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Coconut Curry Chicken Potato Knish

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ISVA Sous-Vide Shank

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How to use Meat-Glue (Activa- RM) on a Rib-Roast

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Prime Rib Reconstruction #3 (Meat-Glue 2014)

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  (PO-2014) This is my third version...What's the difference? I bought the whole thing this time. Go big or go home. Before you ask, I did not pay the total price for these babies. I almost got it for half the price!!!  This post won't go into a tremendous amount of detail because I already covered it in the other two.  Separate all the muscle groups and remove the hardest fat, silver skin, and connective tissue. Don't destroy this hunk of meat. All the separate pieces will be glued together. NOTE: all pieces received .60% salt and were placed in a refrigerator for 24 hours to dry-brine. Preliminary configuration  I needed to figure out how I would roll this baby up into a symmetrical cylinder. The first thing you want to do is lay out a massive piece of plastic wrap and keep it connected to the box. I have a professional role that is 24 inches long. You're going to roll everything up into a tight cylinder w...

Prime Rib Roast Reconstructed #2 (Meat-glue 2014)

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(OP-2014) The genesis of this is a project started here..... Striving to do better, this is my second attempt at the "Prime-Rib Reconstructed." I knew I had it in me to do a better job. You can describe me as somewhat of a perfectionist. While making this fanciful foodie masterpiece, I was still making improvements. These afterthoughts can be found at the end of the final thoughts post.  What can I say? I am always on the quest for bigger and better.  Now don't get me wrong, my first attempt came out pretty darn good, but there is always room for improvement. With this post, I will not go into all the nitty-gritty but give you a little  insight  with pretty  pictures of what has changed . What's up with the image of the steer? That's full-on mighty Black Angus Beef!!! Yea, it makes my mouth water too. Yup, that's where our food comes from, and I am proud to say I eat beef. Started out with another Rib-Roast, only  slightly  smaller. There were big...