Best bacon to use for smoking appetizers

[hschaefer1027]

Despite the fact that any bacon is great, does anyone have any recommendations on which bacon type (thick vs thin) and/or brand is best for wrapping around small apps that will end up on the smoker? 

My goal is to use bacon that has at least 50% meat / fat ratio so there is some bacon left to eat after they come off the smoker... :-)

 

[SmokinAl]

Get the thinnest bacon you can find.

I usually use Oscar Meyer. Don't want to sacrifice my homemade bacon for appetizers.

If the bacon is thick it will not cook all the way in the smoker.

Al

 

[daveomak]

Pre cook the bacon...  maybe 25-50% cooked...   It wiil shrink and toughen up a bit.. making it easy to wrap etc....

I cook it on a wire rack on a sheet pan....  i the oven at 350 ish, for about 10 minutes ish...

 

[b-one]

I'm with Dave precook the bacon. For most apps I don't even wrap them anymore just lay a hunk on top and feel better about how many I eat that way.

 

[myownidaho]

Second on the Oscar Meyer. I use half a slice to wrap around half a Jalapeno(escabeche) stuffed with cream cheese and a shrimp. 20-25 minutes at 400 gives good results.

Anything thicker than the OM should be partially cooked.