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C farmer is right. We can't stand store bought bacon anymore.
One word of caution, however. If you start sharing your newfound bacon treasure with friends and family, they will start demanding you make more. I found out the hard way. Probably be doing 2 or 3 bellies next month.
Your bacon looks wonderful. You don't have to worry about not liking store bought but you do have to worry if your friends and family find out and start asking for your bacon!
thanks all. next project will be sausage. Haven't made any yet. Looking specifically for something resembling hillshire farms smoked cheddar or those little smoked appetizer type.
Its easiest to explain it as...... the difference between puffed and crunchy Cheetos. You have to boil & clean then dehydrate the skin only to make fried pig skins. You just cut the fat, meat and skin up and fry the cracklin's. Both are great with beer and football!