Recent content by K. Smith

Lowe's in Dallas has them for $16.88, 15% off the regular price.

This weekend is bacon weekend. I haven't yet made peppered bacon and thought I'd try to pepper one of the bellies. I thought I'd try the Cook's Illustrated method of peppering that is recommended for tenderloin. It consists of a quick rub with salt to make the surface tacky. The peppercorns...

I only brined mine about 4 hours and noticed you did yours a lot longer. If I do another, I'll probably brine it like you did.

Looks fantastic. Wish mine had come out as well.

I cooked both on Sunday and I give the meat mixed reviews. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures. I decided to put the beef on first, but only for about 2 hours and 15 minutes. It was a gift from Kansas City Steaks and was already seasoned and tied. For the bone-in pork loin, I brined it...

I was planning on smoking both for dinner tomorrow, but wondered if I was off base on my plan. Any comments would be appreciated. The pork is just over 5 pounds. I will brine it and rub with a garlic/rosemary paste. I will leave the bones on it. The rib roast is already seasoned with...

I just received the latest Costco ad. Kingsford Competition Briquets will be $4.30 off 2/18 pound bags. Limit 2. I don't know what the regular price is so I don't know how much they will be.

First, I scrubbed off as much of the rust as I could with a stainless steel brush (bought for about $2 in the paint section of Home Depot), then I put all the pieces through the self cleaning cycle in the oven. When the pieces came out of the oven there was a thin layer of rust on most of them...

I purchased 20 pieces of cast iron this past weekend at a yard sale, which were dirty and rusty. (One was enameled so it didn't need any work, just needed to be washed.) Below are the before and after pictures for the pieces I cleaned and re-seasoned. I used the Cook's Illustrated flax seed...

And, opening the windows helps dissipate the smell. We've had the back door and windows open all weekend.

I had to reseason a dutch oven and I bought 20 pieces of old cast iron that needed to be cleaned and reseasoned. I've finished with half the pieces so far and am delighted with the results. I used the method recommended by Cook's Illustrated as reproduced below. I bought the flax seed oil at...

We have to be careful about the heat level as well for some family members and friends. But, today I scored a bunch of old cast iron, including three small dutch ovens. I got a total of 20 pieces for $40. Now, I have to clean and season it all. When I'm done, however, I'll be able to put the...

We only use a small can of tomato sauce. Most of the color comes from the chili powder and peppers. Never had an issue with it.

After an extremely mild winter (other than snow on Christmas Day) we now have an abnormally chilly spring. Since it was in the 40s this afternoon and going down to the mid 30s, we decided it was the last day for a while that the weather would scream "chili!" We decided to try smoking it...

You'll find as many different recipes for cornbread as there are southern bakers that make it! Below is a simple recipe for skillet cornbread along with a few alternatives. Enjoy! Southern Cornbread ¼ C. oil, shortening, butter, melted brown butter or bacon fat 1 ½ C. white or yellow...