by Steve Johnson | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog
There is a lot of mis-information floating around about Beef & Beef Jerky. Frankly a lot of folks like to put a spin on their message to make their product sound better than others. We would never take away from someone else’s story, but we want to offer a...
by Steve Johnson | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog
The USDA has 8 grades for beef – “Prime” “Choice” “Select” “Standard” “Commercial” “Utility” “Cutter” or “Canner”. USDA grade is only one factor in defining overall beef carcass quality. This leads many consumers make a very linear and somewhat oversimplified...
by Steve Johnson | Mar 10, 2019 | Recipes
INGREDIENTS: 2 quarts water 1 cup kosher salt 2 teaspoons of #1 Prague Powder (6.75% Sodium Nitrite / 93.25% Salt) 1/2 cup brown sugar 2 cinnamon sticks, broken into several pieces 2 teaspoons mustard seeds 2 teaspoons black peppercorns 20 whole cloves 20 whole...
by Steve Johnson | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog
Grilling is much more than just another method of cooking food. Grilling is an institution that borders on religion in many parts of the world. There is a deep primal attraction to cooking over an open flame that just doesn’t exist when cooking on a flat top or in an...
by Steve Johnson | Jan 24, 2019 | Blog, Recipes
When cooking a steak the single most important factor is the internal temperature of the meat, period, end of story. But that does not define the whole steak experience. Enter Sear and reverse sear method of cooking. A surge in the popularity of a type of cooking...
