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  1. mark bacon

    BACON TOO SWEET AFTER SMOKING, WHAT CAN I DO ?

    I used pure maple syrup as the sugar for my cure, and now after smoking the bacon is way too sweet and not really maple tasting.  I think I over soaked  ( almost 2 hours with a water change ) and took all or most of the salt out, now I have 20 lbs of sweet bacon, and wonder if anyone has a...
  2. mark bacon

    What are people paying for pork bellies now ??

    Just about out of bacon, and did not have time to run to Chicago, so went to my local butcher in South Bend.  Good guy, has a nice butcher shop, and catering business in addition to smoking his own meats, he has even offered to let me use his commercial pellet smoker.  But I nearly fell over...
  3. mark bacon

    Son of a Gun, did I just ruin 24 lbs of bacon ??

    Wondering if I ruined my bellies ??? I have a Char Griller offset smoker.  I tried to toss a ridiculous amount of smoke on the bellies by using chunks, chips and also pellets on a very cold night and put a little snow on top of everything to keep the flames down.  Guess what didn't work  ?? or...
  4. mark bacon

    to cold for cure ?

    I have 72 lbs of pork bellies curing.  Now that it is much colder in the garage ( at or very close to freezing ) I have noticed that the bellies that are dry brining are not kicking out the amount of liquid they did when the garage / fridge was in the mid 40s. Do I need to cure longer, bring...
  5. mark bacon

    Bacon with different types of bellies

    Have doing bacon now for 2 years, and now its time to branch out to different types of bellies.  I have previously bought from a pork packing plant in Chicago, that has great prices, but would like a more ' GOURMET" type of bacon.  Have just recently tried a Kurobota belly, which was delicious (...
  6. mark bacon

    Can I re-smoke previously frozen bacon ??

    I have 3  that I smoked and due to weather / work never finished them off so they ended up in the freezer unwrapped for the last 6 weeks.  Since they have aired out in the freezer for so long, they don't seem to smell quite as smoky as I like.  Can I thaw them out and put more smoke on them, or...
  7. mark bacon

    DUAL FUEL GRILL / SMOKER, what is the best ??

    I am thinking of purchasing a dual fuel grill / smoker for out cottage.  Reason for the dual fuel is that way if there is a crowd, I can do some food over charcoal and some more controlled over propane.  I also like the idea of being able to slow smoke on the charcoal side.  My gut says buy 2...
  8. mark bacon

    BACON DRY CURE, DRAIN OR NOT TO DRAIN, THAT IS THE QUESTION

    I have 54 lbs of pork belly that I am curing.  The bellies I got fresh in Chicago from a meat packing house including one that was a  Berkshire belly and they are generating more liquid than any bellies I have had in the past.  Should I drain the liquid or should I continue to flip the bellies...
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