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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    I think it tasted a lot more like bacon than you might expect could taste the smoke pepper brown sugar and bourbon it was a little salty I don't know if I didn't rinse long enough or the pieces were too small . anyway if you don't salt your eggs it would be perfect .
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    I would say it came out well considering it was my first attempt smoked the bellies for 2+ hours at 200 degrees then chilled and sliced them ,need a meat slicer to do it right .cooked it up in the oven it is a little salty but you can definitely taste the pepper brown sugar and a little of the...
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    Finished product besides my butchering (get it ) the slicing , it came out nicely and reminded me of the bacon my mom used to by at the corner store when I was a kid anyone heard of jowl bacon ? it was a little salty but I could taste the pepper and the caramelized brown sugar and a little of...
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    C Cooled and sliced after 2 hours at 200 degrees , I can see a meat slicer in my future it would be much easier .
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    Smoked the little bellies today and removed after internal temp reached 160
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    I will let you know after smoking it today it smelled a lot like bacon or ham. thanks for the tip.
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    I will keep you posted kentucky boy in California.
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    Thank you I am liking it here .
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    No I am going with straight up coarse sea salt with these two pieces they weigh roughly 8 ounces each , I know a cure is highly recommended but it has been done this way by others . I will let you know how it goes .
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    Goonna give bacon a try .

    Hi all, after reading a lot of posts about bacon I decided to give it a try found some pork belly strips at Costco 4 lbs cut into 5 strips this gives me a chance to try a couple times . curing in brown sugar some coarse salt black pepper brown sugar and a little bourbon will be curing wet for...
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    Inexpensive (cheap steaks ) testing out the open flame sear

    Thanks , they were .
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    Inexpensive (cheap steaks ) testing out the open flame sear

    Thanks , yeah the grids horizontal would help ,yes I reverse seared them as a finish cooked with probe in came out great the grill doesn't seem to dry things out .
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    Inexpensive (cheap steaks ) testing out the open flame sear

    bought some New Yorks bone in cheap 5$ pound tested out the open flame sear on my pellet grill came out pretty good , my only complaint is that didn't make it easier to open a metal rod or something because after it is hot I use a long screw driver not a deal breaker but an idea .
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    First Ribs and Chicken on my louisiana

    Thanks
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    First Ribs and Chicken on my louisiana

    Thank you
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