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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    Alright, it's been longer than I had intended but here are the results. The sweet bacon was good. Nothing crazy, but good. The savory however was very good I thought. Definitely a richer savory flavor. I'd recommend giving that recipe a shot. And here is a shot of my new slicer on its maiden...
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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    Yeah, I'm not really sure what to expect with either of them actually. Previously I've used real maple syrup instead of brown sugar and as for the savory one I was looking at a few different recipes and then just kind of winged it, merging them. I also didn't do any seasoning at all after I...
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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    Hey Dert, thanks for watching - I dry cured on 4/3/17, then rinsed and soaked in ice water for an hour on 4/11/17 (did not do a fry test - might be kicking myself on that, we'll see) and put in the fridge to dry unwrapped, just on racks. Smoked on Friday (4/14/17) for 12 hours at 120 on apple...
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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    I ended up pulling them at about 5am, so 11 hours in the smoker. Realistically, they might have only gotten about 8 or less hours of smoke because the cold smoker attachment isn't super reliable. The chips always jam and I have to push them down with a stick before filling again. Yes, I have an...
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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    Okay, I put them in the smoker at 6pm at 120 with apple chips. I'll be getting up throughout the night to check on them and refill the cold smoker attachment and plan to pull them at 6am. Then back to the fridge to rest for a day or two before slicing.
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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    Awesome, thanks guys. I'll update later this week with how the smoke goes and what I think of the two different recipes.
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    A Tale of Two Bacons

    Alright friends, this is my second go at bacon. I'm doing one sweet and one savory. I got 8.67 lbs of pork belly, skin off, for 2.99/lb at Costco and trimmed off about a pound - froze trimmings for sausage later. SWEET 4 lbs pork belly 1 T of Tender Quick per pound 1/3 C kosher 3 T cracked...
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