Thanks for the tip. I think my husband was interested in Mangalitsa at one time, but the Berkshire seems more reasonable ;-)
This is an interesting article, and the Benton’s bacon at the bottom is a good deal:
It seems to me that when they left meat alone, it was more satisfying and you ate less of it. I don’t know how they figured they would improve health by creating dry, tasteless meats.
I just caught up on reading the posts. I just bought a package of Benton’s bacon on Saturday. The butcher shop is right next to the Farmer’s market & I splurged on a package. It is very thick cut & the most amazing bacon I have ever eaten. Truly worth the splurge! I also bought a container of their homemade pimiento cheese w/ Benton’s bacon. It’s good, but I guess I prefer the cheese only version. I also got dry aged sirloin steaks a few weeks ago from the same place. I have never had dry aged steak & it was delicious. The flavor is so rich, almost gamy.
Tonight we are having their “smash burgers!”