Hot smoked pork belly and canadian bacon

[ahakohda]

It was long 10 days…..and today we are enjoying this nectar of Gods.

Berkshire pork belly was wet cured for 10 days and smoked today at 180F using apple pellets.
It is resting on stove top for now. But we were impatient and one square is almost gone now.

Later on I will vacuum seal these and into freezer.
Should last us for 2-3 weeks. I hope

Props to AS300 smoker. Another set it and forget it session.

Decided not to clog the forum and posting these beauties here. They were ready a little later. Same method of curing and smoking.
Canadian bacon

 

[bauchjw]

Save some for me! Ouch, looks amazing!

 

[tallbm]

It was long 10 days…..and today we are enjoying this nectar of Gods.

Berkshire pork belly was wet cured for 10 days and smoked today at 180F using apple pellets.
It is resting on stove top for now. But we were impatient and one square is almost gone now.

Later on I will vacuum seal these and into freezer.
Should last us for 2-3 weeks. I hope
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Props to AS300 smoker. Another set it and forget it session.

Man that looks amazing!!! If you smoked to an internal temp of 145F or so then you discovered how eating that stuff out of the smoker or slice and eat it is AMAZING. This is why I do my bacon to 145F IT.

99% of my bacon gets eaten right out of the pack once defrosted, it rarely hits a skillet hahaha. I tell people it's "bacon cold cuts" and they go nuts over it!

Great job!

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks amazing!
Al

 

[Bearcarver]

Looks Great Ahakohda!!!
Like tallbm said, 145° is safe to eat. The highest I ever took Canadian Bacon to was 160°, and it was a little dry.
I'm assuming you mean you used a smoker Temp of 180°, and you didn't take your Bacon to 180° IT.
It looks Mighty Tasty!!

Bear

 

[ahakohda]

Yes, Sir
180 was smoker temp. I pulled them at 150f