Pork

Pork cheek

Fläskkind

85°CRest 15 min

Cook to this all the way through

Small but tough. Do not judge it by size.

Safe minimum 70°CLivsmedelsverket

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On the grill

A small cut but one of the hardest-working muscles on the animal, so it needs the same long, low, indirect treatment as a shoulder despite its size.

Done right it falls apart at the touch of a fork. Rushed, it stays chewy no matter how long you leave it on afterwards. Low heat is what breaks it down.

Seasoning

In the grill

110 °Cindirect

This takes hours. The fire is barely alive and the meat is never over it.

Smoke it with apple, cherry or hickory.

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