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Venison Bacon

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It is that time of year again for all the venison posts to pop up ! I made up 12 pounds of venison bacon using Owens BBQ ground and formed bacon seasoning. I ground up 6 pounds of venison and 6 pounds of pork butt twice through a 1/4 "plate . Packed in 3 -8"x8" aluminum pans. My secret so they dont stick is to layer saran wrap twice in the pan, an east /west and then a north /south direction with overlap.
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Let them rest in the fridge for a day and then into the smoker.
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Two hours at 130*, then add smoke( 2-3 hrs.) and raise the temp to 170-180. It took about 6 hours more to get to an IT of 142* ,smoker was slow in coming up to the 170ish mark.
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Back to the fridge after cooling to rest and then sliced up the next day
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Sliced thick (#8 setting) and packaged in one pound servings. Owens seasoning are excellent and highly recommended.Thanks for looking ! CM
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Very nice. I hope to make more soon. My son loves this stuff.
 
CM That looks good how much weight did you use,on them to pack them tight? When I did my GFB I used a gallon water bottle.
Richie
 
Lookin good . I never had it before , I guess it gets fried like bacon ? I have the same seasoning , just need to make it happen . Nice job .
 
CM That looks good how much weight did you use,on them to pack them tight? When I did my GFB I used a gallon water bottle.
Richie
Richie , I have a chamber sealer so no weight is required,just throw it in there and it gets sealed pronto.


Lookin good . I never had it before , I guess it gets fried like bacon ? I have the same seasoning , just need to make it happen . Nice job .
CS, Yes you take the IT to 142* in the smoker and then fry up like bacon . It is delicious!
 
Awesome!! I’m tagging this for next summer. A friend gave a couple packages of deer bacon for a meat locker and I really liked it.
This will be a great way to use the boned out chunks!
Thanks a ton for posting
 
FWIW, I would stay with the 50/50 mix also. I have gone 60/40 route and that seemed quite dry.
 
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