It’s very satisfying to cure your own bacon at home, and you can change the flavors to suit your tastes. There are two ways to cure pork belly: whole or cut into strips. If you want to make bacon slices, or “rashers,” you can cure pork belly slices. You can make your own bacon in … Read more
As someone who works in networking, I know how hard it is to remember the seven layers of the OSI model. It’s very technical and dull to hear the names: Physical, Data Link, Network, Transport, Session, Presentation, and Application. No wonder IT newbies have trouble getting them straight in their heads!. But here’s a memory … Read more
Costco is beloved for its high-quality yet affordable bulk grocery items, including everyone’s holiday favorite – ham! A Costco bone-in or spiral sliced ham can feed a crowd, but leftovers are inevitable Before that delicious ham goes bad in the fridge, consider freezing the extras. You can save your Costco ham for later meals and … Read more
Curing and smoking your own bacon from pork belly is incredibly satisfying, but not always practical for the home cook. When you get your hands on pre-sliced pork belly, you may wonder if you can still transform it into bacon without having to cure a whole slab The answer is yes! With a few simple … Read more
We were recently able to get half of a pig for our freezer. They’ve been on my wish list for a while, so I was thrilled to find a lot of fresh pork in the freezer. There were a few cuts of meat though, that had me stumped. I looked it up on Google and … Read more
A beautiful glazed ham is a great main dish for holidays and other special occasions. But if you don’t know how, it can be hard to get perfectly sliced ham off the bone. It’s important to know how to cut through a ham bone the right way so that your ham slices look like they … Read more
As a deli meat lover, Boar’s Head has always been my go-to brand for high-quality great-tasting ham. However I’ve often found myself wondering just how long their ham stays fresh once I’ve opened the package. Since no one wants to bite into a dry, funky slice of spoiled deli meat, understanding the shelf life of … Read more
If you get constipated often, do yourself a favor and take a look at your diet. Among the foods that may block you up: too much cheese and milk. You might not have to give up dairy, though. You could just eat less of it and make other changes. Try yogurt with probiotics, live bacteria … Read more
Here are the steps I used to make this for Cyndi Curne, a member of Just A Pinch from my hometown. This is the bacon I bought in Arkansas on my last trip to C Briana is my daughter. I cooked the bacon in the oven, so the rind is still on it. I bought … Read more
Cades Cove is a 6,000-acre valley in East Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains where our story starts. In that valley, there is a smokehouse where our ancestors perfected the age-old method of curing and smoking meats for more than two hundred years. They worked hard to give their families the best cuts of beef and pork, … Read more