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The reason I prefer to use a fine powder when smoking bacon is, depending on the delivery system, it produces a slow burning, very pale, thin, cool, clean smoke. This allows the smoke to meld gently with the bacon over a long period.
If you have more questions on cold smoking, please ask.
The extract won't hurt a bit, just think of presentation. Give it a shot, Foam knows his stuff. Just don't expect to win the Indy 500 when you just received your drivers training license. Your bound to bounce off the wall a few times.