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  1. docholiday

    Cured bacon question

    Ah! Good to know!
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    Cured bacon question

    It's been curing 2 weeks now. So you say it's normal so am I gtg?
  3. Cured bacon question

    Cured bacon question

  4. docholiday

    Cured bacon question

    Sorry, not sure if this is in the right place or not.  I am curing some pork belly right now and I have encountered something I have not seen before.  I have this random red spot on the belly.  Does this mean the curing salt did not make it to that spot?  If that is the case, not sure how it...
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    Smoking cheese for the first time.......

    Cool thanks Al!
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    Smoking cheese for the first time.......

    Why do you wait a month before eating it? Are you aging it more or does it take that long to let the smoke fully penetrate it?  (Sorry, I'm new to all this)
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    New Here

    Thanks guys!  I'm excited to catch the bug this year!  I just started my first project late last night (curing bacon).  I can't wait to see how much knowledge I will be able to consume (see what I did there) this year.  Hope to catch up to you guys!
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    My first foray into the world of makin' bacon...

    You know what, you are right.  He states it's Instacure #1. I guess I have been looking into so many different techniques and recipes it's starting to become mush in my head lol.  Thanks for the reply HT.
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    New Here

    Hey everyone! New to the forums, not new to good food! I was extremely fortunate to grow up in a home were my Dad was always on the grill or smoking something. I would like to create my own "legacy" now for my future kids and hope to learn some great knowledge from a lot of experienced folks...
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    My first foray into the world of makin' bacon...

    First off, Hello!  First post here and grew up with my Dad smoking tons of things and would like to get my own experience and feet wet so I figured I would start here! I am in your same boat right now and if you don't mind my interruption on your thread.  Like you, I have been checking out TONS...
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