Butchery

More and more people are deciding to raise their own meat, from farmers to homesteaders, even chefs. This is the book that shows them exactly how to handle the slaughter and butchering of their livestock in a humane and sustainable way. With step-by-step photographs of the farm to table process, it is destined to be the bible on the topic. It begins with general information about food safety, free…

BUTCHERING POULTRY, RABBIT, LAMB, GOAT & PORK The Comprehensive Photographic Guide to Humane Slaughtering and Butchering Forward by Joel Salatin Using detailed, step-by-step photography of every stage of the process, Adam Danforth shows you exactly how to humanely slaughter and butcher chickens and other poultry, rabbits, sheep, pigs, and goats. From creating the right pre-slaughter conditions to…

For lovers of all things dry cured, award-winning chef, owner of Charlito's Cocina, and creator of charcuterie Charles Wekselbaum has written an unconventional entry-level guide to the process. Drawing on his Cuban-Jewish background and inspired by flavors from Asia to Italy, "Charlito" includes recipes for pork and beef salami, dry-cured whole muscles like prosciutto and bresaola, and more unusua…

Smoking, Curing & Drying: The Complete Guide for Meat & Fish by T. Turan The ultimate step-by-step guide to smoking, curing, and drying meat and fish at home: from delicious salmon gravlax to mouthwatering hot-smoked chicken wings and home cured bacon. Turan's expert hands-on approach will show you all the essential techniques plus more complex curing processes, encouraging you to develop your own…

From nose to tail, there's a right and a wrong way to dress and cook a pig. Learn the right way. Pork is the most consumed meat in the world. It's inexpensive and versatile, yet relatively few home cooks feel comfortable moving beyond pork chops. And the vast majority never dream of making chorizo or curing their own hams or bacon. The Complete Book of Pork Butchering, Smoking, Curing, Sausage Mak…