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Long awaited 1st attempt at belly bacon
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Long awaited 1st attempt at belly bacon
So I am on my way. After 2 days in the fridge I am getting my smoking going. I kept it out for an hour to come up to temp and now I am getting it up to temp with in the MES. Will start the smoke on it shortly. I have two of the pieces going now at 115 degrees. I left one piece out and will cold... -
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Long awaited 1st attempt at belly bacon
Thanks all. As it turns out I did cut the belly into 3 pieces when I put it in the brine. So I am thinking I could warm smoke part of it and then cold smoke the rest the next day. A good chance to see the difference between the two methods. -
Long awaited 1st attempt at belly bacon
Good question mfreel. My thinking was that i have read it will take on a little more smoke if done warm, so that was my thinking. I have read that some folks do a stepped temperature approach and 115 was just a good middle of the road temp from those. I am always open to other ideas though if my... -
Long awaited 1st attempt at belly bacon
Thanks all. Like I have said i appreciate the expert advice. I was thinking of letting it come up to room temp and then even start heating it in the smoker before putting the amnps in. I definitely want to avoid a nasty smoke flavor. My thought was to also put a small fan on the inlet of the... -
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HI all. I've been lurking here for quite awhile now and appreciate all the great info I have been able to get from the experts here. I live in Vancouver Washington and am a long time fan of good BBQ. I am now using an MES 40 and after trying a lot of different ways to get the ever elusive thin... -
Long awaited 1st attempt at belly bacon
Hi all. I am making my first attempt at belly bacon. I have 12 pounds in Pops brine waiting to finish curing. My plan is to pull the belly out of the brine on Wednesday night after a 15 day soak. It will sit in the fridge until Friday and then in front of a fan for a couple hours to get a good...
