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How to Cold-Smoke Bacon with a DIY Cardboard Box Smoker

May 17, 2025 Leave a Comment

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There’s nothing quite like the deep, smoky aroma of home-cured, cold-smoked bacon. While commercial smokers can be pricey and take up loads of space, you can achieve that same mouthwatering flavor using something as simple as a cardboard box. Yes—really! Here’s how to turn a … [Read more...]

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Butcher or Supermarket? You choose

May 14, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Where to buy meat If you are a meat lover, where would you prefer to buy meat? From an skilled artisan with generations of meat knowledge behind them, or from a supermarket pre-pack shelf , where it is just another commodity? As a customer, you have choices, and the choices … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Butcher News, Cuts, Famous Butchers, Grass Fed Meat Online, Meat Ethics, Online Butchers, Poultry, Quality meat, traditional Artisan Butchers, Uncategorized, Websites & Media Tagged With: Artisan food is better than industrially produced food, better quality than from supermarkets, buying meat from butchers, Custom cuts: Traditional butchers often provide personalized service, marination, such as portion sizes

Meat and food hygiene and safety in your kitchen

May 13, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Kitchen Hygiene Rules OK? If I asked you what was the dirtiest place in your home, what would you say? The toilet seat, probably. Well, you’d be wrong. There are fewer germs on a toilet seat than on a poorly cleaned chopping board. And your kitchen sponge and … [Read more...]

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How to tenderize beef for maximum flavor

February 4, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Think expensive cuts are the only way to get tender beef? Think again. Learn the surprising factors that affect meat tenderness and how to make any cut delicious. Tender meat is the Holy Grail of beef eaters. Everyone wants to eat tender meat. Yet, only a few of the primals on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, Curing, Cuts, Equipment, Famous Butchers, Liver, Meals, Meat Quality, Offal, Preparation, Quality meat, Recipes, traditional Artisan Butchers, Uncategorized Tagged With: Best recipe, Recipe

Chicken Milanese: A Classic Dish with Timeless Appeal

July 14, 2024 Leave a Comment

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This simple dish traces its roots back to Milan, a bustling metropolis in the northern region of Italy. While it shares similarities with the famous Austrian Wiener Schnitzel, Chicken Milanese stands out with its own unique Italian flair. The term "Milanese" denotes its origin, … [Read more...]

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I'm Dave Lang. A meat expert and butcher with over 40 years experience in meat preparation and butchery training. I'm also a blogger. I'm here to help people learn more about quality meat and how to cut it efficiently and profitably.


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