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Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 05:35 PM
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Day one Thrusday: Bought almost 30lbs of pork bellies Day two Friday: Rub: 1/2 cup pink salt #1 1 cup kosher salt Put cure on meat and sealed in huge ziplock bags. Put in referigerstor. Day three through 8: Will flip every other day Day 8 Friday: Wash rub off and set in fridge until Saturday Day 9 Saturday: We will smoke it at 200 degrees until the internal temp is 150degrees F. Will post more pics next week.
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 05:41 PM
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 05:46 PM
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 05:56 PM
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This thread is worthless without a sample!
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 06:06 PM
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That bacon LOOKS really good.... elcasador is right, will there be samples?
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07/04/14 06:07 PM
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 06:10 PM
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07/04/14 06:10 PM
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PM sent with address for review and confirmation of proper flavoring
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 06:18 PM
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 06:27 PM
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We also bought this meat slicer. Should be perfect for Bacon and when we make Jerky.
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07/04/14 06:39 PM
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I have a question. Is making bacon (no pun intended) cheaper then buying it made? Bacon is quite high is why I ask.
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/04/14 08:27 PM
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I have a question. Is making bacon (no pun intended) cheaper then buying it made? Bacon is quite high is why I ask. The pork bellies were $3.89/lb. Cure #1 was $12 but will do 200lbs. Kosher salt was $1.50 for 4lbs and we only used 1 cup.
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07/04/14 08:37 PM
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looking forward to seeing the finished product
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07/05/14 12:27 AM
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/05/14 12:42 AM
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Have you done this before or is this your first time? You seem to have a process/plan in place.
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/05/14 12:58 AM
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Have you done this before or is this your first time? You seem to have a process/plan in place. This is our first time. I researched a lot online and asked our butcher about it. Also you don't even have to smoke it. I could just stop after curing it. Or I could put some liquid smoke on it with the cure and bake it in the oven at 200 degrees until the internal temp is 150. Before we smoke it I'm going to cut some strips and fry it to see what it's like. Two of them will be pepper bacon. We will put fresh ground pepper on them just before we smoke them.
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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Found pork bellies today at a different butcher for $2.19/lb! Wish we would have priced around. Would have saved about $50.
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07/06/14 04:22 AM
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Here's some updated pics of it in the fridge.
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07/06/14 12:23 PM
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Re: Homemade Bacon!!!
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07/06/14 01:11 PM
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Sounds really good! I think I might try this! Please let us know how it turns out and anything you might would do different.
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07/06/14 01:26 PM
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Found pork bellies today at a different butcher for $2.19/lb! Wish we would have priced around. Would have saved about $50. $1.29 per pound at Old Town Meat Market in Lewisville. I have made a few different batches myself. Last one was Maple and Black Pepper smoked with Apple wood.
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07/06/14 01:31 PM
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Here,s a couple pics. Nice thing about making your own is no shrinkage when you cook it. Store bought bacon is full of water.
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07/06/14 01:59 PM
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