My Try With Bacon ( Pops Recipe)

[Ishi]

This is my first time making bacon. I bought three bellies at Sam’s Club a few weeks back and decided to use Pops recipe. The slab was cured in a Briner Jr and I had to make a 2 gallon batch to cover the slab.
I let it cure for 11 days and did a taste test last night and it was way to salty. I used one cup kosher salt per gallon. So I let it soak in water over night and did another test this morning and it was much better. On the flip side the long soak took probably to much salt out but the test piece was very good.
Now it’s drying in the fridge. The cook will be Saturday morning. I’m thinking I’ll smoke it to 145 IT. It will be smoked on my pellet grill that will only bottom out at 180 degrees. Next time I’ll try 1/2 cup salt and see how that turns out.
I’ll update as the process progresses and I’m very excited on making bacon for the first time.

 

[SmokinAl]

Looks like a good start!
Al

 

[Ishi]

The smoke is completed now it’s wrapped and in the fridge for a few days.

 

[Bearcarver]

Hmmmm, Looks Good, but Kinda Small !!
Better get another hunk started!!

Bear

 

[Ishi]

Hmmmm, Looks Good, but Kinda Small !!
Better get another hunk started!!

Bear

I bought three slabs at Sam’s Club and each on is about 5 lbs. I have your BBB recipe brewing right now. That will be ready to smoke next weekend.
The next bacon cook will be also be your recipe. It will be fun to try them all:)

 

[gmc2003]

Nice job on that bacon - looks really good.

Point for sure.

Chris

 

[ab canuck]

Looks good so far, I have tried both recipe's recently and they have been a hit so far. Way to go.

 

[gmc2003]

Hmmmm, Looks Good, but Kinda Small !!
Better get another hunk started!!

Bear

Hay, how'd you know that those were the exact words my first girlfriend said to me.

Chris

 

[Bearcarver]

Hay, how'd you know that those were the exact words my first girlfriend said to me.

Chris

LOL--TMI

Bear

 

[Ishi]

I sliced the bacon last night but didn’t take any pictures. With that said the first four slices I made very thick for tonight’s meal and the rest was frozen to enjoy later.
Bacon with a burger:D
I grilled the bacon and burgers on my pellet grill, toasted the buns on the Grillgrates. This bacon is wonderful and I’m in the process of making more. I want to thank all the great members on here that are willing to help people out.

Two bacon burgers with cold Van Camps Beans.

 

[Bearcarver]

I sliced the bacon last night but didn’t take any pictures. With that said the first four slices I made very thick for tonight’s meal and the rest was frozen to enjoy later.
Bacon with a burger:D
I grilled the bacon and burgers on my pellet grill, toasted the buns on the Grillgrates. This bacon is wonderful and I’m in the process of making more. I want to thank all the great members on here that are willing to help people out.
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Two bacon burgers with cold Van Camps Beans.

Looks Great!!
That's the kind of Sammy I like to run over with my truck a couple times, so I can get my mouth around it!!

Bear

 

[chopsaw]

Those look great , but I love cold beans right out of the can . The homemade bacon is an addiction in itself .

 

[Ishi]

Those look great , but I love cold beans right out of the can . The homemade bacon is an addiction in itself .

My bad I should have said cold beans. Yes I’ve been eating them straight out of the can for 50 plus years. As a kid we went on thousands of picnics and cold beans were a must.
Great thing about cold beans I have them all to myself as they about make the Mrs sick:cool:

 

[chopsaw]

My bad I should have said cold beans.

I knew exactly what you had there . Many a day for me too . Makes good dippen for the burger !