Newbie Makin' Bacon!

[chefrob]

after you get the smoke you like i would wrap it up and put it in the frig over night for 2 reasons........1st it (the smoke flavor) will bloom, and 2nd it will firm up and be easier to slice, some even put it in the freezer for 30 min or so.

 

[tjohnson]

Bacon is my favorite meal!

Good luck on the cheese and don't overdue it.

About 2 hours with light smoke should be good

Todd

 

[swamp puppy]

Bacon was outstanding...I am pretty happy with the results for my first run at it.  I will definately be doing this again in the near future and can't wait to get another run at it now that i have the learnings from this go under my belt.

Todd - The AMNS was THE TRICK for cold smoking with the MES30.  I used the Hickory for both the bacon and the cheese and just a little under 2 hours for the cheese was perfect.   I sampled a bit of the different cheeses (of course) and i think that after they sit for awhile they will be perfect.

 

[pineywoods]

Glad it all came out good but where's the Qview???????????

 

[swamp puppy]

I didn't get any pic's of it after i got it out of the smoker.  I was running around quite a bit with the kids and had to get it cut and packed sort of "on-the-fly" if you will.

Maybe i'll snap a few pics of it the next time i cook some up.  :)