Meat that has been injected with a brine and chemical solution to boost the weight and juice.

The Atlantic Monthly goes on a quest for the coolest knife ever. Hint: Look for the bright red bicycle grips.

Pie-eating contests, recitations of long strings of digits, and poetry—today is the day to geek out to celebrate the beauty and mystery of pi.

Looking for visual poetry in the harvest.

Just purchased a whole lamb for Easter. Price was $ 3.00 per pound hanging weight which included the lamb and processing. When we picked it up it was given to us cut-up, packaged in plastic wrap and paper, labeled, and frozen. So...

I buy half a cow a year so here are some tips: 1) Freezer – I have a 17cubuc ft upright and it just holds 1/2 a cow 2) Weight - You pay on hang weight. This varies. I have bought a half a cow at anywhere from 200 to 350 lbs....

Depends on what they mean by 600lb: live weight, hanging weight, or cut and wrap? It is very likely to be live weight, based on typical veal calf sizes. Based on my experience buying a grass fed veal calf, a live weight of about...

One of the easiest charcuterie items to make and exquisitely good. Take your duck breasts and pack in kosher salt -refrigerate for 24 hours. Wash of salt – DRY breasts completely, double wrap in cheesecloth and hang to dry....

As is my custom, I hang around the fishing docks when the season begins. So far: *Quantity and size pulled yesterday (day 1) was encouraging. I have 11 large/jumbos that weigh 3.5 lbs, a good average weight *no evidence of octopi...

Are you talking about Chinese bbq pork a.k.a. chashu? The pork is basted with a traditional red sauce, then cut into small slices. These are sold at Chinese restaurants that feature hanging meats in the window, referred to as...

I prefer mutton or at least older lamb as well. I just finished processing a sping or pastoral lamb. Not much yield when the hanging weight is under 40#.

and washing them just to have them look good. Also, make sure first that your ceiling can support the weight at the spot you want to hang the rack. Fully loaded it will be pretty darn heavy, and you don’t want it to come...

He is not in your area, but well worth the trip we buy halves of Hampshire & Berkshire pork, email is elr3@pa.net He is by Gettysburg, He supplies some of the better restaraunts in the area. He is around $3.50 hanging weight. He...

. A forty minute drive isn’t so bad if you only do it once every year or so fo your meat! :) Both places have stands at farmers markets as well, I believe. (saucon valley?) When I get a quarter cow, I pay under $3 a lb...

Not even a pound of weight. It takes 3500 excess calories to gain a pound. A pound of choc chips, or at least the semi-sweet chips I have, have around 2100 calories.