Pops Wet Cure: Hickory Bacon

[redheelerdog]

Mixed up a batch of Pops bacon cure brine today.

Doing an ~8lb belly, also curing another belly Pancetta style.

Going to use Hickory with some CBP.

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Pancetta on the top

Bacon on the bottom

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Thanks for looking - More pics to come 

 

[SmokinAl]

Good start!

I'm in!

Al

 

[dave17a]

Couple more weeks and its all winterlong. Can't wait. Need another fridge though, dedicated to bacon.

 

[gearjammer]

Looks like a good start to me.

I'll be waiting and watching.

   Ed

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

:popcorn

 

[redheelerdog]

 
Couple more weeks and its all winterlong. Can't wait. Need another fridge though, dedicated to bacon.

Thanks fellas, I did come across two of the most significant scores this summer:

      1) Finding out that my Costco has pork bellies for sale!

      2) Finding a perfect meat fridge on Craig's list for $50!

It's almost like Christmas in September!  

  I am stoked...  

 

 

[bena]

 

[crankybuzzard]

I'm following!

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Should be tasty!

 

[disco]

I'm in.

Disco

 

[dave17a]

 
Thanks fellas, I did come across two of the most significant scores this summer:

      1) Finding out that my Costco has pork bellies for sale!

      2) Finding a perfect meat fridge on Craig's list for $50!

It's almost like Christmas in September!  

  I am stoked...  

 

Ended up finding commercial fridge from a country club on craigs list. 80 bucks! Darn thing is huge. Sides get hotter than hell.

 

[redheelerdog]

 

 
Thanks fellas, I did come across two of the most significant scores this summer:

      1) Finding out that my Costco has pork bellies for sale!

      2) Finding a perfect meat fridge on Craig's list for $50!

It's almost like Christmas in September!  

  I am stoked...  

 

Ended up finding commercial fridge from a country club on craigs list. 80 bucks! Darn thing is huge. Sides get hotter than hell.

Awesome Dave! Now you've got to fill that baby up!

I have ordered most all the controller and humidifier parts to convert mine to a dry cure chamber... my next challenge is dry cure sausage

Week one of the Pop's Hickory Bacon is done!

 

[dave17a]

Told my wife same thing on old fridge, top freezer, evaporater fan out. Gotta do some salumi Stays around 48 in there. Got tired of bying ice for cooler to keep beverages cold.

 

[redheelerdog]

Put the half slabs in the smoker this morning, I just ordered some bacon hangers but this batch is going on racks.

I am doing one with CBP and the other I dusted with Black Forest Spice.

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I have a temp on the smoke inlet and a temp in the smoke box.

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I am going to go 2 or 4 long cold smokes depending on color, and then a rest in the meat fridge.

Should be tasty.

More pics to come.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

:popcorn

 

[Bearcarver]

Great Start, John!!!

Be Back!!

Bear

 

[redheelerdog]

Here's the CBP after 12hrs of smoke.

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[crankybuzzard]

That's looking great!

I'm jealous, still too hot here to even think about bacon, cheese, or salmon right now.

I'll have bacon vicariously through your posts for now.

 

[redheelerdog]

I finally got this batch of Bacon sliced up.

I did 3 separate 12 hr cold smokes.

Sliced it thick and vac packed.

Turned out fantastic.

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[mdgirlinfl]

Ugh! I'm envious! Just as I went to my local Costco to buy pork bellies, they stopped selling them! Now i need to find a good inexpensive supplier. Two local butchers want between 4 and 6 dollars a pound. Costco was $2.75.
-Disappointed in SW Florida.
ps. Your bacon sounds like it is going to be stellar[emoji]128523[/emoji]