Pork Roll or Taylor Ham?

[bill ace 350]

Thoughts?

 

[chopsaw]

Might be time to take the 10 minute ride to Mannino's meat market .

 

[mr_whipple]

I tried it a few years ago when I spotted it either in Kroger or Harris Teeter. Really not sure what all the buzz is about.

 

[bill ace 350]

Might be time to take the 10 minute ride to Mannino's meat market .
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I'm picking up a roll after work.

 

[bill ace 350]

I tried it a few years ago when I spotted it either in Kroger or Harris Teeter. Really not sure what all the buzz is about.

To each his own!

 

[WaterRat]

Not the biggest fan. One gastro pub nearby has an artisan version on their brunch meat plate sampler that isn’t too bad - though everything else on the plate is better Most people I’ve met here in Central Jersey say “porkroll”.

 

[zwiller]

Really not sure what all the buzz is about.

It's nothing special on it's own. Did you prepare it correctly? Browned with egg and cheese on roll. I expected to be the same but ended up really liking it. That surprised me. That said, I found better stuff/cheaper.

30m from there's an Amish meat market and they sell their own pork roll and it's KILLER and CHEAP. The pic is not the place place but looks EXACTLY like it and quite a bit darker than Taylor. $3.99/lb last I got it. Pretty sure it's got some beef in there. Their garlic bologna (all beef) is the BOMB. They also sell Lebanon bologna which is even darker and smokier with same spice profile and ferment like pork roll. Pretty sure it's ALL beef.

 

[bill ace 350]

It's nothing special on it's own. Did you prepare it correctly? Browned with egg and cheese on roll. I expected to be the same but ended up really liking it. That surprised me. That said, I found better stuff/cheaper.

30m from there's an Amish meat market and they sell their own pork roll and it's KILLER and CHEAP. The pic is not the place place but looks EXACTLY like it and quite a bit darker than Taylor. $3.99/lb last I got it. Pretty sure it's got some beef in there. Their garlic bologna (all beef) is the BOMB. They also sell Lebanon bologna which is even darker and smokier with same spice profile and ferment like pork roll. Pretty sure it's ALL beef.

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I also like Case and Shop-Rite brands. I always recommend tasting it on its own before making a final determination.

I introduced it to some Army friends years ago in sandwich form, but they immediately added mustard!

 

[Elf@shore]

I also like Case and Shop-Rite brands. I always recommend tasting it on its own before making a final determination.

I introduced it to some Army friends years ago in sandwich form, but they immediately added mustard!

Pork Roll !
Taylor is just a brand name !
My sisters' husband loves it, they moved to Maine, It does not exist there!
They load up when here in NJ.
My Dad ,s Tavern it was on the menu.
FYI: When cooking make sure to cut slits on the sides inwards and a Cross cut in the middle, it prevents curling of the meat.
Shop Rite has Mild and spicey flavors
American Cheese with Ketchup ,is my go to, grilled or pan fried. On a burger roll.
Some make Egg sammies and a few add to a burger.
YUM!!!

 

[jcam222]

It's nothing special on it's own. Did you prepare it correctly? Browned with egg and cheese on roll. I expected to be the same but ended up really liking it. That surprised me. That said, I found better stuff/cheaper.

30m from there's an Amish meat market and they sell their own pork roll and it's KILLER and CHEAP. The pic is not the place place but looks EXACTLY like it and quite a bit darker than Taylor. $3.99/lb last I got it. Pretty sure it's got some beef in there. Their garlic bologna (all beef) is the BOMB. They also sell Lebanon bologna which is even darker and smokier with same spice profile and ferment like pork roll. Pretty sure it's ALL beef.

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Newswanger? Planktowns porkroll is awesome too

 

[bill ace 350]

Pork Roll !
Taylor is just a brand name !
My sisters' husband loves it, they moved to Maine, It does not exist there!
They load up when here in NJ.
My Dad ,s Tavern it was on the menu.
FYI: When cooking make sure to cut slits on the sides inwards and a Cross cut in the middle, it prevents curling of the meat.
Shop Rite has Mild and spicey flavors
American Cheese with Ketchup ,is my go to, grilled or pan fried. On a burger roll.
Some make Egg sammies and a few add to a burger.
YUM!!!

Yup. That's why I mentioned Case and Shop-Rite!

 

[Fueling Around]

It is definitely an acquired or comfort food taste. I like SPAM better and not really a big fan of SPAM.

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Mmmm
Dried Beef
That is my comfort food taste.

 

[DougE]

I've had various brands of pork roll over the years, but Taylor was always my favorite and the one I came pretty close to replicating it in my attempts at recreating it for myself.

 

[chopsaw]

they immediately added mustard!

What !!!

 

[bill ace 350]

What !!!

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Looks great! I just thought it funny they put mustard on before even tasting it for the first time!

 

[mr_whipple]

It's nothing special on it's own. Did you prepare it correctly? Browned with egg and cheese on roll. I expected to be the same but ended up really liking it. That surprised me. That said, I found better stuff/cheaper.

30m from there's an Amish meat market and they sell their own pork roll and it's KILLER and CHEAP. The pic is not the place place but looks EXACTLY like it and quite a bit darker than Taylor. $3.99/lb last I got it. Pretty sure it's got some beef in there. Their garlic bologna (all beef) is the BOMB. They also sell Lebanon bologna which is even darker and smokier with same spice profile and ferment like pork roll. Pretty sure it's ALL beef.

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Correctly is purely subjective, but I love me a fried bologna/egg/cheese sammich on a dollar store burger bun at various roadside Virginia country gas stations, so who's to say?

 

[mr_whipple]

To each his own!

Truly!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

I love me a fried bologna/egg/cheese sammich on a dollar store burger bun

I had this exact sandwich this morning for breakfast. Homemade bologna, extra sharp cheddar, egg, Duke's and a little yellow mustard...

 

[MJB05615]

As a native Jerseyan, born and raised, I love Pork Roll. Can only get thin sliced prepacked here in Ga. at Publix. When we moved here in 1992, they still had the loaf and would cut it to order, bit not anymore. I also love a Pork Roll Egg and Cheese on hard roll. For a while I was getting it shipped from "The New Jersey Pork Roll Company." Now I'm hungry, lol.

 

[zwiller]

Newswanger?

YEP!

It is definitely an acquired or comfort food taste. I like SPAM better and not really a big fan of SPAM.

Mmmm
Dried Beef
That is my comfort food taste.

I think pork roll/bologna/Spam are like 90% the same but each having a nuance. I am of the opinion the reason the pork roll is such a big deal is that those people do not have access to good bologna and just the typical Oscar Meyer. I would bet serious dough that anyone into pork roll would get their minds blown trying a non sweet Lebanon bologna. It's pork roll on steroids.

Grew up with open faced chipped beef SOS. Was not really into it but have not ever had any good stuff like that in the picture just the small packaged stuff.

Correctly is purely subjective, but I love me a fried bologna/egg/cheese sammich on a dollar store burger bun at various roadside Virginia country gas stations, so who's to say?

Great point and wrong word choice for sure.