Recent content by J. DeMatteis

Thanks everyone for the advice and support. I'll start cooking Friday and see what happens. Weather's reporting our possible first snow for Friday, so I don't thing chilling quickly will be a problem. High for the day should be around 50, but it'll be COLD in the morning when I start firing...

Okay, that's alot of info to digest. That's why I like this site, lots of people with lots of different viewpoints! After reading & thinking about it, I'm thinking about using the 10 people/butt figure. Her 50/day figure is no way firm. It could be 20, it could be 300. Tendnecy for these...

Me and my big mouth! I volunteered my services and WSM to make pulled pork for a friend's open house for her new office. She plans on having it for two days (sat & sun) for about 3 hours each afternoon (12pm - 3pm). She's planning on having (roughly) 50 people each day. There will be chips...

why do most of the rub recieps call for non iodized salt? I have thyroid problems and only have iodized table salt. I do have kosher salt that isn't iodized but I've noticed some recipes that specify non iodized table salt. Does iodine to something funky to the flavor?

Andrew~ You can cook without using any liquid in your crockpot, however, I'd have to agree with Paul G. about adding about a 1/2 cup of liquid. It just makes things easier (including cleanup). As the owner of 4 slow cookers and one "crockette" (used for dips and such) I'd have to say, I LOVE...

True, J. Nice with lamb. </div></BLOCKQUOTE> Bergamot rather than Rosemary? There's another citrus-y flavor, Rosemary. And aren't those Microplanes just terrific??

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Michael Plunkett: Hi Dennis, I think spares are more difficult than baby backs for a few of reasons: Preparation - being able to trim down a full rack...

One other thing you might try, Paul, is Lemon Balm. It's a member of the mint family and can be grown pretty easily. Or you can buy it dried. Or you can grow it and dry it yourself, if you like. For orange there's Orange Mint or Bergamot mint. If you're familiar with teas, Bergamot is what...