Wooden board topped with various cured meats - Grandriver/Getty Images If you've ever found yourself standing aimlessly in front of the deli section at the grocery store, you're not alone. Sometimes ...

Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

Learn how to make Italian Pitina at home using a simple, reliable method—no curing chamber required. In this video, based on a recipe from our book The Italian Way of Curing Meats, I show you how to ...

If you’ve spent much time in the hot dog aisle of your local supermarket, you may have noticed more choices labeled “uncured.” What does this mean, and should you buy “uncured” instead of “cured” meat ...

Imagine your favorite cured meat like beef jerky, pepperoni or bacon without any added sodium nitrite from any source currently necessary for color and shelf life. Wes Osburn, Ph.D., is doing exactly ...

Cold-smoking meats can be risky — but there's a salty solution that makes it safer. Before you fire up the smoker, here's the ...

Cole County 4-H members, volunteers and staff have been gathering in the Lincoln University commercial kitchen to prepare pork bellies for the annual bacon show and auction. Eligible members ages 8-18 ...