I decided to pick up a case of bellies, and make some belly bacon
Cost $1.94/lb for skin on bellies at Restaurant Depot
5 slabs total, weighing about 60#
I cured and smoked 35# total = 3 slabs
Thanks for looking!
Todd
One of the slabs....Skin on bellies....Very Meaty!!!
Skin was trimmed. Only 10% of the weight was actually skin
This was saved for a later project...Lucky Dog!
Slabs were cut into pieces small enough to fit into 1 gallon zip bags
Country Brown Cure, Kosher Salt, Sugar and Spices
Each was coated in a mix of cure, salt, sugar and spices
35# total bellies resting for 8 days in cure
Because of limited space in my smoker, I had to smoke in 2 batches
Here are the slabs after 8 days in cure
Forming the pellicle with a fan
AMNPS smoking with a mix of Pitmaster and Apple Pellets
11+ hours in the smoker at 100°....AMNPS is just running out of smoke!!
Slabs going into the smoker....(2) peppered Bacon Slabs on the right
Smokey Enough For You?
And....The Money Shots!!!!!
Cost $1.94/lb for skin on bellies at Restaurant Depot
5 slabs total, weighing about 60#
I cured and smoked 35# total = 3 slabs
Thanks for looking!
Todd
One of the slabs....Skin on bellies....Very Meaty!!!
Skin was trimmed. Only 10% of the weight was actually skin
This was saved for a later project...Lucky Dog!
Slabs were cut into pieces small enough to fit into 1 gallon zip bags
Country Brown Cure, Kosher Salt, Sugar and Spices
Each was coated in a mix of cure, salt, sugar and spices
35# total bellies resting for 8 days in cure
Because of limited space in my smoker, I had to smoke in 2 batches
Here are the slabs after 8 days in cure
Forming the pellicle with a fan
AMNPS smoking with a mix of Pitmaster and Apple Pellets
11+ hours in the smoker at 100°....AMNPS is just running out of smoke!!
Slabs going into the smoker....(2) peppered Bacon Slabs on the right
Smokey Enough For You?
And....The Money Shots!!!!!
