Episodes 57 & 58: Bacon, Beef & Feasting

In Episode 57, Brandon and Lauren discuss: Murray Carter’s Blade Sharpening Fundamentals film (now available free of charge on YouTube), Brandon’s refined method of making lower-salt bacon, the human connection to pigs and bacon, and why you need to fast to really feast.

In Episode 58 they cover: methods of cooking lean meats – barding, larding and confit; preserving (and tenderizing) a side of beef by hanging it; how it is that beef can be both dry and juicy at the same time;  and how to make a deliciously tender meal from a tough cut of meat.

Introduction and Announcements:

  • FREE – Murray Carter’s Blade Sharpening Fundamentals film now available free of charge on YouTube!
  • FAMILY PIG CLASSES — a great Christmas gift!  Registration now open for our January 2021 classes!
  • To Harvest a Pig Nicely is available FREE of charge on our YouTube channel!
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    • Membership forum topics now categorized for easy browsing!
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Part 1 Show Notes:

  • Murray Carter’s Blade Sharpening Fundamentals film on YouTube, 2:32
  • Brandon’s bacon-making refinements, 10:08
  • The human connection to pigs and bacon, 23:36
  • Feasting, 27:20
  • Intermittent fasting, 36:48

Part 2 Show Notes

  • Barding and larding lean meats (and confit), 1:28
  • The key to not curing beef – hanging, 4:10
  • How dry-aging tenderizes beef and makes it more juicy, 5:36
    • Bacon lattice chuck roast, 15:18
  • Conventional names of the back end of a beef, 23:57
  • We’ve discovered Pho!  Another use for our broth…, 32:02

Links for Episode 57:

Links for Episode 58: