Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

After days of anticipation, the moment arrived: The do-it-yourself bacon brining in the refrigerator for a week had been cured and was ready to slice, fry, eat. My mouth watered with expectation. I ...

Even though it doesn’t take much to master, making bacon is one of the easiest ways to feel like a master chef in the kitchen. You can buy plenty of high-end bacon at grocery stores, but homemade ...

You can make a decent corned beef dinner by buying a corned beef brisket, simmering it in a pot of water for a few hours, and adding vegetables at the end of cooking. But you can make superb New ...

Curing meat is why humans could stay put when there was nothing to grow, kill or steal. It is how conquerors and discoverers lasted while they traveled the world. But the refrigerator and the modern ...

Michigan chef Brian Polcyn, a professional chef since 1980, said that it took approximately 150 trial runs working with pork belly before his maple smoked bacon recipe was perfected. The recipe was a ...

I thought it took patience to smoke a brisket for Texas-style barbecue. Then my husband and I started making pastrami, a sliced meat staple of American Jewish delicatessens. Piles of the thinly sliced ...