Cold smoking bacon question

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Wasi

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Oct 23, 2017
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Sorry if this question has been answered before I just want to be sure I am doing my cold smoking correctly. I have a 5LB pork belly that I seasoned and cured for 2 weeks vacuum sealed and flipped daily. Last night I rinsed the pork off dried it and put it back in the fridge for 2 days before I smoke it Friday. My plan was to cold smoke it with heat at all using my offset smoker. I have a pellet tube that I am going to fill with apple wood dust. The temp outside will be around 70-75 degrees and the smoker sits under a roof next to the shed. Will it be safe to cold smoke the bacon for about 10-12 hours with no heat at all?
 
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I would say if it's cured properly you will be fine, some guys cold smoke a lot longer then that, just make sure you get it up to temp before you eat it, either by finishing it in smoker by setting temp higher in smoker or when you slice it and fry it.
 
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