Hey Y'all

[m7farms]

Hey Ya'll

I'm Cale, a wanna-be farmer from Upstate SC.  I was pointed here from another online forum.  I'm full of Sweet Tea and Noobie Questions :)

Firstly though a little history.  The fam and I moved outta the city almost 3 years ago to a little farm.  Since then, we've run about 100 Meat Chickens through our 'tractors' with pretty good success.  We also did pretty good with a dozen or so layers.  I'm a country boy, but not a 'real' farmer - yet.  Past growing our own food, I'd like to one day join the local food economy.

I have a friend, already 'there'...and while visiting him back last Summer, he tossed two piggys in my pick-up bed, and the rest is almost history.

They aren't pigs anymore...they are Top Hog + or whatever you'd care to call a 400+ pounder. 

Therein lies my reason for showing up over here

 

Next Tuesday I take my hogs to the local processor.  He will cut and make sausage/hams/etc... but he can't do cures or smoke (no bacon). 

Yep, Bacon, Cures, and Smoke...I've been reading around and think I've decieded to build a little smoker (the build your own smoker from U-Conn). 

So what is a the Pops Cure?

Can I freeze pork bellies then thaw and cure? (lots of similiar ?'s here)

sorry the kids are distracting me gonna run for now.

thanks

Cale

 

[s2k9k]

Hi Cale! 

to SMF!!! We're happy you found us! You've come to the right place, we have over 45,000 members who just love to share their experience and over 900,000 posts describing it! The search bar at the top can be your best friend when you are trying to find answers to your questions but you can still ask too if you want!

You might want to check out Jeff's Free 5 day E-Course, it will teach you all the basics plus a whole lot more!

 

[kathrynn]

to SMF Cale!  Glad you joined us!

There is a lot of the members who do bacon...sausages and the like.  They will be more than happy to help you out.  Just ask!

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/134/smoking-bacon

If you need any help roaming around the forums...just shout!  Happy to help out!

Kat

 

[pgsmoker64]

Hi Cale - answers to your specific questions can be found in the different threads dedicated to those topics and you will find plenty of info and plenty of people willing to help.

But for now, 

[color= rgb(24, 24, 24)]  to the SMF, the best BBQ site on the web.  Whatever you need to know about the fine art of BBQ you can find it right here, from recipes to technical knowledge.[/color]

One thing you need to know about us is that we like to see pictures of your creations and your gear.  We call it Q-View and its basically the 

!!!

So, don't just talk about your food, show it!  Otherwise you may get a gentle reminder, like this...

  or this...

Good Luck and Get Smokin'

Bill