Pork

Our pork section provides everything you want to know about pork. It explains the different pork products that are available, shows how to prepare pork for cooking, gives step-by-step instructions on many pork cooking methods, and shows what temperatures pork should reach to be safe.

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Cooking Tips & Advice
Grilling is a cooking method that uses a dry heat that quickly cooks the surface and then slowly moves to the middle of the meat. When grilled properly, the meat will have a crisp flavorful outside coating with a moist center. Grilling infuses the pork with a smoky flavor from the meat juices that drip during the grilling process.
Pork cooking times and temperatures are extremely important when cooking pork. The optimum flavor and tenderness of various cuts of pork can be consistently achieved when care is taken to follow the recommended pork cooking time and temperature guidelines.
Direct Indirect Understanding the two most popular grilling styles, Direct and Indirect, is essential for creating a perfect grilled entrée. There are instances when both Direct and Indirect methods are appropriate.
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Tenderness Tips Avoid freezing whenever possible to eliminate moisture loss that occurs during thawing. The moisture loss in thawing results in less tender meat. Keep pork from drying out in the refrigerator by keeping it tightly wrapped.
The larger pork cuts will need to be carved into smaller pieces for serving. Before carving, the meat should stand for 10 to 15 minutes after it is removed from the heat source.
Checking doneness is accomplished in basically the same manner regardless of the cooking method you are using. While some methods are more accurate than others, there are certain cuts for which some methods will not be suitable.
Glossary Terms
The pork kidney is a single-lobed glandular organ, which is best taken from a younger animal to provide a milder taste and more tender meat.
Pork liver is generally available fresh or frozen. It is stronger flavored and not as tender as the liver from other animals.
The loin is located on both sides of the backbone starting at the shoulder and continuing back to the hind leg.
Also called picnic roast, the pork arm roast is a fresh cut that comes from the shoulder primal. Containing more fat than the blade Boston roast, a well trimmed arm roast provides a very rich flavor when roasted.
The skin of a pig that is deep-fried in lard to make light, crunchy chips. The chips are high in protein and contain no carbohydrates.
Cuts of pork, such as hams, pork chops and bacon that have been cured with smoldering, aromatic wood.
Also known as hand-pulled or simply pulled pork, this type of meat is typically made with the Boston butt, which is a cut of meat taken from the pork shoulder.
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