What did everyone cook today?
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wdaly I put it in a zip lock bag and turn every day for seven days then I cut a piece of and cook it if it is to salty I soak it in cold water for a couple hours then try another piece if it is good I put it back in the fridge over night with out wrapping to let it dry good then smoke to 165 back in the fridge over night then slice and vacuum seal and freeze it
gus4416 Thanks. Good way to check for saltiness.
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cdavis I’m learning as I go with the help of Meatgistics videos. I do have a question though for those who have made dry rub bacon before. Do you wrap, seal, or cover the bellies while they’re curing on the fridge?
wdaly i use a Ziploc bag, easier to handle. I started making bacon exclusively with a dry rub and have been using a pickle more often, I seem to get a better product, maybe just me. As JoeB stated there are a lot of cuts on a hog that you can cure into a form of bacon. Buckboard bacon from a butt is a good example.
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I’m not a great food photographer, but I made a black bean soup with the bacon I posted further up the chain. I also cooked in some of the pork sausage I smoked on the Monday off for ID4 (still learning there).
Topped with fresh cilantro and extra sharp white cheddar.
Here’s my personal bonus round: heat some flour tortillas and have the black bean/bacon/sausage soup in a taco with a vinegar-forward Mexican hot sauce such as Valentina or Cholula.
jh4_htx good looking soup, reminds me of something I had in the Caribbean and Puerto Rico. Sounds tasty.
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Tex_77 badfire2625 YooperDog yall are killing me with all these great looking meals. If my wife ever gets on here and sees this I’m going to get fired.
cdavis thank you, but I am like the blind squirrel, every once in awhile I will find a nut. This was the end of a week of cooking for company, I have a brisket resting wrapped in a cooler, looking forward to unwrapping and slicing it up.
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YooperDog I see you are up, running, and combat ready… Good to hear fm you
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JoeB I enjoy my family but it gets tiring, nonstop cooking, cleaning and entertaining. It like a job. Our plan got blown out of the water with everyone’s diet and allergy issues. All’s good! You gotta enjoy the suck, lol. Pulling the meats out of the freezer tomorrow, with the plan to do some grinding mid to late week. Hope you had a great fourth/independence day.
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cdavis I’m learning as I go with the help of Meatgistics videos. I do have a question though for those who have made dry rub bacon before. Do you wrap, seal, or cover the bellies while they’re curing on the fridge?
wdaly I also use a 2 gallon ziplock bag. It does make liquid in the bag so I also put it into a meat lug in the fridge. Really makes a mess if a hole gets poked in the bag
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Spatchcocked and halfed chickens one was marinaded in |Cyclops-Greek-Marinade and the other |Argentinean-Style-BBQ-Marinade Both were marinaded using the Marinade Express Vacuum Tumbler. Everything came out great and was delicious.
Tex_77 Looks great. I sooo want one of those marinade tumblers, but elevation doesnt agree with it. Good Job!
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I’m not a great food photographer, but I made a black bean soup with the bacon I posted further up the chain. I also cooked in some of the pork sausage I smoked on the Monday off for ID4 (still learning there).
Topped with fresh cilantro and extra sharp white cheddar.
Here’s my personal bonus round: heat some flour tortillas and have the black bean/bacon/sausage soup in a taco with a vinegar-forward Mexican hot sauce such as Valentina or Cholula.
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To go with the pulled pork I made a Country Potato Salad, Black bean and corn salad, coleslaw, and bbq beans (which i forgot to take a final picture of so ypubget to see the base)
Tex_77 Wow - what a great spread.
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wdaly i use a Ziploc bag, easier to handle. I started making bacon exclusively with a dry rub and have been using a pickle more often, I seem to get a better product, maybe just me. As JoeB stated there are a lot of cuts on a hog that you can cure into a form of bacon. Buckboard bacon from a butt is a good example.
YooperDog Thanks. Hadn’t thought about other cuts off pork being used. I want to try some pickling as well. This forum is great for ideas and assistance.
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wdaly I also use a 2 gallon ziplock bag. It does make liquid in the bag so I also put it into a meat lug in the fridge. Really makes a mess if a hole gets poked in the bag
kyle I bet it would make a mess, plus you lose all the valuable flavor.
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I made some grilled shrimp with a homemade pasta salad, it was this meal just at the coast for the family, so I didn’t take any pictures: https://www.instagram.com/p/CO9BgjgljOz/
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kyle My wife doesn’t get mad nearly as often any more, her answer is you made the mess you clean it up. I am much more careful about putting tubs under things now!
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kyle My wife doesn’t get mad nearly as often any more, her answer is you made the mess you clean it up. I am much more careful about putting tubs under things now!
bocephus Well, well, well. Thinking she got through with her “message”. LOL
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JoeB I enjoy my family but it gets tiring, nonstop cooking, cleaning and entertaining. It like a job. Our plan got blown out of the water with everyone’s diet and allergy issues. All’s good! You gotta enjoy the suck, lol. Pulling the meats out of the freezer tomorrow, with the plan to do some grinding mid to late week. Hope you had a great fourth/independence day.
YooperDog Yep, your issue follows what I’ve heard many times in life about offspring: “Sometimes you want to hug 'em and other times you want to eat 'em.”
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kyle My wife doesn’t get mad nearly as often any more, her answer is you made the mess you clean it up. I am much more careful about putting tubs under things now!
bocephus Sounds pretty familiar. That’s about how it goes at my house. Certainly makes you more careful.
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YooperDog Yep, your issue follows what I’ve heard many times in life about offspring: “Sometimes you want to hug 'em and other times you want to eat 'em.”
zbigjeff Rodney Dangerfield “Now I know why lions eat their young”, my sister in law used this phrase when my nieces and nephews were young.
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zbigjeff Absolutely, it only takes having to wipe out a shelf in the fridge but one time to remember to place things in a tub.
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