Tag : charcuterie

MeatVentures in 2014

Felt like doing some writing and thought I'd talk about what's been going on with MeatVentures and what our plans are for 2014. (more…)

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Homemade Peameal Bacon

After making my own peameal bacon for the first time I decided that I wouldn't be buying peameal bacon from the store ever again.  The homemade...

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Beef Navel Pastrami

I made Pastrami for the first time ever, and it turned out much better than I ever could have expected.  This was one of the best things I've ever...

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Bacon Experiments: Beef Bacon

One of my favourite meat-related sites is From Belly to Bacon.  The site is an awesome resource for DIY charcuterie and curing various cuts of...

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Restaurant Review: Rapscallion Rogue Eatery – Hamilton, ON

On Thursday night, my wife and I went out to dinner to celebrate her new career as a real estate agent.  She started at the beginning of the year...

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Homemade Bacon Experiments – Part 2 – Smoking

This is the end result we're after This is the second part of my post on homemade bacon experiments.  In part 1, I described the prep and curing...

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Homemade Bacon Experiments – Part 1 – Curing

I've been making my own bacon for over a year now, and have made probably over 50 pounds of it in total.  I started with a basic cure from the...

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