for corned beef. I used about 2/3-3/4 of a small bottle of pickling spice and the same amount of juniper berries. So I guess its more the background flavors of apple pie (cinnamon, ginger, allspice, etc.)...
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  6. Corned Pork

    Corned Pork

  7. brandon wiczen

    Corned Pork

    My latest experiment: Corned Pork. It tastes like bacon and apple pie. Neither of these are bad things. I also made some apple slaw in order to make "reubens" with it.
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  9. brandon wiczen

    Dr. Pepper Ham

    It went very quick. However, here are the before, after and sliced pictures of the Dr. Pepper Ham we had for Christmas dinner today. Next time I might try to cook down the Dr. Pepper to get a more concentrated flavor and/or add some brown sugar to the mix. All that aside, everyone was very happy.
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  13. brandon wiczen

    Dr. Pepper Ham

    And done. It didn't take on hardly any of the flavor of the Pickapeppa but otherwise it is tender, juicy and delicious. Considering this is my first time, I will call it a success.
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  15. brandon wiczen

    Dr. Pepper Ham

    Pickapeppa Ham out of the brine and into the oven.
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  17. brandon wiczen

    Dr. Pepper Ham

    It's slightly hot, I would put it somewhere in the mild/medium range of heat. Unless one has absolutely no tolerance for "hot" it wouldn't be bad really. In terms of flavor, I would say sweet, hot, tangy, but still very "brown" like A1 or Worcestershire sauce is. Its made from tomatoes, onions...
  18. brandon wiczen

    Dr. Pepper Ham

    Moved it to its new home today, a sour cream bucket. I also had a moment of SMRT and used a 2 liter filled partly with water to weigh it down. It is currently camped out on the front porch (one advantage of living in Ohio in the winter).  I also started a side project with a 2 and half pound...
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