Archive for the 'Beef' Category

I Like Mine in Brine!

I’ve gone on and on about the different ways to smoke meat. Finally, I am going to have to pick one and write about it.
So here we go.
First of all, I am most familiar with using a brine to cure and flavor the meat. In a bit of research about what is out […]

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

What Causes Meat to Spoil?

What could be worse than finding a cut of meat you had big plans for is partially or totally spoiled?
You weren’t supposed to bring a list, it was a rhetorical question.
Whether it makes your top list of worst disappointments or not, it’s certainly not what we bargain for when we pick up a cut from […]

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Pain in the Neck

Maybe you are expecting me to be writing a complaint or rant or something with the “wacky” title. Nope, it’s a recipe. No really!
Neck roast.
This recipe applies for any of the odd (cheaper or tougher) cuts from the Chuck (that is the front quarter on Beef or Venison). For my […]

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

The Best of Beef (on the Lean Side)

You ask ten people what their favorite cut of beef is and you could get ten different answers.
There is such a variety available that you can fulfil almost any desire from somewhere on a beef.  Except the veggie or sushi crowd I suppose.
Do you prefer the lean cuts?
Top sirloin as either a steak or a roast […]

Monday, October 29th, 2007