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    Good Food

    How to Understand a Meat Label in the Supermarket

    Bruce Aidells is the man behind Aidells Sausage Company and the author of several great books on meat and sausage. His most recent cookbook is The Great Meat Cookbook . He explains how to decode meat labels in the grocery store. Learn about the difference between grass fed, natural and naturally raised.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Bruce Aidells

    is the man behind

    Aidells Sausage Company and the author of several great books on meat and sausage. His most recent cookbook is

    The Great Meat Cookbook. He explains how to decode meat labels in the grocery store. Learn about the difference between grass fed, natural and naturally raised.

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    7. 42:32The Race to the World's Hottest Pepper
    8. 50:38Homemade Hot Sauce
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      Evan Kleiman

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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    The full episode

    5 of 8
    Texas BBQ; Homemade Hot Sauce; The World's Hottest Pepper
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 7:11Understanding the 2013 Farm Bill Debate
    3. 12:06The Prophets of Smoked Meat: A Journey through Texas BBQ
    4. 20:29Smoke and Brisket Infuse West Hollywood
    5. 27:35How to Understand a Meat Label in the SupermarketYou’re reading this
    6. 36:19The History of the Hot Dog
    7. 42:32The Race to the World's Hottest Pepper
    8. 50:38Homemade Hot Sauce
    Back to Good Food