Not getting crispy

bullybbq

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• Dec 23, 2012

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I made bacon for the first time and tried it this morning. I like the flavor but I can't get it crispy. It is more ham like in texture than bacon. I used Ruhlman's recipe and cured for about 10 days. I smoked for 3 hours on lower heat (less than 200) until an internal temp of 120 to 140. Below is a pic sliced. Any ideas on why I can't crisp this up? Or is this normal with a homemade bacon? Thanks in advance and Happy Holidays!

 

daveomak

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• Dec 23, 2012

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bully, morning..... Did you put the bacon in a frying pan and fry it like you would to store bought ??  It looks really good .... 

Dave

 

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bullybbq

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Morning Dave. Yes, fried it in a pan. More jerky like than bacon. Good, just different texture.

 

diggingdogfarm

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• Dec 23, 2012

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Have you tried 'frying' in the the oven?

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lay the bacon on a baking pan and bake for 15 to 20 minutes (depending on thickness) or until the bacon reaches the desired doneness.



~Martin

 

venture

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• Dec 23, 2012

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Looks like a pretty thick cut?  That could be a factor.

Also, the temp at frying?  I do mine a bit lower and longer?

As Martin mentioned?  Ovens work well if you don't mind cleaning up some pans.  You have probably had more oven bacon in restaurants than you ever knew about. 

Good luck and good smoking.

 

bullybbq

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Thanks guys. Maybe I will try the oven. I also did cut these thick. Appreciate all of the help here.

 

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• Dec 23, 2012

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Had the same problem with my BBB so I would fry in bacon grease and crisp up in microwave.
It would burn if I tried crisping ip in the pan.
I'm going to try the oven next time as DiggingDogFarrm suggests. And maybe twist it