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Buckboard Bacon Burnt Ends . . . Experiment

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    Buckboard Bacon Burnt Ends . . . Experiment

    I typically cut the excess layer of fat off the top of Boston Butt before smoking to make pulled pork. Frequently, I have cut off the fat layer plus about an inch of meat and used this to make buckboard bacon. This time, I decided to try "buckboard bacon burnt ends". Here's what a piece of the raw material looked like:

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    I cured 3 one pound slabs in Meathead's maple bacon cure (with about 2/3 of the recipe's salt). Cured for a week then rinsed thoroughly. Then to the PBC and hung for about 2 hours to an IT of 180º. Used a couple of cherry chunks:

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    Smoked buckboard bacon:

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    Cut up into cubes, added a generous quantity of MMD, some orange blossom honey and then about ¼ cup of maple sugar:

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    Poked a hole in the aluminum pan to allow some of the fat to drain out. (Also placed another aluminum pan on a lower grate in the PBC to catch the drained fat). Back into the PBC for 3 more hours, and done.

    Sweet - salty - crunchy - goodness! Can't eat just one.

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    #2
    That is freeking gorgeous! Nice work!

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      #3
      Yum!

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        #4
        I can feel my heart slowing down just looking a t t h i s......

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        • johnec00
          johnec00 commented
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          No worry, these were made from a new low cholesterol, high omega-3 pig (NOT)

        #5
        Righteous

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          #6
          Wow! I am sure you can’t just eat one! Looks wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

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            #7
            I can eat just one.



            One tray that is.
            I’m feeling my artery's closing up as we speak. 👍👊

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              #8
              Wow. Those look awesome.

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                #9
                Holy cow! Those look great. I am trying my hand at bacon for the first time this weekend and I have thought about buckboard bacon....but now I just want those burnt ends.....

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                  #10
                  Dyna-MITE!

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                    #11
                    Oh my... !!! That looks awesome!

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                      #12
                      Beautiful!

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