More Canadain bacon ala Bearcarver RIP

[doubles shooter]

I did a 19 pound load of Canadian bacon today. The family loves Bearcarver's recipe. This takes me to 360 pounds of it over the years. Dry brined it with Morton Tender Quick, sprinkled it with garlic pepper seasoning and smoked it with a blend of apple and pecan pellets. Didn't get any in the smoker shots. Raining too hard.
Looking forward to bacon and eggs with home fries in the morning.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Love it! Bearcarver was a great person and great teacher with his step by steps!

Ryan

 

[DRKsmoking]

Love it , John would be happy to know folks are following his how to's

Bacon looks good, But I thought it was called Back Bacon..... just kidding

David

 

[pc farmer]

Looks beautiful. I need to make some. Hoping to find a sale on loins thou

 

[chopsaw]

Looks great !

Dry brined it with Morton Tender Quick,

That's the way to go in my opinion . Makes a good product .

I thought it was called Back Bacon..

Peameal .

 

[jcam222]

Looks great!! I've got a couple huge pork loin in the freezer for either my Asian jerky or this at some point.

 

[Fueling Around]

Looks good
Just wife and myself so I make it from tenderloin instead of loin.
We're diet restricted so I use cure #1 to eliminate sugar and reduce the overall salt

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Bacon looks good, But I thought it was called Back Bacon..... just kidding
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I call it loin bacon myself. The US meat processors trim off so much fat it doesn't qualify as back bacon IMO.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Wow does that look good! Great color.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Yep, looks good! We just ate the last of mine so it's time for more...

 

[bill ace 350]

Nice!

I alternate between the TQ dry brine and Pop's .
Can't go wrong either way!

 

[doubles shooter]

Thanks for the likes and comments. I had been away from smoking anything when my heart troubles started . It broke my heart to see John had passed when i returned. He was always ready to chat with you for tips or just chat. Rest in Peace Mr.Bear.

 

[zwiller]

Without John's or Pop's writeups, doubt I ever woulda tried curing. Honestly, I thought curing was sorta weird "homesteading" type of thing at first. I probably run more cured stuff than not.
Cured loin is probably my fave. Cheap/easy/lean/tasty. Ran out of cure awhile back and forced myself to revisit TQ and won't lie, might like it more, especially on loin. I am a HUGE fan of mixing in spices with the TQ while it cures. I go for a full month to get the best extraction. If you told me one day I would be making stuff this good I would NOT believe you.

 

[bill ace 350]

Without John's or Pop's writeups, doubt I ever woulda tried curing. Honestly, I thought curing was sorta weird "homesteading" type of thing at first. I probably run more cured stuff than not.
Cured loin is probably my fave. Cheap/easy/lean/tasty. Ran out of cure awhile back and forced myself to revisit TQ and won't lie, might like it more, especially on loin. I am a HUGE fan of mixing in spices with the TQ while it cures. I go for a full month to get the best extraction. If you told me one day I would be making stuff this good I would NOT believe you.


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I use TQ, #1 and 2.

All have their purposes.

But TQ is my go-to. Great product. I haven't found it to be too salty like some experience.

 

[gwest77]

I did a 19 pound load of Canadian bacon today. The family loves Bearcarver's recipe. This takes me to 360 pounds of it over the years. Dry brined it with Morton Tender Quick, sprinkled it with garlic pepper seasoning and smoked it with a blend of apple and pecan pellets. Didn't get any in the smoker shots. Raining too hard.
Looking forward to bacon and eggs with home fries in the morning.

I just happened to run across this today. Bear taught me about all I know with smoking meats and such with my MES30 I was using several years back. He had some great recipes. I really miss that man.

 

[gwest77]

Love it , John would be happy to know folks are following his how to's

Bacon looks good, But I thought it was called Back Bacon..... just kidding

David

Do they still have Bear's recipes at this forum ?

 

[normanaj]

Do they still have Bear's recipes at this forum ?

Bear's "Step by Step" Index

Bear's "Step by Step" Index I made this index, because a lot of guys use my "Step by Steps", and I couldn't get them all in my Signature. Then I'd have to find the one I had that best suited what they were wanting to do. At times it has taken me forever to find one of my Step by Steps that...

www.smokingmeatforums.com

 

[bill ace 350]

I still use some of Bear's recipes.

 

[gwest77]

Bear's "Step by Step" Index

Bear's "Step by Step" Index I made this index, because a lot of guys use my "Step by Steps", and I couldn't get them all in my Signature. Then I'd have to find the one I had that best suited what they were wanting to do. At times it has taken me forever to find one of my Step by Steps that...

www.smokingmeatforums.com

Thanks for posting that.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Do they still have Bear's recipes at this forum ?

Sorry for the late delay, and yes they are still here.

^^^^^ Norm has you covered ^^^^

Thanks

David

 

[gwest77]

Sorry for the late delay, and yes they are still here.

^^^^^ Norm has you covered ^^^^

Thanks

David

Thanks