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    First Bacon

    Duffman - I got both the slicer and pink salt on Amazon. Since I'm a Prime member, I get everything in no more than 2 days. Great for a lazy SOB like me. Dave - I just though the flavor of the smoke was overpowering. I know that may be a little sacrilegious to say in these forums, but that's...
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    First Bacon

    It was cold smoked, so there was no heat applied at all. The thermometer never went above 75 degrees. I had 10 pounds of pork belly. With that, I used 10 tablespoons of salt, 15 tablespoons of white sugar, and 2 teaspoons of pink salt. I mixed all that up so the pink salt was evenly...
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    First Bacon

    Thanks, Woodcutter. I knew before I even started that I would have to label everything as I go along. Each ziplok bag they were cured in was labeled. Then I removed and rinsed one at a time so I would not forget which was which. The only easy one to remember was the molasses cure, but the others...
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    First Bacon

    I stuck with my first instinct and did a 24 hour smoke, It took on a nice color. Now into the fridge for another 24 hours, then I'll be slicing and eating.
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    First Bacon

    Thanks for the feedback. It is a very light smoke that I'm using - Apple wood pellets run from my Traeger. I'm thinking that 24 hours will be a good amount of time for the bacon to get yummy.
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    First Bacon

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    First Bacon

    I've been lurking in these forums for a while now, but just registered a couple of weeks ago. So I first want to thank everyone for their posts and opinion that I've been reading for so long. I started my first attempt at making bacon. I got the belly from my butcher, who also raised the pigs...
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