bacon help

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ldrus

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Jul 16, 2007
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Westville, Indiana
i have about 2 hrs left of my 12 hour cold smoke  temps been running around 80 deg. and it just hit me

 Do i let it rest  or chill it before i slice it up or is it ready to slice when i pull from the smoker?
 
What Salt said will work fine,  you can actually let it go a bit longer in the fridge if you would like.  If the bacon is kind of loose then some freezer time is a good thing to make it easier to slice.  I generally just slice what I need as I need it freezing chunks in vacupack bags and just pulling and slicing when I want some great eating bacon.
 
I usually take the sides off the smoker, wrap in plastic wrap and then toss in the fridge over night.  The next day I toss them in the freezer for an hour or more before slicing....are you going to slice by hand or with a slicer?

-Salt


with a slicer
 
I at least wait till the next day before I slice it up..... I haven't put it in the freezer though, I will have to try that next time !!!!!! Learn something new every day ......
 
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