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Jeanne and I Deboned a 15lb turkey today… roasting turkey carcas and veg in oven all day adding water to extract the goodness for broth. Thankgiving is a 3 day process so it is easy on TG morning instead of the usual nutso dance
 
Jeanne and I Deboned a 15lb turkey today… roasting turkey carcas and veg in oven all day adding water to extract the goodness for broth. Thankgiving is a 3 day process so it is easy on TG morning instead of the usual nutso dance
Back in the day in Hawaii the turkey carcass and left over meat went into a turkey rice soup called juk…
 
I recently found bone-in pork shoulder on sale for $0.99/lb! We had no immediate use for one, but plenty of freezer space so I bought a couple.

After defrosting, I trimmed and prepped one shoulder by cutting slits every 1.5" and stuffing each with a bit of rosemary and 1/4 clove of garlic. Then I seasoned with butcher blend and Momofuku savory salt and roasted it for ~6.5 hours at 300, the last hour covered.
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Not bad for $8.31 of meat. Pulled and served with mashed potatoes and a side salad. 4 full quart containers of leftover to become heat and serve freezer packs, fried rice, and quesadillas over the next few days.
 
H Mart has it, at least the one by the alderwood mall does. Not sure if the other locations carry at as well, but I'd bet they do.
They just opened an H Mart in Redmond.. other than almost getting run over in the parking lot by an asshole, it's pretty good!
 
I figured that I was cooking my pork chops way too long and that's why they were dry. These were on the grill a little less than 4 minutes each side (about 7 minutes total cooking) and are tender and delicious.
I give you permission to treat yourself to the one and only thermapen:

(If my old one didn't still work great, I'd get the new upgraded model myself.)
 
I love my thermapen so much, I take it camping! Gotta get those camp steaks and chops just right!
 
I give you permission to treat yourself to the one and only thermapen:

(If my old one didn't still work great, I'd get the new upgraded model myself.)
I have this much cheaper one:

Amazon product ASIN B01IHHLB3W
 
I have this much cheaper one:

Amazon product ASIN B01IHHLB3W
"accurate to ±0.9 degree Fahrenheit"--pshaw, that's far too coarse, and besides, who says it's even close to that? You are going to trust your hard-earned labor of love prime rib to the People's Republic? Not me, my man, I'll take the accredited calibrated thermapen over 5 of the cheapies. I've used those, and they are acceptable, but there's a definite difference, to me it's worth it. I like food a lot, amortize that baby and it's cheap as heck for fine, durable tool. And how come yours didn't help you with those formerly dry chops, hmmmm? ;) With the thermapen's near-instant read, it is easy to quickly measure the full gradient of doneness throughout the whole piece of meat. You don't have to wait for it to equilibrate at say, this part of the thigh, then that part, or the far side of the chop, then the middle. I'm not on thermapen's payroll, btw. I just like mine.
 
"accurate to ±0.9 degree Fahrenheit"--pshaw, that's far too coarse, and besides, who says it's even close to that? You are going to trust your hard-earned labor of love prime rib to the People's Republic? Not me, my man, I'll take the accredited calibrated thermapen over 5 of the cheapies. I've used those, and they are acceptable, but there's a definite difference, to me it's worth it. I like food a lot, amortize that baby and it's cheap as heck for fine, durable tool. And how come yours didn't help you with those formerly dry chops, hmmmm? ;) With the thermapen's near-instant read, it is easy to quickly measure the full gradient of doneness throughout the whole piece of meat. You don't have to wait for it to equilibrate at say, this part of the thigh, then that part, or the far side of the chop, then the middle. I'm not on thermapen's payroll, btw. I just like mine.
OK, maybe I'll put it on my Christmas list! Though the difference between ±0.9 degree Fahrenheit and ±0.5 degree Fahrenheit seems negligable to me.

My formerly dry chops were long before I started prodding the meat on my grill.
 
"accurate to ±0.9 degree Fahrenheit"--pshaw, that's far too coarse, and besides, who says it's even close to that? You are going to trust your hard-earned labor of love prime rib to the People's Republic? Not me, my man, I'll take the accredited calibrated thermapen over 5 of the cheapies. I've used those, and they are acceptable, but there's a definite difference, to me it's worth it. I like food a lot, amortize that baby and it's cheap as heck for fine, durable tool. And how come yours didn't help you with those formerly dry chops, hmmmm? ;) With the thermapen's near-instant read, it is easy to quickly measure the full gradient of doneness throughout the whole piece of meat. You don't have to wait for it to equilibrate at say, this part of the thigh, then that part, or the far side of the chop, then the middle. I'm not on thermapen's payroll, btw. I just like mine.

I do believe we have a forum 'Wordigami' here.
First time equilibrate has been used.

Probably the last time as well, but worth noting nonetheless.

:)
 
OK, maybe I'll put it on my Christmas list! Though the difference between ±0.9 degree Fahrenheit and ±0.5 degree Fahrenheit seems negligable to me.
Yeah I was joking on the “that’s too coarse” thing. That should be fine. My point is more that I don’t believe them, not a bit. I have used a whole range of temperature measuring devices for food and science. The cheapies are not precise, often inaccurate, and not calibrated. I’ve directly compared them to ones that are calibrated, and precise. That experience probably informs my enthusiasm.
I do believe we have a forum 'Wordigami' here.
First time equilibrate has been used.

Probably the last time as well, but worth noting nonetheless.

:)
Challenge accepted.
 
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Thanks Jake Watrous for the tip. A quick microwave dinner after a long couple days on the road, Pork tamales from Los Hernandez in Union Gap. And that salsa does have some zip. Should have listened to you and purchased more than 2 dozen. I'll know if I ever get there again.

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Murgh Kali Mirch.
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Chicken (murgh), onions, garlic, Thai peppers (mirch), ginger, a little cumin, some garam masala, malt vinegar, a bit of salt, and enough black pepper (kali) to choke a horse.
Finished with green onion and cilantro, served on basmati, topped with yogurt, lemon juice, and raw ginger.

To answer your question...yes, it IS hotter than Satan's Taint.

Everyone could use a little dissociative hallucination with their evening meal, yes?
 
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