Tacos Al Pastor: Mexican Tacos with Temperature Advice

Tacos Al Pastor: Mexican Tacos with Temperature Advice

If you’ve ever been to a real taqueria or even an especially good taco cart, you’ve probably tried delicious tacos al pastor. The chile-spiked, cumin-scented, pineapple-basted spits of thin-sliced pork that inhabit the kitchens of quality Mexican restaurants yield tacos that are mouthwateringly crave-able. If you’ve ever thought you’d like to get all the deliciousness…

How to make bacon at home
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How to Make Bacon: Curing and Cooking Principles

Bacon goes well with almost anything. It’s used in everything from sandwiches to chocolate—we haven’t found anything this versatile meat can’t do! The art of curing meat dates from well before the dawn of refrigeration, all the way back to ancient civilizations as a way to preserve meat for long periods of time. Since those…

English Pork Pie: Important Temps and Recipe

English Pork Pie: Important Temps and Recipe

In Great Expectations, Charles Dickens’ coming-of-age novel of poverty and charity, the narrator and main character, Pip, steals food from his aunts for an escaped convict. Pip describes his pilfered loot thus: “I stole some bread, some rind of cheese, about half a jar of mincemeat…some brandy from a stone bottle…a meat bone on it,…