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  1. trx680

    What are you paying for whole bellies?

    Only one market nearby that I'm aware of that sells whole bellies, they order them upon request. The come three to a box, frozen, from IBP. Its $3.29/lb. Thats in Virginia. What are you paying in your neck of the woods? And are you getting them from a farm or a market?
  2. trx680

    first bacon attempt

    I just picked up two bellies today. I have a container of Honey Ham and Bacon Cure that I bought from Sausage Maker. I'm going to use their recipe to cure 1 belly. I also bought a bag on Instacure #1 and #2. I see you used #1. What recipe did you follow? thanks!!
  3. trx680

    what keeps the bacon red?

    I did not use a curing mix/solution
  4. trx680

    what keeps the bacon red?

    I tried my hand for the first time with a pork belly. I seasoned and slightly sugared/salted them. I smoked some and baked some then sliced it into bacon strips. The baked one was no longer the red color as it was when raw. The smoked was still fairly red but when I cooked it it turned white...
  5. trx680

    Is Fig a good Wood to Use for Smoking?

    Ocracoke Island NC (Outer Banks) grow a lot of fig trees. They have fig everything there. And there was a small vendor there selling BBQ that was cooked using fig wood. I didnt think much of the BBQ but I dont think it had anything to do with the fig wood.
  6. trx680

    Petersburg Virginia

    Reading up on curing/smoking pork belly. I'm trying it right now as I type, got some in the smoker. I have a Bradley electric smoker and a Weber charcoal grill/smoker. I'm a novice. I'd like to learn to make sausage. Reading over a SausageMaker.com catalog. I'll order a few things I will need...
  7. trx680

    1st time pork belly

    and do you buy your own cure or make it yourself?
  8. trx680

    1st time pork belly

    I bought a whole pork belly last week. Saturday (8 days ago) I cut it into four pieces and followed this recipe as far as seasoning it. I vacuumed sealed them.  http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Home-Cured-Bacon Thursday (after 6 days) I open one of them and oven cooked it as per the...
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