Cooking pork to specific temps is key to success. Temp targets for BBQ cuts of pork differ from smaller cuts, we’ve got all the information you need here.
We all know that a properly cooked steak is not always easy to find when dining out, which is why we recommend cooking your own. But do you know what’s even harder to get cooked right in a restaurant? A pork chop. Notoriously dry and overcooked, there’s no dish that should be ditched when dining…
We haven’t yet gone so far down the pork belly rabbit hole that we need to change the name of this site to “the PorkBellyBlog,” but that’s only by a sheer act of will. It would be easy to put out blog post after blog post, each one detailing the nuances of a new pork…
Let us say that it is winter. And let us also say that you want something, hearty, warm, and comforting to eat. Let us further suppose that you have little patience for any difficulty in the kitchen tonight but still want maximum tastiness. What is one to do in such a hypothetical situation? One is…
Tailgating season is a joy. Out in the crisp autumn air with friends, cooking, eating, cheering—what more could you ask for? Well, for one thing, you could ask for your team to win. Sadly, that’s not always the case. In fact, being a fan of some teams leaves you with a “championship-when-pigs-fly” feeling. If that’s…
When our grandmothers and grandfathers were growing up, there was a real threat to their health that we don’t face anymore. No, I’m not talking about the lack of antibiotics, nor the scarcity of nutritious food. It was trichinosis, a parasitic disease that used to be caught from undercooked pork. The legitimate worry of trichinosis…
Have you ever had tasso ham? If so, you almost certainly love it and need to read what we have to say. If not, then you should definitely keep reading, because you need to acquaint yourself with this amazing food. Tasso ham is a classic ingredient from Cajun cookery that adds spice and flavor to…