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Sourdough Bread, 2018-12-31

Sourdough Bread, 2018-12-31

kjdavies December 31, 2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

See, the way sourdough works, “that sandwich was the last sourdough baguette” isn’t enough lead time. Even if you have a good starter, you’re still looking at hours, or in my case a day and a half, before you have more. It takes a fair bit of time, but it’s …

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About Sourdough Starter

About Sourdough Starter

kjdavies December 31, 2018 UncategorizedOne Comment

Sourdough starter is pretty easy to make. Mix flour and water, wait, then add some more flour and water, then (wait, remove half, add more flour and water) repeatedly until it’s good. Starter Recipe The recipe always involves adding equal parts (by weight) of water and flour, but you do …

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Welcome to the Big Smoke

Welcome to the Big Smoke

kjdavies December 23, 2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

Ten days after I started brining the ham, it’s time to smoke one ham, two pieces of Montreal-style beef, and two pieces of corned beef. I stopped scoring the skin on top of the ham. I think between being just a little too warm and my knife not being sharp …

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Sourdough Bread, 2018-12-17

Sourdough Bread, 2018-12-17

kjdavies December 17, 2018 UncategorizedLeave a comment

I didn’t think to take pictures as I went, mostly because I do this often enough that most of it is old hat. I’ll try to remember next time. Poolish, equal parts by weight of water and flour, with a bit of starter, isn’t that profound to look at. Here’s …

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What’s The Beef?

What’s The Beef?

kjdavies December 16, 2018 Uncategorized2 Comments

I’ve got two options today. One is a corned beef, the other is more or a Montreal-style beef. Start with a couple chunks of cow.These are pretty lean, just what we want. Did I say lean? Well, there’s not a huge amount of marbling, true, but this fat cap has …

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A Tale of Three Brines

A Tale of Three Brines

kjdavies December 16, 2018 Uncategorized3 Comments

It’s honestly not much of a story, I just wanted to contrast the three. The top is a basic brine, the bottom right has a brine for corned beef, and the bottom left is a brine for a more Montreal-style beef. Basic Brine This is about as simple as a …

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Adventures in Ham, 2018-12-13

Adventures in Ham, 2018-12-13

kjdavies December 13, 2018 Uncategorized3 Comments

I’m trying a new recipe for making ham. Not ‘cooking ham’, but for converting an unsuspecting chunk of pig into something pink and delicious. It’s actually pretty simple. I’m starting with an eight-pound picnic shoulder, shown below, and a dry brine mix (kosher salt, brown sugar, pinking salt). I coated …

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