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Well done! @SunnyDC

@SpeedyRob....interesting looking rig you picked up there. I would love to see some pics once you get it burned in, chuck full of meat and thin blue smoke. Best of luck

Welcome from BC Canada, Straya Nice looking bacon. I am like you, been poking around the forum for a bit and finally joined. There is an absolute wealth of information here that is offered up by people that just want to see you succeed in your projects and will help you in any way they can...

Welcome Allen. From BC, Canada

Sorry, got cut off.... The Amazen products produce an excellent cold smoke and they are fairly cheep to buy. Check them out online. MJ

If you are going to freeze for later use, and are able to, vaccum seal your chunks of belly. If you don’t have a vaccum sealer you can place your slabs in a big plastic zipper freezer bag and sink it in a sink full of water until just the zipper on the bag is out of the water and do the zipper...

Those look fabulous! MJ

Hello Newsmokerky, I would go for a long cold smoke at around 100F for probably a good 5 hours. Smoke with Hickory, Maple, Apple, cherry are all good on bacon. I have heard Pecan is pretty good as well. Use a meat probe or an instant read thermometer. Smoke it until you love the colour. Then...

Welcome Tyrnagog, from BC Fire up that smoker. Lol I smoked some buckboard bacon the other day in -19 ( -2 F ) and it worked out okay. Just had to hide from the wind. It was cold smoked and I did have to finish it in the oven as my smoker (electric) wouldn’t heat up enough. I pulled it from...

Welcome Clive, from British Columbia, Canada

Thanks all for the welcome :)

Thanks kruizer :)

Cold”ish. Daytime highs around -15 or so ( 4 or 5*F ).... Making bacon tomorrow and I don’t think I will have trouble keeping the smoker temps low enough for a good long cold smoke. Trouble will be keeping the temp high enough to keep the bacon from freezing on the smoker! Lol

Hello to all from British Columbia, Canada. I am a new member but a long time reader of the SMF posts. Excellent information from super friendly people. I have learned volumes from you folks and would like to say a BIG thank you!