It’s 33 degrees today in Chicago — a good temperature for butchering, according to Lardon chef Chris Thompson, but not for curing, a task best carried out at about twice that. But the temperature ...

This time of year, turkey gets a lot of attention. But let’s be real, turkey is massively overrated. It's dry. It’s flavorless. And cooking it wrong can burn down your house. Enter: ham, the ...

Salt is my frenemy. But it is also the magical crystal of culinary alchemy. Salt can harden my arteries but also transform raw fish, fowl and meats into delectable morsels through curing. Curing is ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Making sausages, pates and cured meats at home can be tricky, but American chef Jamie Bissonnette in his debut book, "The New Charcuterie Cookbook," shows their flavors are worth ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Claudia Romeo: You may know it by the name of capocollo, coppa, capicola, gabagool — dozens of names to describe one Italian delicacy: a distinctive cured meat ...