Makin bacon

[food & fish]

Probley doesent mean much to you seasoned smokers

Heres my first try at bacon

 

[bill in mn]

As a "seasoned smoker" (age not experience) We all that smoke bacon have had our first  time.Congrats on the milestone and many more to come.I just ordered a belly on Friday and will cure it this week. Bacon is the most requested thing I do on the smoker.Great job and keep it up.Bill  

 

[Bearcarver]

Probley doesent mean much to you seasoned smokers

Heres my first try at bacon

Damn that smells good!!!

Please show some pics after you slice it tomorrow!

Thanks,

Bear

 

[scarbelly]

We have all been there once - that is some good looking bacon, cant wait to see the slices

Got me some belly in the fridge curing as we speak - took 3 weeks to get it so I am excited to finally have it going -

 

[food & fish]

There you go a tad salty [you dont need salt on your eggs ]otherwise ok

 

[meateater]

Great job on that bacon, just wish I could find a belly my way.

 

[raptor700]

OK, bacon is next on the list! It looks great and thanks for the view   

 

[scarbelly]

Great job on that bacon, just wish I could find a belly my way.

Do you have a butcher shop in your area? If not do you have a 4H or FFA program? The folks in the 4H or FFA program will be able to steer you to where they get their meat processed for their kids - Good luck and let me know if I can help ya find it - once you do it you are hooked

I have 4 pcs in the fridge curing right now
 

 

[meateater]

Do you have a butcher shop in your area? If not do you have a 4H or FFA program? The folks in the 4H or FFA program will be able to steer you to where they get their meat processed for their kids - Good luck and let me know if I can help ya find it - once you do it you are hooked

I have 4 pcs in the fridge curing right now
 

I found 1 butcher but would have to buy a case, a little to much for me. The search continues.

 

 

[old poi dog]

Very Nice!! .....may your future hold many more Bacon Smokes.....oh and the slicer is pretty cool too...

 

[food & fish]

Very Nice!! .....may your future hold many more Bacon Smokes.....oh and the slicer is pretty cool too...

Yea the slicer note no knob  got it at the tip shop $10.00

 

 

[food & fish]

Just so you know what i am about i love cooking heres the room i cook in off the verander theres a beer fridge ,an ss hamburger plate from a shop , a ss stove  , pizza oven, all on nat gas, an ice maker, under bench dish washer, stacks of knives ,the slicer ,heaps of pots and pans  ,an bay marie 

A  birkman  smoke and grill [gasser] and i am building a smoker from a ss upright freezer stay tuned

 

[Bearcarver]

F & F,

NICE Cooking room !

Bacon looks great!

As for your salty taste:

Next time, after you pull it from your cure, rinse it well & soak it for a half hour in ice water. Then take a couple slices & fry them up. Notice the color---If it turns pink all the way through, it's cured all the way through.

Taste it----If it isn't too salty, it's ready to smoke. If it's too salty, put it all in fresh ice water for another hour. Test again---too salty---soak again. Once it isn't too salty, it's ready to smoke.

I soak mine for that first half hour all of the time, and that has always been long enough, except the time I used Hi Mt Cure, which took two hours of soaking. Then it was fine.

Bearcarver 

 

[scarbelly]

Just so you know what i am about i love cooking heres the room i cook in off the verander theres a beer fridge ,an ss hamburger plate from a shop , a ss stove  , pizza oven, all on nat gas, an ice maker, under bench dish washer, stacks of knives ,the slicer ,heaps of pots and pans  ,an bay marie 

A  birkman  smoke and grill [gasser] and i am building a smoker from a ss upright freezer stay tuned

As Bearcarver said nice cooking room - looks like lots of fun to be had here

 

 

[wildflower]

$10   

 

[meateater]

Just so you know what i am about i love cooking heres the room i cook in off the verander theres a beer fridge ,an ss hamburger plate from a shop , a ss stove  , pizza oven, all on nat gas, an ice maker, under bench dish washer, stacks of knives ,the slicer ,heaps of pots and pans  ,an bay marie 

A  birkman  smoke and grill [gasser] and i am building a smoker from a ss upright freezer stay tuned

Now that's a smoke cave.

 

 

[old poi dog]

Very nice cook shack you have there.....I like it.

 

[ak1]

That is nice! Very nice!