It's Time For Bacon - The Buckboard Express

smoking b · Mar 24, 2014

Foamheart said:
You have the luckiest neighbors, I bet the land around your smoker area is more valuable property where that smoke can get to than any where else in the county!

I don't have any close neighbors to bother me Foam & I like it that way

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smoking b
Mar 24, 2014

The closest thing to me is yonder farm - you can see the silos at the top of the picture. It is actually close to 3/4 mile away - after you crest the hill you drop down in a hollow for a bit then come up out to the farm...

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smoking b
Mar 24, 2014

Nothing in the other direction - the closest "neighbor" that way is across the county line over a mile away

Bearcarver · Mar 24, 2014

Smoking B said:
I don't have any close neighbors to bother me Foam & I like it that way

The closest thing to me is yonder farm - you can see the silos at the top of the picture. It is actually close to 3/4 mile away - after you crest the hill you drop down in a hollow for a bit then come up out to the farm...

Nothing in the other direction - the closest "neighbor" that way is across the county line over a mile away

Cool Smoking B----------My closest neighbor is my Son, about 1/4 mile away.

People are gonna start to think we Pennsylvanians are an unfriendly bunch!!!

Bear

foamheart · Mar 24, 2014

Bearcarver said:
Cool Smoking B----------My closest neighbor is my Son, about 1/4 mile away.

People are gonna start to think we Pennsylvanians are an unfriendly bunch!!!

Bear

THINK ??

smoking b · Mar 24, 2014

Bearcarver said:
Cool Smoking B----------My closest neighbor is my Son, about 1/4 mile away.

People are gonna start to think we Pennsylvanians are an unfriendly bunch!!!

Bear

Yup I'm friendly enough but I do like my privacy - I can hoot, holler, scream, yell or make whatever commotion I want at any time of the day or night without having to worry about bothering anyone. I love it!

smoking b · Mar 24, 2014

Bearcarver said:
Cool Smoking B----------My closest neighbor is my Son, about 1/4 mile away.

People are gonna start to think we Pennsylvanians are an unfriendly bunch!!!

Bear

Foamheart said:
THINK ??

I believe we may be too late on that Bear

smoking b · Mar 24, 2014

The bacon took on some good color in the smoker today.

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smoking b
Mar 24, 2014

It has a great smell now

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smoking b
Mar 24, 2014

that makes you wanna hack it to pieces & fry up on the spot

So before that happened I put the bacon in the fridge & quickly shut the door

In the morning I will make the call as to whether it gets another round of smoke & if it does it will probably get apple.

Updates to follow...

smoking b · Mar 25, 2014

Yup you guessed it - I decided to put the bacon in for another round of smoke so I got the AMNPS going while I got the bacon out of the fridge.

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smoking b
Mar 25, 2014

Here they are bathing in apple smoke this time. This will be the last round of smoke they get - once they are done smoking today I will put them in the fridge for a couple days then slice up.

Updates to follow...

smoking b · Mar 25, 2014

The BBB is now out of the smoker again.

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smoking b
Mar 25, 2014

Here is what it looks like now.

The bacon has had 24 hours of smoke at this point - 12 hickory & 12 apple. It is now in the fridge where it will stay for the next two days & then get sliced.

Updates to follow...

smoking b · Mar 27, 2014

I was able to get the BBB sliced tonight. Here are the two halves again...

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

I got my slicer sanitized & ready to go.

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

& cranked out the bacon.

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

Closer view of the bacony goodness.

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

I had to fry some up & eat. Very good!

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

Then I had to fry up some more

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smoking b
Mar 27, 2014

& make a bacon Sammy with homemade bread

The BBB turned out great just as it always does with this method & I can say again as I always do that I won't be going back to the long way of doing it.

A little under 5 days from when I decided to make it till I was eating it - not too shabby

Thank you for riding the Buckboard Express & have a nice day!

foamheart · Mar 27, 2014

Pretty bacon! Bacon and homemade bread.......

chestnutbloom · Mar 28, 2014

May I please ask the make and model of your slicer? I cannot find a GOOD one for under $1000.....

smoking b · Mar 28, 2014

Foamheart said:
Pretty bacon! Bacon and homemade bread.......

Thanks Foam

It was as simple as can be but that bacon Sammy was better than great!

smoking b · Mar 28, 2014

chestnutbloom said:
May I please ask the make and model of your slicer? I cannot find a GOOD one for under $1000.....

Yup it's a Hobart 1712 here is a thread I started on it before I got it http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/...anyone-know-anything-about-this-hobart-slicer

It works great & has never left me down

Hope you find a decent one - they are very handy to have around

newsmokeguy · Mar 30, 2014

looks like it turned out good

smoking b · Mar 30, 2014

newsmokeguy said:
looks like it turned out good

Yup it is very good - I've been eating it faithfully

paulharding · May 24, 2014

That looks really good. I never heard of making bacon that way. Is that a marinade express you used?

smoking b · May 26, 2014

paulharding said:
That looks really good. I never heard of making bacon that way. Is that a marinade express you used?

Thanks man

It's some good eating BBB! It's not a marinade express it is an AGS vacuum tumbler. I got it from Todd at Amazen products. It's the ticket for making BBB really fast & I use it for lots of other stuff too - I'm very happy with it...

tiny chalupa · Jun 10, 2014

Hope I'm not reviving a dead thread here but just really liked what I was seeing in the thread!!

I assume you are using this:

http://www.amazenproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=AGS-CT20

I ask because my brother and I just picked up 17 pounds of pork belly to turn into some bacon. I might have to give regular Pork butt a try as it is cheaper.

I assume this is quicker because normally once you have the meat ready to cure your looking at 3+ days, sometimes 10+ too, just sitting in the fridge

But this method you can basically set it up overnight and smoke it the next day?!?!

I must try this

edit: If that is the correct thing you are using, what else do you use it for? Horribly newbie question I know but I'm genuinely curious

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