First time making bacon.
I used Meathead's basic recipe.
smoked on the PBC for no other reason than it's what I felt like trying. 2 slabs. Both a touch over 4 lbs. One reached 150° in about an hour, the other in an hour and 15 minutes. Sliced a few pieces to taste test before wrapping to let them rest in the fridge for a couple of days before I decide how I want to portion them out for extended storage.
Fun cook, and I'm pleased with the results.
Looks awesome. Nothing like it. Will get around to trying a dry cure one of these days but the Meathead Method works perfectly every time (I do add 1 extra curing day usually), so I end up defaulting to it.
Been doing this for a few years now, trying a few tweaks here and there but staying within MH's recipe. One thing I can assure you is that you will never seek out store bought bacon again 😄
Good job!
Reminds me that the 11lb slab I smoked back in November is almost gone.
Look up Steven Raichlen's pastrami bacon recipe, you'll be spoiled forever.
My tip for the rub on his PB is to reduce the salt by about half, avoiding an overly salty pastrami bacon.
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