Even though I work for an "essential business", I've had a bad cold for the last 2 weeks, and have been sent home to recover. I guess the optics of someone coughing and hacking is suspicious, so here I sit, watching Netflix and going stir crazy.
Our supermarkets are either completely looted, or have a "social distancing" policy that allows a limited number of folks in at any one time, so there are lines. My wife waited for 45 minutes in line the other day, so she did some strategic shopping, loading up on things so we can limit her need to go to the store. So she took the time to reorganize our chest freezer to make room for our doomsday supplies.
During this organization she pulled up some pork belly that I put to rest a while back. So what the hell ... time to make some bacon.
I am trying Morton's Tender Quick this time .... I have 2 pieces that both weighed in at 1-1/2 pounds each. So I rubbed them both down with 1-1/2 tablespoons of TQ, and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Into some sous vide bags, and I poured in some maple extract, and threw in a bunch of fresh thyme sprigs. Into the fridge for a week. I'm planning on smoking them next Sunday.
Our supermarkets are either completely looted, or have a "social distancing" policy that allows a limited number of folks in at any one time, so there are lines. My wife waited for 45 minutes in line the other day, so she did some strategic shopping, loading up on things so we can limit her need to go to the store. So she took the time to reorganize our chest freezer to make room for our doomsday supplies.
During this organization she pulled up some pork belly that I put to rest a while back. So what the hell ... time to make some bacon.
I am trying Morton's Tender Quick this time .... I have 2 pieces that both weighed in at 1-1/2 pounds each. So I rubbed them both down with 1-1/2 tablespoons of TQ, and 2 tablespoons of brown sugar. Into some sous vide bags, and I poured in some maple extract, and threw in a bunch of fresh thyme sprigs. Into the fridge for a week. I'm planning on smoking them next Sunday.