Church buddies bacon

[DEERMAKER]

Sorry guys and gals, been busy with weather changes for better and still smoking but lost time to post. But always time to visit and read the awesome work here.
The boys at church had some my samples of bacon and ham I am now "famous " for making lol. Asked me to do some for them when they took a pig in to their cut shop. So I couldn't say no. Threw a couple in for my gang while at it. Haha.

The colors and flavors are coming out better in reference to the smoke. I read some archives on smoke tubes and tried layers of pellets and chips. I like the result. More smoke, with no increase in dirty smoke.
Also tried a maple syrup coat with fresh cracked pepper.
I liked it alot. Its subtle and a different take on the basic bacon which alone is great!
Thanks to all on here, hope you have a safe and fun Holiday!

 

[chopsaw]

Those are really nice . Great color inside and out . I like it sliced thick and just warmed up .

I read some archives on smoke tubes and tried layers of pellets and chips.

Not sure what smoker you have , but I use a MES 30 for this stuff . I always load my tubes with pellets for heat , flavor and color depending on the meat .
I have some beech that I reserve for hams , and use cherry and mesquite for color .
Nice work on those .

 

[DieselTech]

Looks awesome! Man this ain't right!, showing pics of stuff like this when a guy is starving!
Looks delicious . Nice!

 

[JLeonard]

You are so right...As I sit here at work eating my oatmeal I just want to cry looking at that great looking bacon!

Jim

 

[DEERMAKER]

Those are really nice . Great color inside and out . I like it sliced thick and just warmed up .

Not sure what smoker you have , but I use a MES 30 for this stuff . I always load my tubes with pellets for heat , flavor and color depending on the meat .
I have some beech that I reserve for hams , and use cherry and mesquite for color .
Nice work on those .

Cherry.... I like that idea ty

 

[DEERMAKER]

You are so right...As I sit here at work eating my oatmeal I just want to cry looking at that great looking bacon!

Jim

Sorry lol, thx!

 

[chopsaw]

Cherry.... I like that idea ty

Mesquite will give some red color too .

Not sure what your plans are for all of that , but they're great double smoked too .
Pick a section with the fat cap . Score it and add a glaze , then smoke it back to 145 .

 

[SmokinEdge]

Beautiful meats there. Nice work.
I use pecan pellets or chunks for smoke flavor, on the medium side somewhere between apple and hickory flavor wise, then mix in cherry for the nice red color it brings, it’s just great presentation.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Those are pretty! And bet they taste great!
Nice work!

Ryan

 

[DEERMAKER]

Thx to everyone Appreciate the nice words and info as always. God bless !

 

[DEERMAKER]

Mesquite will give some red color too .

Not sure what your plans are for all of that , but they're great double smoked too .
Pick a section with the fat cap . Score it and add a glaze , then smoke it back to 145 .

So the double smoke. Tell me more about the outcome if dont mind Ty

 

[chopsaw]

So the double smoke. Tell me more about the outcome if dont mind Ty

Usually done with a store bought bone in ham , like this .

Here's a thread I did on a double smoked loin ham .

Double smoked Loin ham .

Posted a thread the other day about double smoking a loin , and made a BBQ ham sandwich from it . Came out really good , so drove to the bottom of the freezer and found another one . Was home alone yesterday , so did this for my supper . Used apple pellets with the tube , in the mailbox of the...

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Another good use for it is sliced thin and dipped in some BBQ sauce for a sandwich .

 

[DEERMAKER]

Oh man, that's a great idea! I'm on it this weekend and thx.

 

[Newglide]

That looks awesome. I am still gunshy about trying to make baccon, So much can go wrong if I screw up

 

[chopsaw]

Oh man, that's a great idea! I'm on it this weekend and thx.

One that has the light and dark meat on it would be perfect .
Like the one in the last pic with the cut / end shot .

 

[jcam222]

Man those are all beautiful!! I love cherry wood to add even more color as others have said

 

[Brokenhandle]

Oh man, that's a great idea! I'm on it this weekend and thx.

You will absolutely love it!

That looks awesome. I am still gunshy about trying to make baccon, So much can go wrong if I screw up

It's really quite simple... we can walk you through it if you want help.

Ryan

 

[DEERMAKER]

That looks awesome. I am still gunshy about trying to make baccon, So much can go wrong if I screw up

That looks awesome. I am still gunshy about trying to make baccon, So much can go wrong if I screw up

Don't be worried! There is lots of great help here!

 

[chopsaw]

I am still gunshy about trying to make baccon, So much can go wrong if I screw up

Don't be . First thing is to be concerned , so you've already started .
I use Morton's Tender quick for mine .
You can use cure 1 , or if you have ever used Pop's brine start there .

 

[nlife]

That looks awesome. I am still gunshy about trying to make baccon, So much can go wrong if I screw up

It's really surprisingly simple! Pick up a belly and let the fine folks here walk you through it. Seriously, it's so easy. The hard part is all the waiting for the next batch after you find out how great it is compared to store bought.