Wrapping a fatty...

dougbennett

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• Feb 15, 2008

• #1

I do mine without a bacon wrap, but I notice some people do. Does it really make it better/moister? It would seem to me like wrapping a ftty in bacon is like carrying coal to Newscatle or giving ice to an eskimo, but I'll let the pros tell me what to do.

Thanks in advance to all.

 

brianj517

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• Feb 15, 2008

• #2

I don't know about moister, since sausage has plenty of fat content as is...but better? Well...you know what I always say...nothing goes better with pork than, well...MORE Pork! Bacon makes everything better!

Cheers,
Brian

 

richtee

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• Feb 15, 2008

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I will "stripe" mine with bacon..allowing the actual fatty to get direct smoke. And the bacon adds flavor, and actually- before the thing is done, I've picked half of it off and ate it anyway :{)

 

glued2it

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• Feb 15, 2008

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That pretty much sums it up but...............
You get the bacon to eat too!

Experiment and Have fun, allot of things here are personal preference.

 

travcoman45

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• Feb 15, 2008

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I wonderrrrrrrrr......Hmmmmm......what if the bacon was inside the fatty with the other stuffing goodies!!! Might try that tommorow! Just thinkin, usually gets me in trouble!

 

glued2it

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• Feb 15, 2008

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Yep it is good in a stuffed fatty. I like to over cook the bacon a little to keep it real crispy before using it in the stuffing. I like to break it to about dime size pieces.

 

navionjim

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• Feb 15, 2008

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Good either way you go. I do the wrap for looks if folks are comming to eat.

 

cheech

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• Feb 15, 2008

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I'm with travcoman on this one, fry up the bacon place inside the fatty and enjoy bacon in a whole new way.

To answer your question there is not need to wrap in a fatty with bacon for the moisture. The fatty will have enough fat mixed in and you are not smoking it for too long where there would be a change that it would dry out.

 

ron50

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• Feb 15, 2008

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In the immortal words of Keywestsmoke

"Bacon stuffed sausage....Good Lord don't tell my HMO."

 

morkdach

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bacon stuffed fatty wrapped in bacon smoked till prime served with bacon eggs toast and hashem browns oh wow

 

kookie

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• Feb 18, 2008

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I like to strip my fatty with bacon....It seems to help hold the fatty together some........I think it adds some great flavor to the fatty...... Just my 2 cents...........Don't think there is a right or wrong way to make them............

 

desertlites

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yup kookie I thinking theres no wrong way either,I love bacon!