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Ditto what everyone else said about the Rhulman book, it's a superb resource and home cured meats are fun and delicious. They also seem exotic and daring, when in truth are very simple. Bacon or the duck proscuitto is literally...
Commented on I was thinking about considering to start a Society in Eugene, Oregon
It's like you live in some crazy world where Call of Duty online isn't available. Spouse out? Get your war on....
Commented on I was thinking about considering to start a Society in Eugene, Oregon
It's like you live in some crazy world where Call of Duty online isn't available. Spouse out? Get your war on....
Commented on Canada's Internet is crap
Interesting discussion. Just to add a couple data points, I use both Shaw (at home) and Telus (at work) and both are very good in terms of service. The larger point is valid however, as time passes access isn't getting...
Commented on Long profile of Dean Kamen, discusses his Stirling engine
I kinda thought that once the novelty of the Segway wore they'd become the defacto transport of choice for people with mobility problems. They haven't and I don't know why, they seem perfectly suited for elderly and those with problems...
Commented on Clive Barker's Midnight Meat Train art
Okay, knock it off. You cannot attached the suffix "punk" to any word. There is not such thing as a splatterpunk. (Aww shit, checking wikipedia it seems there actually is.) Please stop. Or everything becomes whateverpunk. Wearing kahki's? Chinopunk. Drinking...
Commented on Famous Berkeley Bowl supermarket profiled in LA Times
#7 - I get that the threat of shoplifting charges would be wielded as a club to force you to sign, but why would anyone succumb to that pressure? Would the cops respond to the charge that you ate an...
Commented on Famous Berkeley Bowl supermarket profiled in LA Times
"Raphael Breines, who was ejected last year for eating on the premises, said he couldn't decide between two types of apricots, so he sampled both. Security stopped him in the parking lot. "They treated me like a thief," said the...
Commented on Canadian Industry Minister lies about his Canadian DMCA on national radio, then hangs up
"Ministers who lie on national radio about their legislation don't fare well in Parliamentary democracies." Ha! Good one. I'm chalking this line up to the fact that I suspect you figure if you say it aloud enough, it just might...
Commented on 6th severed foot found in B.C.?
I love The National Post. What other paper would quote the forensic opinion of a women who spends her days picking rocks. Awesome. That totally qualifies you to make proclamations regarding the separation technique of the foot from the leg....
Commented on Canadian DMCA is worse than the American one
So in essence it would seem that this is a trial balloon piece of legislation? Introduce it, see what objections Giest et al have and then polish it for reintroduction with a new coat of lipstick on the pig?...
Commented on Canadian DMCA is worse than the American one
So in essence it would seem that this is a trial balloon piece of legislation? Introduce it, see what objections Giest et al have and then polish it for reintroduction with a new coat of lipstick on the pig?...
Commented on Busy Hanoi intersection has no traffic lights
On Friday nights that intersection becomes the centre of Hanoi's scooter/youth culture. And yet traffic still navigates through with 10,000 kids in the intersection. And the fanciest KFC in the world is just out of frame on the left....

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oneswellfoop commented on Homemade bacon
@Cruftbox Do you read Ruhlman's blog? Find it here: http://blog.ruhlman.com/ He often links to other great and informative sites/people. Another book you might enjoy is Cooking by Hand by Paul Bertolli. He's all about doing things from scratch...making his own aged balsamic vinegar, pressing his own olive oil, doing things the way people in the Italian countryside have been doing them for many, many years. He also has a good charcuterie section in that book and it is ABSOLUTELY worth picking up. http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Hand-Paul-Bertolli/dp/0609608932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240437356&sr=8-1 If you haven't seen the Sky Full of Bacon podcasts, allow me to recommend those as well:...
strider_mt2k commented on Homemade bacon
Am I the only one who would actually move TOWARDS the bacon fight fallout zone? Crispy, please....
Cobwebs commented on Homemade bacon
I've used the Charcuterie instructions for making bacon, too (I use a Bradley smoker instead of the homemade dealie). My family loves it, and it doesn't seem particularly oversalted. The meat juices form a brine with the cure over the week it sits in the refrigerator, and you rinse it before smoking anyway. I use wet brining a lot to make meat juicier, but the dry cure works fine for bacon....
somegeye commented on Homemade bacon
I just wanted to also throw my vote behind having more like this posted. I also have really enjoyed the Charcuterie book. Last year I made a ton of the Jagerwurst and Andoullie for the 4th of July. It was the just about the most fun I've had in my life. I want to try bacon, but no longer have a smoker....
smokeman commented on Homemade bacon
After smoking things for 40 years I finally got around to seeing what others are doing. Good job! Just a few comments. Dry curing and wet curing are generically referred to as country and city style respectively. By its nature dry cured products are always saltier. Here's a tip or two. Dry cure thinner bellies and wet cure thicker ones. Also adjust your curing time according to the thickness of the belly. This is an experience thing, but blindly following recipes will lead to the inevitable too-salty-to-eat product. Since this is a bacon blog, here's what I've done in the...

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