September 13, 20223 yr I did a search and could not find anything. I want to try my hand at making bacon. Anyone ever tried it. If so, any preferred curing rubs or tips?
September 13, 20223 yr 18 minutes ago, Jerry Callo said: Makin' bacon, rubs, tips, anyone tried it . . . a euphemism, right? you've never tried rubbing tips?
September 13, 20223 yr Popular Post I've done it a couple times. Here was the last batch. After a week in the fridge with cure, salt, brown sugar. black and red pepper On the smoker. Edited September 14, 20223 yr by Judge Roybeanbag
September 14, 20223 yr On 9/13/2022 at 9:30 AM, Dry Elbows said: I did a search and could not find anything. I want to try my hand at making bacon. Anyone ever tried it. If so, any preferred curing rubs or tips? Forgot to post the recipe. 2 tsp Pink Curing Salt (Prague Powder #1) ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup honey (I used maple syrup instead) ¼ cup red pepper flakes ¼ cup smoked paprika MIx all ingredients together thoroughly. Spread and rub into pork belly. Place in bags and remove all air. Cure 7 to 10 days, turning daily. On last day rinse off rub and pat dry, coat with black pepper and place uncovered in the fridge 24 hours so it can form a pellicle. Smoke 3 ½ hours or so, internal temp should reach 150.
September 15, 20223 yr My brother smokes bacon, often. Sells it for $25/lb, sells out every batch. He buys it at costco, always a brine. Different rubs / flavors. It’s very good bacon. A slicer really helps Edited September 15, 20223 yr by tx 3 putt
September 15, 20223 yr On 9/13/2022 at 9:58 AM, Jerry Callo said: Makin' bacon, rubs, tips, anyone tried it . . . a euphemism, right?
September 15, 20223 yr I've done the quick 6-7 day one. Forget my recipe, but it was only salt and coarse black pepper. Cured in fridge inside of two gallon bag. Flipped over every day. Smoked over pecan with a tick of mesquite. Was great.
September 15, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said: These bacon pics ... are making me hangry!!! it’s very good bacon
September 16, 20223 yr On 9/15/2022 at 11:18 AM, UncleBuck said: I've done the quick 6-7 day one. Forget my recipe, but it was only salt and coarse black pepper. Cured in fridge inside of two gallon bag. Flipped over every day. Smoked over pecan with a tick of mesquite. Was great. It’s not a difficult process.
September 17, 20223 yr On 9/14/2022 at 11:04 PM, tx 3 putt said: My brother smokes bacon, often. Sells it for $25/lb, sells out every batch. He buys it at costco, always a brine. Different rubs / flavors. It’s very good bacon. A slicer really helps Looks great. $25 a pound is an impressive haul. We have a butcher around the corner who sells the best bacon I've ever had, 5 different house-made varieties (5 pepper, habanero, coffee whiskey, korean bbq, herbs de provence), that he sells for just $12/lb, sliced to order.
September 18, 20223 yr 23 hours ago, tx 3 putt said: I’ll verify his price. $12 is a great price Yes, definitely. Priced on a per pound basis it's less expensive than Applegate or Pederson's, which run $15 or $16. He prices all of his stuff really, really well, esp considering it's locally and organically sourced.
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