My First Attempt to make Bacon

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Marianne Kehr

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Oct 31, 2018
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania
So I was kinda nervous about making some Bacon and Read up on it .
Some I made Maple Peppered Bacon and Peppered Bacon with Pepper Seeds ,
and yes there was some heat .
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Looks Great, Marianne!
So many variations to Bacon! I want to get some Pepper Bacon going, and some Maple Bacon.

daveomak helped get me going with the process's

I'm curing more of what I call "Disco's Bacon" (Back Bacon, Canadian Bacon). He's a great Canadian chef/contributor here.
I'm restricted off red meats, so I do a lot of Salmon and Pork.

Anyway, I got the Bacon Bug and been Maken Bacon for a few months now. Pork is one of my most economical meats around my home.



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Hi Bear, Got them at Costco in Pennsylvania

I figured that, but what part of PA?
Is there one in Bucks County? If so where in Bucks County?
Like I said on the other Thread, I was born & Raised in Quakertown, and I didn't know we had a Costco around there.

Bear
 
That looks great. And I bet it tastes even better. Nicely done.

I may just have to eventually break down and try my first shot at bacon soon. After all it is my name. Yes, really!

Mark
 
Oh my dear girl....you are in big trouble :-) You have entered into a realm from which there is no escape. You won't find self-help literature, support groups, or a 12-step program for your new addiction. Ask anybody here who had made their own bacon: once you start, there is no turning back to store bought products. My recommendation would be to get the next batch started immediately and do 2 bellies. The first batch will likely be gone before the second one is ready. My first time I did one belly....the smallest one I could find. After that it was two bellies at a time and the biggest I could find. Now it's always a 20# to 22# batch minimum. It takes just as long to cure and smoke two as it takes to do one.

Knowing the addiction all too well,
Robert
 
Looks great!
Keep experimenting, tr new recipes!
Check out Pop's Brine, you won't be disappointed.
His family was in the smoked/cured meat business for years.
 
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