Belly Bacon start 1/28/16

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My local Super Market had a nice 3# piece of Belly for $3.69 lb. 



Skinned it and it weighed 3 lbs. exactly



use 1 1/2 oz. TQ with 3 Table spoons Brown sugar


Zip lock bag and now we wait.


Thanks for looking should be back in 2 weeks

Richie

Credits Bearcarver  http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/96761/smoked-bacon-step-by-step-with-qview

Thanks Buddy
 
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Good start Richie, but that's about enough bacon for 1 breakfast!

Ask them if you can buy a whole belly.

Probably can get it cheaper.

Al
 
 
Good start Richie, but that's about enough bacon for 1 breakfast!

Ask them if you can buy a whole belly.

Probably can get it cheaper.

Al
I;ll have to have you talk to my Doc LOL

Richie
 
Good Start Richie!!
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That's not a bad price for a small piece, but a whole Belly might be cheaper, like Al said.

You can freeze most of it & only eat a little now & then.

Be Back.

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Bear
 
 
Good Start Richie!!
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That's not a bad price for a small piece, but a whole Belly might be cheaper, like Al said.

You can freeze most of it & only eat a little now & then.

Be Back.

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Bear
1/2 a belly, 1 belly? Man go big, 4-6 bellies at a time! That's how I roll!
This was the largest I have ever seen in that store,I am okay doing small piece now and then.Keeps me out of trouble. 

Richie
 
Watching this Richie.

I like doing small batches of stuff. Just makes you smoke more often.
 
I'd KILL (a pig) for even a 3lb piece of belly AT ANY PRICE!!!! Belly not to be found here. I actually had a butcher laugh when I asked!!!!! One place had side meat. Asked if I could get it before they sliced it. Emphatic "no". I just don't understand. Same place last year sold butts for $.99/lb on sale.
Phil do you have any Sams club or CosCo? if so ask their butcher.

Richie 
 
 
I'll be watching as well. Gotta get my hands on some TQ to try a dry cure! I do love pop's bacon though so it's hard to change
Sounds like you have cure #1, why not use Digging Dog Farms cure calculator and do a dry rub cure? I prefer using cure #1 over TQ.
I agree.... 

If you have a grams scale, dry rubbed belly ~1.4 grams per pound is the max. allowable of cure #1...  mix it with your salt and sugar etc. and uniformly rub it on the belly...   You can adjust the salt and sugar to your personal preference...  I use 2% salt and 1% sugar...  works for me...
 
Sounds like you have cure #1, why not use Digging Dog Farms cure calculator and do a dry rub cure? I prefer using cure #1 over TQ.
 
I agree.... 

If you have a grams scale, dry rubbed belly ~1.4 grams per pound is the max. allowable of cure #1...  mix it with your salt and sugar etc. and uniformly rub it on the belly...   You can adjust the salt and sugar to your personal preference...  I use 2% salt and 1% sugar...  works for me...
I will definitely try it out.  Actually picked up a scale a few weeks ago on clearance. Any advice on testing its accuracy?  The dry cure is going to have to wait a while because I am stocked up on bacon but in the meantime I can check that my scale is in working order.
 
I have a 0-500 grams scale.... I wish I would have picked up a 0-100 grams... 

American dime weighs...2.3 grams....   nickel weighs....  4.9 grams....   quarter weighs....5.7 grams...  all together weighs 12.9 grams....

Something like this would be great...  they have calibration weights available too...

 
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