Daily Archives: 9 Jan ’07

Back to Basics – Pulled Pork

Since starting this blog, I’ve done a lot of stuff like steak au poivre, grilled lobster, etc. But today I want to get back to barbecue basics with simple, tasty pulled pork! (I also realized that I’d never posted a photo of my own pulled pork sandwiches.)

This is one of the best barbecue meats to start out with. It’s about the most forgiving piece of meat you could choose, and it can take both high heat and low heat to get it done pretty well. The first time I ever did pulled pork was by cooking it indirectly on a charcoal grill. I used wood chips, and it probably cooked at about 350 degrees, with the pork in the middle and fire on both sides. Continue reading

Breaducation

I’ve been trying the bread baking thing since about September, when I started trying to make baguettes. Part of what was nice about it was I was in the house with my dog where I could spend time with him. My first attempt was actually the weekend before he was gone. So now I have this tie in my memory between my dog and bread, so it will likely be something I do for quite a while to come. Continue reading