Comments on: The cure for what ails you http://www.coffeecorner.org/2009/09/21/the-cure-for-what-ails-you/ "Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love." - Turkish Proverb Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:57:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stephan http://www.coffeecorner.org/2009/09/21/the-cure-for-what-ails-you/comment-page-1/#comment-74251 Stephan Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:44:38 +0000 http://www.coffeecorner.org/?p=196#comment-74251 I wish I had read this post before I went to B&W for my own pork belly needs. They went to the back room to get it and came back with a giant frozen slab of the delicious belly. I asked how long it had been in the freezer and the woman helping me just shrugged her shoulders. After talking to some folks about getting pork belly, I've learned that the Asian markets on the west side of town have good quality meat at a great price. I wish I had read this post before I went to B&W for my own pork belly needs.

They went to the back room to get it and came back with a giant frozen slab of the delicious belly. I asked how long it had been in the freezer and the woman helping me just shrugged her shoulders.

After talking to some folks about getting pork belly, I’ve learned that the Asian markets on the west side of town have good quality meat at a great price.

]]> By: lillie http://www.coffeecorner.org/2009/09/21/the-cure-for-what-ails-you/comment-page-1/#comment-73937 lillie Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:00:52 +0000 http://www.coffeecorner.org/?p=196#comment-73937 I think I need to scout around Lexington. Critchfield's has stuff, but everything there is SOOOO expensive. Goliad used to have a real butcher, Mr. Baecker, don't know his first name. First he retired and then he died, sometime in the 70's. He was a real sweet guy. Told me I could have his butcher's block, but I had to carry it out of the store myself (it was about 3' in diameter and the top solid wood part of it was a good 18" thick. He knew he was safe.) All this curing of meat is ancient stuff, too; people used to butcher hogs, and kill off their ducks and geese, and cure the meat or make rillettes or confit and keep it in fat (in the case of rillettes and confit) over the winter. First they would have food all winter (think no transport and no refrigeration) AND they wouldn't have to feed the animals over the winter. It's just great stuff born of necessity. Maybe I need that Ruhlman book. Unfortunately, Aaron doesn't eat pork, but he's only here a couple of times a year. (For those of you who don't know me, that's my daughter Sarah's husband, Sarah and Michael having known each other all their lives...) I think I need to scout around Lexington. Critchfield’s has stuff, but everything there is SOOOO expensive. Goliad used to have a real butcher, Mr. Baecker, don’t know his first name. First he retired and then he died, sometime in the 70′s. He was a real sweet guy. Told me I could have his butcher’s block, but I had to carry it out of the store myself (it was about 3′ in diameter and the top solid wood part of it was a good 18″ thick. He knew he was safe.)

All this curing of meat is ancient stuff, too; people used to butcher hogs, and kill off their ducks and geese, and cure the meat or make rillettes or confit and keep it in fat (in the case of rillettes and confit) over the winter. First they would have food all winter (think no transport and no refrigeration) AND they wouldn’t have to feed the animals over the winter. It’s just great stuff born of necessity.

Maybe I need that Ruhlman book. Unfortunately, Aaron doesn’t eat pork, but he’s only here a couple of times a year. (For those of you who don’t know me, that’s my daughter Sarah’s husband, Sarah and Michael having known each other all their lives…)

]]> By: Gretchen http://www.coffeecorner.org/2009/09/21/the-cure-for-what-ails-you/comment-page-1/#comment-73556 Gretchen Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:29:05 +0000 http://www.coffeecorner.org/?p=196#comment-73556 I read about real butchers in Alice's Restaurant Cookbook, but it was published in 1969. Haven't seen mention of them since. I read about real butchers in Alice’s Restaurant Cookbook, but it was published in 1969. Haven’t seen mention of them since.

]]> By: melissa http://www.coffeecorner.org/2009/09/21/the-cure-for-what-ails-you/comment-page-1/#comment-73407 melissa Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:51:35 +0000 http://www.coffeecorner.org/?p=196#comment-73407 You found a REAL BUTCHER?? Do you know how long I have been looking for one of these? :D You found a REAL BUTCHER?? Do you know how long I have been looking for one of these? :D

]]> By: Dr. Ding http://www.coffeecorner.org/2009/09/21/the-cure-for-what-ails-you/comment-page-1/#comment-73387 Dr. Ding Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:54:58 +0000 http://www.coffeecorner.org/?p=196#comment-73387 *drool* Don't leave us in suspenders for too long, Mike! I'm 100% intrigued by the bacony goodness that is about to transpire. *drool*

Don’t leave us in suspenders for too long, Mike! I’m 100% intrigued by the bacony goodness that is about to transpire.

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