[deepsouth]

[tygo]

Looks good as always.  Are you freezing those portions?

[deepsouth]

Looks good as always.  Are you freezing those portions?

thanks man!  freezing a few bags and sharing a few bags.  pulled pork abt's real soon.  i've been jonesing for those.

[boulderbrewer]

Nice work, but got to call you on the walmart meat.

[bboy9000]

That doesn't necessarily mean much.  I've cooked cheap choice cuts that turned out better than some expensive prime cuts. Wal-mart meat or not, it looks good to me.

[deepsouth]

Nice work, but got to call you on the walmart meat.

Two did come from Walmart, but the two larger didn't. I could tell a difference, but it wasn't night and day.

[euge]

Looks fantastic deepsouth!

There is a difference between the walmart meat and regular grocer meat. Practically all of the primal cuts are injected with an 8-14% solution. In essence they do the brining for you. It shows in the end product but not necessarily a negative effect on taste or texture.

However, this pisses me off! That's 8-14% added to the weight and we are paying for that. I don't always brine my butts or shoulders. Subsequently, I buy my un-solutioned choice briskets at walmart but that's about it.

[bluesman]

Lip smackin' delicious looking as usual ds! 

I plan to fire up the smoker this weekend. Maybe some sausages and babyback ribs. Pics to come!

[corkybstewart]

Looks fantastic deepsouth!

There is a difference between the walmart meat and regular grocer meat. Practically all of the primal cuts are injected with an 8-14% solution. In essence they do the brining for you. It shows in the end product but not necessarily a negative effect on taste or texture.

However, this pisses me off! That's 8-14% added to the weight and we are paying for that. I don't always brine my butts or shoulders. Subsequently, I buy my un-solutioned choice briskets at walmart but that's about it.

I refuse to buy meat that has been injected with any sort of "flavor solution to ensure tenderness".  Our Albertsons grocery store has the best meat in town except for their pork  which is invariably injected.  I've complained for years but it doesn't help.  There is a small family owned butcher shop that sells un adulterated meat but their pork selection is very limited.  I'm perfectly capable of seasoning meat the way I want it done, I do not want somebody injecting it with any kind of salt solution.

[punatic]

There is a difference between the walmart meat and regular grocer meat. Practically all of the primal cuts are injected with an 8-14% solution...
 
...However, this pisses me off! That's 8-14% added to the weight and we are paying for that.

Is that 8%-14% of the total purchase weight is bine solution, or the meat is injected with a 8%-14% brine solution?  If it is the pecentage of salt in the injected solution, the cost of the bine by weight is insignificant.

[euge]

There is a difference between the walmart meat and regular grocer meat. Practically all of the primal cuts are injected with an 8-14% solution...
 
...However, this pisses me off! That's 8-14% added to the weight and we are paying for that.

Is that 8%-14% of the total purchase weight is bine solution, or the meat is injected with a 8%-14% brine solution?  If it is the pecentage of salt in the injected solution, the cost of the bine by weight is insignificant.

That is actually a great point. Hadn't looked at it this way. Guess I'm a cynical SOB when it come down to it. Still, I'd like more control over the process. And, one can inject a significant amount of fluid into a butt (a pint) and add as much as a pound to the cut.

[redbeerman]

The Amish folks around here have the best pork (and poultry) I've seen.  And the prices are usually less than in a supermarket.  Their sausages are to die for (literally )

[euge]

The Amish folks around here have the best pork (and poultry) I've seen.  And the prices are usually less than in a supermarket.  Their sausages are to die for (literally )

Literally? Let's look at the latin word for "sausage": http://wordinfo.info/unit/314/ip:20

[Slowbrew]

The Amish folks around here have the best pork (and poultry) I've seen.  And the prices are usually less than in a supermarket.  Their sausages are to die for (literally )

Literally? Let's look at the latin word for "sausage": http://wordinfo.info/unit/314/ip:20

Thanks Euge.  Now I'm hungry again.   

Paul

[bluesman]

The Amish folks around here have the best pork (and poultry) I've seen.  And the prices are usually less than in a supermarket.  Their sausages are to die for (literally )

+1

The local Amish farmers market always has fresh sausages of assorted types. I'm hoping to pick some up for the BBQ this weekend.