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Alright, here goes Round 2. Just loaded up two ~9lb Boston Butts for what will be a late dinner tonight. One's got a sweet and spicy rub that's been sitting since last night, the other just has salt and pepper. I did chicken halves last week and my roommate suggested next time trying some...
Alright, first off thanks to you all for your help through the process. The big hold up since I was last here was waiting for a buddy to get to the welding bit on the fire box. It ended up done, but for a number of reasons it took several months to get it back. At the end of the day, not having...
You are correct. About 1/3 of it doesn't have any marbling whatsoever. More of a consistency of Canadian Bacon, which is a (minor) shame since I do enjoy my bacon crispy. Still tastes great, though. This was my 3lb test, I have 6 more in the freezer that are going to start brining asap!
In celebration of International Bacon Day (not really, it just worked out that way) here's some photos of my first foray into bacon.
Pork belly 15 days ago.
Pop's brine with a bag to weigh it down.
Saturday night, pulling it out of the brine. Did a test fry and it tasted like ham. Was...
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