davidfowler
Exiled Brummie
Ray, don't forget we're "New Men" now with our cookbooks and sympathetic ears.!
Help what d'ya mean help? If I did not cook we would starveI applaud the men on here who help with the cooking.
Norma
Never seen any strawberries looking like the contents of that boxi use LIDL and get the food boxes of a morning for£1.50 a box full of good food today loads of strawberries
https://corporate.lidl.co.uk/sustainability/food-waste/too-good-to-waste
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Looks like you have some red, yellow and orange pepper that also look wonderful!what i boughtView attachment 194151View attachment 194152
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Do we have a Shelley or Wordsworth in our midst, or have you " borrowed the words " Nice anyway.“The good old days when the Tame wound its way amid flower-decked meadows and along a willow fringed course, where under the shadow of which lurked the speckled trout…”
We have two smokers, one quite large. We smoke everything except beef. We try to use the large smoker to cook pork shoulder 2 at a time, we pull the pork and freeze. At the same time we smoke a couple of racks of ribs, they take about 6 hours vs 13 or 14 hours. Both are inexpensive cuts of meat and go a long way.We got a tray of those Lidl strawberries this weekend too Pete. Not one has been wasted, good flavour and plenty for 4 adults and two kids. And a few lefttover to go in tomorrow's porridge too! Was very impressed
We get locally smoked haddock and smoked salmon from a smokehouse (its a smokery in someone's back garden!). Nothing added and, although it's expensive, it's well worth the outlay.
We have smaller portions to afford itl It's a question of adapting I think.
i think it is a great idear of lidl it helps folk on low income and saves waste. glad you enjoyed them there strawberries VivWe got a tray of those Lidl strawberries this weekend too Pete. Not one has been wasted, good flavour and plenty for 4 adults and two kids. And a few lefttover to go in tomorrow's porridge too! Was very impressed
We get locally smoked haddock and smoked salmon from a smokehouse (its a smokery in someone's back garden!). Nothing added and, although it's expensive, it's well worth the outlay.
We have smaller portions to afford itl It's a question of adapting I think.
i am not too keen on some smoked food ie. baconWe have two smokers, one quite large. We smoke everything except beef. We try to use the large smoker to cook pork shoulder 2 at a time, we pull the pork and freeze. At the same time we smoke a couple of racks of ribs, they take about 6 hours vs 13 or 14 hours. Both are inexpensive cuts of meat and go a long way.
I always buy undyed - smoked but not coloured yellow.the way food prices are soring i waste nothing now.....yellow smoked haddock i do like that
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I always buy undyed - smoked but not coloured yellow.
I would have given up long before that!
Bacon for some reason you have to be careful not to over smoke, like fish and poultry including chicken and turkey. Also the type of wood used can drastically change the flavor. My favorite woods for smoking are apple and cherry. I do use hickory for brisket. Brisket and pork shoulder go for about 13 hours plus at 250f, chicken and fish usually 2 to 3 hours ar 225f.i am not too keen on some smoked food ie. bacon
Steve, do you smoke your own meats?
Steve, do you smoke your own meats?
I haven’t tried hard boiled eggs. I will add to the list! Do you have someone in Scotland that smokes for you?I built a cold smoker many years ago, Richard, and smoked meat and fish, using apple wood chips.
Pigeon breasts were made into an excellent pate.
Hard boiled eggs, shelled of course, given a couple of hours cold smoked, were superb on brown bread and butter, with some white pepper.
I gave the smoker to a friend when I moved up to Scotland.
Steve.
I haven’t tried hard boiled eggs. I will add to the list! Do you have someone in Scotland that smokes for you?
We smoke a lot of pork and chicken thies. Brisket is good but such a large piece of meat and does not freeze the same as it tastes righ5 off the smoker.