Hello! I'm Steve, currently residing in the Philippines, but originally from the USA. My wife and I both love to cook. While pastry is her passion, anything in the kitchen is fair game for her. I tend toward smoking and curing meat. I do my own bacon and fresh ground sausages. It started out of necessity since real cured bacon was hard to find where I live. Once I learned to make my own, I really enjoyed the process and branched out a bit, smoking turkey, making cured pork chops, and so forth. I also do a bit of sous vide cooking.
Two of my brothers-in-law have gone to college for Hotel/Restaurant Management. And my wife, a special education teacher, dreams of being a chef and culinary school instructor. I found this place while searching information on brines and am very impressed on the thoroughness and wealth of information offered here. I look forward to exploring more of the site and doing some of the course work as well.
Mabuhay!