Liz Riffle

How to

Make Tocino

Tocino is a breakfast dish that is popular in the Philippines. It is made of pork fat, typically coming from the pig's shoulder, rear, or loin. To make tocino, all you have to do is cure it in a mixture of delicious spic...

How to

Cure Meat

Curing is an age-old process of preserving meat for later use. With just a few ingredients — salt, nitrites, and time — the meat transforms: from water-packed and pliable to dry and stiff. Over time, the flavor devel...

How to

Build a Livestock Fence

Livestock fencing is dependent on the type of livestock you intend to keep inside the fence. There are many types of fence that will control livestock.This article provides a simple brief overview of typical livestock fe...

How to

Make Prosciutto

The pig is an animal which has brought people a wide variety of meats. Prosciutto is Italian ham, that has been cured and dried. When you learn how to make prosciutto, you'll discover you have been missing out on an easy...

How to

Get the Gamey Taste Out of Meat

Eating game meat like venison, bison, duck, or rabbit is a great way to become healthier and more self-sufficient in your meat routine. But the gamey flavor associated with it can be off-putting. Whether you hunt your ow...

How to

Cut, Bale, and Store Hay

Dry hay harvest and baling is an important part of life for ranchers and farmers who have foraging herbivorous animals, like sheep, cattle and horses. A good hay crop is defined by weather, field conditions and plant res...

How to

Make Beef Jerky

Beef jerky is a delicious snack made by drying lean, flavorful meat. You can use all sorts of meat for your jerky, including flank steak, sirloin, or filet mignon. To flavor your meat, add seasoning and marinade. To dry ...

How to

Raise Cattle

There is more than one way to raise cattle, that is something that everyone, beginner and veteran cattlemen alike can agree with. How cattle are raised not only depends on the individual raising them, but the breed, clas...

How to

Cure Bacon

Curing bacon yourself might seem like a lot of labor when you can just go to the supermarket and pick up a package that is ready to cook as is. However, curing the meat yourself allows you to omit sodium nitrites if desi...

How to

Make Homemade Bacon

Bacon is a cured pork product made from pork belly. The curing process requires a large quantity of salt, usually mixed with other ingredients to help infuse flavor. After curing the pork belly, people usually smoke baco...

How to

Cook Bison Steak

Bison steaks are a great alternative to beef steaks. These flavorful cuts are lean and cook faster, so adjust your cooking times. Toss lightly marinated bison steaks on a grill to get a smoky flavor. For fast steaks, pan...

How to

Cut Meat for Jerky

Jerky is phenomenal, but the store-bought brands just don’t stand up to the homemade stuff. Making your own jerky can be kind of time-consuming, but the actual cooking process is not particularly difficult. What can be...