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chocdoc
chocdoc Posts: 461
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Was down in Buffalo on the weekend to visit a friend and send off my elf gift. Brought back lots of things for my EGG. Got a CI grill to go with my spider and a little cultivator to use as a lifter to remove it from the EGG. Picked up Tel-Tru thermometers for my large and mini, and the Thermapen that mollyshark had delivered for a Christmas present for my SIL.

Also grabbed some Jimmy Dean sausage for my future fatty production. Stopped in a Penzeys and got some Jerk seasoning and a few other odds and ends.

I took down a delicator (a machine used to make cube steaks) that I inherited when my old friend Hughy died. Hughy was a butcher, who at 88 was still butchering in his basement. I used to go over and help him and we would take road trips all over southern ontario to source good meat. When he died I ended up with his meat slicer, a big old scimtar knife and the delicator. It wasn't getting any use and it made sense that it went to a good home where it would be loved. T-Meadow Farm in Lockport provides heritage pork to a number of the top restaurants in the area and the owner didn't have a delicator - but loves to have the delicated pork for cutlets.

So we headed out to the farm on Sunday morning and had a nice visit. Rich had just picked up some new old spot piglets the day before.

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IMG_0001 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

This would be a few larger pigs with their guard llama - apparently llamas are excellent at keeping away foxes and other predators.

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DSCN2242 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

Tucked away is the biggest of the males at the farm - 800 pounds - since it was a little cold he really didn't feel like coming out and visiting.

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Some of the young ones - Tamworth and old spots and mixes.


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DSCN2246 by ChocDoc1, on Flickr

Dinner tonight - a honey brined turkey breast from Wegmans.
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
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    That last pic has me drooling and I think I found my superbowl pig :woohoo:
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  • chocdoc
    chocdoc Posts: 461
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    FlaPoolman wrote:
    That last pic has me drooling and I think I found my superbowl pig :woohoo:

    Guessing that would be Cosmo (the 800 lb behemoth)?
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
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    Might have to use 2 eggs :laugh:
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  • Hoss
    Hoss Posts: 14,600
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    WOW..and I had stinky cabbage and sausage! :blink: :laugh: Nice pics.Glad your equipment will be used for the Greater Good!Great Pics.I bet they look better than they smelled!!! :laugh: ;)
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  • chocdoc
    chocdoc Posts: 461
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    Hoss wrote:
    WOW..and I had stinky cabbage and sausage! :blink: :laugh: Nice pics.Glad your equipment will be used for the Greater Good!Great Pics.I bet they look better than they smelled!!! :laugh: ;)

    Yes - they did have an air about them!
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  • THA
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    Makes me.want to go back to Peru and have some from the adobe ovens they use. A lot liege eggs. Guinea pig cooked that way is good, too. Just not a lot of meat.
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  • THA
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    Makes me.want to go back to Peru and have some from the adobe ovens they use. A lot liege eggs. Guinea pig cooked that way is good, too. Just not a lot of meat.
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
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    Please tell us about: honey brined turkey breast
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

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  • chocdoc
    chocdoc Posts: 461
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    Mickey wrote:
    Please tell us about: honey brined turkey breast

    Wegmans makes a large variety of preseasoned meats - I'm not a person who usually buys them - preferring instead to chose my own seasoning. However a couple of years ago my SIL and I were in the store and found these sitting in the case reduced for clearance - neither of us being the type to turn down a bargain on about 3 lbs of protein for about $4 we each picked up a few to bring home. They were very satisfactory - moist, well flavoured. Perhaps a bit hammy after so long in the brine - but great on the BBQ.

    So essentially they are a split 1/2 breast of turkey that has been preseasoned with honey and salt. Link to product. Note they are not just a pound.
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  • Desert Oasis Woman
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    Choc Doc,
    what a great gift to give! that farm looks like a Jimmy Stewart movie!! sure brings the spirit of Christmas alive :)
    Happy Holidays
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    Desert Oasis Woman wrote:
    Choc Doc,
    what a great gift to give! that farm looks like a Jimmy Stewart movie!! sure brings the spirit of Christmas alive :)
    Happy Holidays

    He kept saying - "wish you could have been here when it was green". Twas a tad muddy - but the ground was fairly frozen so walking around was OK.
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