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  1. first smoked meatloaf

    first smoked meatloaf

  2. 77datsun

    first smoked meatloaf

    I have been wanting to try this for a while.  Decided to give it a go over the weekend.  I used a recipe for the meatloaf I found online.  I used some old French bread and put it in the food processor to make bread crumbs.  Then I toasted them in the oven at 350 for 6 minutes.  After it cooled I...
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  7. 77datsun

    Bacon Attempt #1 - Cold vs Hot smoke

    It turned out good. I used a good deal of maple syrup in mine. I don't think they use any. I would say the quality was there, but the taste was different. My guess is that they use something closer to Pop's brine that I have seen here. Next time I do some bacon I plan on trying it that way.
  8. 77datsun

    Bacon Attempt #1 - Cold vs Hot smoke

    I can still smell it. especially when I open the fridge. Or maybe that's the cheese I smoked with it. Either way. I read your article on the corn cob smoke and that sounded interesting. If I don't get an Amazin smoker for x-mas I will need to buy one. I think that would make the cold...
  9. 77datsun

    Bacon Attempt #1 - Cold vs Hot smoke

    I really need to get a vacume sealer and a meat slicer. I found that slicing by hand is extreemly difficult. I put the bacon in the freezer for an hour or two and that helped a lot. My hands just aren't steady enough I guess.
  10. 77datsun

    Bacon Attempt #1 - Cold vs Hot smoke

    It was cool (for Phoenix) last weekend so I managed to get the cold smoking done as well.  The night before I smoked the bacon, I put it in front of a fan for 2-3 hours in order to form the pellicle.  It seemed to form a sticky exterior, but never having done it before it was difficult to judge...
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  12. 77datsun

    Bacon Attempt #1 - Cold vs Hot smoke

    Update:  I have smoked and tried both types of bacon.  I hot smoked the bacon at 225 until it reached an internal temperature of 150.  Here are some pictures.
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  17. 77datsun

    Bacon Attempt #1 - Cold vs Hot smoke

    So now that I have had my smoke vault for a whole 2 months, I decided I needed to try and make bacon.  There is a special place called the pork shop down the street from my house.  They probably make the best bacon in the state.  I figured that was a good place to purchase a pork belly.  Ordered...
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