Tag Archives: Meat

Loin Porchetta

Posted on May 3, 2015 by travismohrman

Porchetta is typically a fatty, stuffed, and rolled pork roast that is slow cooked.  We ground up the shoulders from the last pig we butchered (gotta make salami out of something!) so I had to dig around in the freezer … Continue reading →

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The Meat With No Name, Part 1

Posted on December 19, 2013 by travismohrman

The Italians and Spaniards don’t have a name for air-dried venison backstrap.  That’s a problem. On a cow, this cut would be called the loin, but it’s a deer so we just call it a backstrap because….I don’t know…it sounds … Continue reading →

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My Take On Hunting

Posted on December 12, 2013 by travismohrman

I recently made a comment about not enjoying the whole “killing” part of hunting.  I didn’t think much about it because I’ve said it for years, but several people asked me why I hunt if I don’t enjoy killing.  I … Continue reading →

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Makin’ Bacon!

Posted on June 19, 2013 by travismohrman

Bacon is delicious. This is known. Even if you don’t eat meat for any of the myriad (and valid) reasons, you know that bacon is delicious.  It hits all of our major pleasure centers at once.  It is salty, sweet, … Continue reading →

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Dry Curing Salami

Posted on May 18, 2013 by travismohrman

One of our many hobbies is to cure meat.  Just seems like a good skill to have.  Dry cured sausage is shelf stable, needing no refrigeration  and it’s just damn tasty. We talked about doing this for years until we finally … Continue reading →

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