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  1. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Good to know. Thanks again!
  2. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Whew, thank for the quick responses. I may have it figured out. The first hour it bounced between 137 and 164. Mostly around 154. Now it seems to have settled down. Holding steady at 148 until the next bump up. Sorry foe panicking, just don't want to ruin it now. Have i told you all how much I...
  3. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Today is the day. I got the Drive 2 programmed. Started her up and, crap I can't seem to get the gravity 800 to run that low of temperatures. I propped the door open but now the fan won't run. What to do? I tried setting the first phase to 120 to se where it would go. Still going up to 160ish. Help!
  4. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Smell, like raw meat. Pungent. Which i guess it is. Im talking about pre smoke. 16 days in the baggies.
  5. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Here we go. Bacon is resting in the fridge overnight on racks. It looks pretty bacon. Is it normal for the meat to have a smell? The bacon inspection pup is on hand.
  6. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Perfect. Thank you again everyone has been super helpful and I really appreciate you all. This place rocks!
  7. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    I recently purchased and hooked up a Fireboard 2 unit to my Masterbuilt Gravity 800. I'm still learning about it. Would i be able to program the, "hot smoke", temperature adjustments on this? Is progamming the periodic temp increases and such possible with the Fireboard? Sorry for the rookie...
  8. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    I appreciate your input. Thank you very much.
  9. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Perfect. Thank you! Why am I thinking I need to let it sit out in the fridge prior to smoking? Am I confusing that with the rest AFTER smoking? I am a bit uncertain.
  10. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Okay, so. I will not be able to get to the smoking process until Saturday. Will it be okay in the bags for three more days or should I take it out of the bags and let it sit in the fridge until Saturday. Sorry if I'm repeating my questions it's just this far into it I surely don't want to screw...
  11. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Okay all you bacon experts. It will be 14 days that I started my first bacon adventure. What is my next step? Remove it from the ziploc bags and return it to the fridge for a couple more days? Any and all advice is welcome. I appreciate and thank you all. Pictures to Come later when I get...
  12. hooked on smoke

    Bacon slicer

    Okay, I used the new slicer on some eye of round for jerky. It worked pretty well. I was not expecting the slices to fall behind the until on to the body an d just build up. Honestly, I had no idea what to expect. Isn't there supposed to be a tray or something the meat falls into? Im new at this...
  13. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Thanks. I'm going to unbox the new deli/meat slicer tomorrow to prep a new batch of eye of round jerky. I'll let you all know how it goes. I love this place!
  14. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    Okay, the pork belly/bacon has been in the fridge curring for 10 days now, flipping every two days and rubbing in the process. I have a concern, I see the meat changing color but one of the pieces has lighter pink sections towards the middle. Is this normal? Hopefully my pics show what I'm...
  15. hooked on smoke

    Bacon slicer

    Yeah, I'm curious to see how the blade works. I'm hoping it doesn't collect sticky stuff.
  16. hooked on smoke

    Bacon slicer

    Thanks. We shall see.
  17. hooked on smoke

    Bacon slicer

    So I ended up ordering this meat slicer. I had a 100.00 gift card so $300.00ish. Any opinions? https://a.co/d/6uOoZST
  18. hooked on smoke

    Bacon slicer

    By chance, since you don't use it would you be up to selling it? Truthfully, I've tried the knife thing doing jerky, it came out semi okay. Bacon on the other hand i would like a little more consistency. Thanks for your share. I appreciate it.
  19. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    I may have been a bit paranoid. I prepped a couple pounds of top round jerky today and the cure#1 did not look as bad as I thought. Thank you all.
  20. hooked on smoke

    Help with first time bacon.

    I purchased my first batch of cure #1 from Amazon. Should I not rely on the quality they sell? Where would be a good place to purchase my next batch?
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