Bacon Dog Treats

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Yes, you read the title correctly!!

I cold smoked 35# of bellies, and had some skin left over.

Hmmmmm.......What to do with the skin???

Why not smoke the skin, and dry it out for dog treats???

Great way to use the pig skin that's usually thrown away

Enjoy!

Todd

Pig Skin that was left over from the bellies I made into bacon

I trimmed off most of the fat

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Hanging in the smoker

Waiting for some smoke and heat

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Smoked at 120° for approx. 4 hours

Heat was raised to 160° for another 8 hours

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Finished smoking and drying

Next time I'll trim more fat

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Think He's a Happy Dog?

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Holy Chit!!!

That really is "One Lucky Dog"!!!

Bear

 

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Good idea, Todd. I'll try that next time. Did you cure skin on or off?

 

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I did that last bellies I smoked. I did not remove any fat. I left them out at room temp as they were like shoe leather. After 2 weeks they went Rancid. Even the dog would not touch them. You may want to refer them if you have a lot...JJ

 

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I cured the bellies without the skin

Dog Treats are is the freezer

 

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Deep Fry em and grab some beers. These put the store bought ones to shame.

Pork Rinds

 

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Love it. I try to smoke treats like this for my girl golden also. great pic of your pooch with a mouth full!

 

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I thought about making "Cracklins", but after 35# of bacon, I'm kinda sick of looking at it!!!

The meat locker gets $7/lb. for pig ears......OUCH!

Since I didn't share any bacon with the dog, I figured he deserved some smoked dog treats

TJ

 

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TJohnson said:

I thought about making "Cracklins", but after 35# of bacon, I'm kinda sick of looking at it!!!

The meat locker gets $7/lb. for pig ears......OUCH!

Since I didn't share any bacon with the dog, I figured he deserved some smoked dog treats

TJ

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Only Right!!!

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Todd....that pup is adorable!!!!  Good job!

Kat

 

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That is one happy dog I am sure!

 

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Jackson is with me 24 hours a day

He goes to work with me every day

Very loyal dog!!

TJ

 

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TJohnson said:

Jackson is with me 24 hours a day

He goes to work with me every day

Very loyal dog!!

TJ

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Todd,

Better check the "Child Labor Laws"!

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You have a very lucky dog.

 

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But did you get the secret bean recipe?

Lucky dog, we always save what wasn't made into cracklins for pinto beans. I bet smoked skin off the sow belly would make killer beans!

 

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What a great idea! I haven't done bacon but would love to make some for Rocky. Wonder if a butcher would have pig skin? 

 

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Amen on the Dog treats, I will have to that for my dog.

 

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I had some pig skin from my last batch of bacon, so I followed Todd's proceedure and voila!

Scraped and skewered.

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7:30 am, into the smoker with some oak pellets.

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And 12 hours later...doggy treats! Unfortunately, our daughter's dog, Izzy, hasn't been over yet to taste test them.

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So it sounds like I need to freeze some of these? If they get limp, I guess I could crisp them up again in the oven?

 

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The Dog Treats look AWESOME!!

Any Pics of the "Happy Dog?"

Yup, Freeze them

Every time I go into the freezer, my dog comes running!

 

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Thanks, Todd! I will get a pic as soon as she comes over, which is once or twice a week.