Simple Bacon with Q-view

[alreadyam]

Here is a simple bacon that I did this last week. If you are in the phoenix area and looking for belly, let me know. There are a few markets around here that aways have it for about $3Lb. This was a simple dry cure with #1, brown sugar, and salt. Coated in maple syrup and smoked with hickory. 

In the Smoke 

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Notice the difference between the unsmoked and smoked. 

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Slicing it up

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Frying a test batch 

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All done, it was delicious 

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My new slicer I thought I would toss in. Berkal 827a I picked up off craigslist for $50

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[whistech]

Man, that looks good!      Can you expand on your dry curing method?       The amount of brown sugar, cure and salt per pound, how long is the cure time?    And did you coat with maple syrup before curing or after?   Thank you for your help. 

 

[linguica]

All around fine job. Hellufa deal on the slicer also.

 

[brianillinois]

Nice!

Yes, do share your technique. And what a deal on the slicer!