Blackstone Grill

AZVAJKU said:
Breakfast of French Toast (made with King’s Hawaiian Bread), bacon, and ground sausage patties. The eggs are from our friends farm and the sausage is from the pastured hog we bought last year. Delicious!

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I used to make french toast in Hawaii all the time with Kings...we would get the unsliced loaves to slice thick ...
 
Is there a lot of lard when you get a hog from Whiffletree? Also do they cure the sides? The differences between the heritage hogs and store bought is huge. Pasture raised makes a big difference as well.
 
NPC 6060⁸42 said:
Is there a lot of lard when you get a hog from Whiffletree? Also do they cure the sides? The differences between the heritage hogs and store bought is huge. Pasture raised makes a big difference as well.
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The heritage breeds have more fat and that fat is better distributed. Fat is where the flavor come from. Modern genetically manipulated pork is too lean IMHO and does not contain the natural flavors and is very easy to overcook. Over cooked pork is sad! 😢 🤣

The bacon is uncured- it is delicious and is not salty like cured bacon. They have a Farm Store on the premises and I recommend a visit if you can. They are often part of the county Farm Tour.
 
Oh I know heritage hogs we used to raise Guinea hogs. They are considered a lard hog which makes them insanely delicious but they are very slow growing. We tried crossing them with a Berkshire boar. He ended up getting territorial and attacked one of our cows then he went after my daughter as his last act alive.
Currently we have a kun kun in the freezer but wasn’t happy with the butcher. I’ll definitely take a ride over to Whiffletree.
 
NPC 6060⁸42 said:
Oh I know heritage hogs we used to raise Guinea hogs. They are considered a lard hog which makes them insanely delicious but they are very slow growing. We tried crossing them with a Berkshire boar. He ended up getting territorial and attacked one of our cows then he went after my daughter as his last act alive.
Currently we have a kun kun in the freezer but wasn’t happy with the butcher. I’ll definitely take a ride over to Whiffletree.
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You like to wait a long time for your pork lol

Kune kune and guineas.
 
OverlanderJK said:
You like to wait a long time for your pork lol

Kune kune and guineas.
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Yeah those damn guinea hogs took over two years to get big enough to mess with. We got rid of all the hogs after the Berkshire. The Kune kune is a local farmer I bought him full grown Ready to go to the butcher.
 
NPC 6060⁸42 said:
Yeah those damn guinea hogs took over two years to get big enough to mess with. We got rid of all the hogs after the Berkshire. The Kune kune is a local farmer I bought him full grown Ready to go to the butcher.
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Yup. That’s a lot of feed. I have an IPP feeder now which is the kune cross. I don’t think I’ll raise anymore. I’ll stick to my old spots.
 
So I’ve finally decided to pick one of these up. Is the 28” two burner model sufficient or would the three burner be better? Also, is there season tub worth it or would crisco work?
 
Mike Pierson said:
So I’ve finally decided to pick one of these up. Is the 28” two burner model sufficient or would the three burner be better? Also, is there season tub worth it or would crisco work?
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No go bigger. I have the 28" and the quality is crap. Not built the same as the others. I'm about to throw mine away.

There stuff is not worth it and crisco is straight petroleum. Use avocado oil or bacon grease or lard or tallow.
 
OverlanderJK said:
No go bigger. I have the 28" and the quality is crap. Not built the same as the others. I'm about to throw mine away.

There stuff is not worth it and crisco is straight petroleum. Use avocado oil or bacon grease or lard or tallow.
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Thsnks. Bummer about your 28”. Are you going to grab the larger one or are you done with blackstone?
 
Mike Pierson said:
Thsnks. Bummer about your 28”. Are you going to grab the larger one or are you done with blackstone?
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No sure. I am going to keep the griddle top and mount it on my offset fire box at least. I probably won't get anything until the house is done and I can figure out how I want to layout the grill area. I really want an EVO but they are $$$$$.
 
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