My first go at bacon

[kingfishcam]

12.5 pound slab went in some POPS brine today. Most of the slab was about 1.5 nch thick, but the end was closer to 3, so I will give it 2 weeks before a smoke.

Wish me luck!

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• kingfishcam
• Feb 1, 2013

 

[slowelowe]

Nice piece of meat. After the slab is done soaking how many days or hours does the smoke take ? And what kind of wood and process is used. I would like to try and make some bacon never have. But I would like to try it. I don't even know what the meat is before it becomes bacon need a lot of info . Is this your first run at it ?

 

[slowelowe]

Ignore the last sentence my bad .

 

[kingfishcam]

Yep, first go. Pork bellie is the starting meat. POPS brine for bacon is here, just search. Very simple.
Smoke will be a combo of apple and some hickory, for about 12 hours.

 

[kingfishcam]

Oh ya, cold smoke below 70 degrees. Should not be a problem here in Michigan. :)

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Nice start!


~Martin

 

[jrod62]