Homemade Pork roll? (Taylor Ham)

[JeffreyH]

Jonathon It’s a Jersey thang. Here’s a the deal, in northern Jersey you order a breakfast sandwich as Taylor Ham and get white cheese. In Southern Jersey you order pork roll and get yellow cheese.

[Jonathon]

JeffreyH Which is better? I remember ordering my first philly in philly and they asked me “with or without” and I knew that meant Cheese whiz and i was hemming and hawing and he looked at me and said, it’s not nasty cheese whiz, do you think we’d sell millions of the f’ing things if it was nasty?!

[JeffreyH]

They are the same. White or yellow American cheese is the same only the coloring. Taylor Ham is a brand of pork roll. Different brands have their own subtle difference. CORRECTION: In North Jersey it’s yellow and South Jersey it’s white. My mistake.

[BobbyMac]

Well Jonathon I went to ups today to ship you some logs of pork roll and was quoted $226 to ship it to you because it needed to be shipped overnight from Jersey. I love you but not $226 love you haha. If anybody has any other ideas to ship it cheaper let me know I’m all ears

[Steve Risse]

BobbyMac try that link that DougSmokes provided to CKliest. They ship for about $20 Witchita.

[craigrice]

BobbyMac go to Walmart and buy a small lunchbox cooler and freezable inserts and package frozen product inside then overnight mail

[BobbyMac]

Steve Risse well that’s good to know thank you

[BobbyMac]

craigrice the $200 was just for overnight shipping lol that didn’t include and of the packaging. I might just ship a cooler regular ground instead I think it would last in a cooler with a ice pack

[craigrice]

a box shipped overnight with frozen product and ice packs in a cooler should be fine as I have done this at xmass for people

[s.a.m]

BobbyMac was at the docs, for a check-up Thursday, nurse was unpacking a thick foam package, I asked what they did with them she said “throw them in the dumpster” , she gave it to me with the ice packs! That would make it by not overnighting

[Jonathon]

BobbyMac LOL yeah, Don’t worry about it man! I am from the northeast, the next time I go home I am sure I can travel a little and get some and still spend less than $226!

[gmarsalek]

That is exactly the recipe I used however I added encapsulated citric acid. That is what gives it the tangy taste as everybody talk about. Use As directed. I’m from Maryland so I know Taylor’s pork roll and Trenton pork roll. I make it on a regular basis but for my taste I have a Spam recipe that I have been working on and actually I like this better than T Ham.

[gmarsalek]

I have used this recipe in the . I do add encapsulated citric acid to give it the tangy taste.

[TomKat1962]

What casings are recommended, I plan on making my first one in two weeks?

[Steve Risse]

TomKat1962 Use fibrous casings. 2.9 in would be a good diameter. Good luck with it!

[BobbyMac]

Well after a long delay I finally made some this weekend! Going to slice it up in the morning for a taste test. Will make another post with pictures and what I learned haha

[TomKat1962]

Does anyone have a pork roll recipe that doesn’t contain bacon? I have made the recipe with bacon and it is good, but authentic pork roll does not contain bacon.

[BobbyMac]

TomKat1962 I would assume just use more pork then and more pork fat, some brands of pork roll do contain bacon. Adds more fat, can’t taste the bacon on the recipe though