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If anyone is new to smoking meats, pork butt/pork shoulder/picnic shoulder is one of the easiest and most forgiving things to make.

First, a few clarifiers: (US nomenclature, here. I don't know if it's different elsewhere.)
- Pork Butt comes from high on the front shoulder and is the generally regarded as the best for pulled pork.
- Pork Shoulder is lower and ...

What with bean sprouts being in a can or dubiously fresh and expensive around here I'm going to try sprouting some lentils. I've been sprouting things for my garden so this should be about the same!

I'm starting with a soak with the water temp initially at 75°F.

I recently bought a pork belly to try making smoked pepper bacon. The method I used involves a 7-day wet brine in curing salt and seasonings, followed by a light rinse and 24-hours to air dry in the refrigerator. Then it is smoked at a low temperature, allowed to cool overnight, sliced, and then finally cooked... or in my test case, smoked again at a much higher temperature. I n...

Traditional Chettinad cuisine is known for using many varieties of spices such as star anise, whole red chillies, fennel seed, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, peppercorn, cumin seeds and fenugreek. A common ingredient is the moss, kalpasi (black stone flower) which has a unique intensly aromatic flavour. It can be difficult to find but can be bought on-line. If you can’t get it, lea...

I got chicken pieces with lots of bones but also enough meat.
I was thinking of using my stove top pressure cooker to make chicken soup, more precise : soto ayam, roughly using this recipe Indonesian Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam) Recipe | Wok & Skillet