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    Bacon - meathead style

    Today's (or really this week's) bacon. Used Meatheads recipe bumped up for a 5lb slab. Originally meant to do a pastrami bacon but found my homemade pickling spice jar empty when I started my cure so went "original". Cured for 7 days, smoked at 250 with apple wood until it hit 150 which took a shade less than two hours which is a lot quicker than I expected. The cooks taste was delicious. Sliced half for immediate consumption and the other half left in slab form and vacuum sealed. Good amount of smoke, nice salty flavor. looking forward to this batch. Next batch will definitely be a pastrami bacon batch

    Sealed up with brine.
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    Post smoke, first slice

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    The cooks taste. Cooked briefly in a skillet to crisp up
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    The set of slices
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    Last edited by shify; November 4, 2017, 09:58 PM.

    #2
    That looks fantastic for some reason I’ve not tried Bacon. What was I thinking "WHO DOESN’T LOVE BACON". Thanks for posting will be purchasing pork belly soon.

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    • HorseDoctor
      HorseDoctor commented
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      Warning!!! Extremely Habit Forming!!!

    • hogdog6
      hogdog6 commented
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      I do fear that rehab will be required.

    #3
    Beautiful!

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      #4
      Mmmmmm… Bacon!!!!

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        #5
        Nice pictures! You probably won’t be buying bacon at the store anymore. Enjoy!

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          #6
          That looks real good.

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            #7
            I second what DW said.
            Beautiful

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              #8
              Awesome - how do you get a piece of belly so uniformly shaped?

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              • shify
                shify commented
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                Costco. They sells slabs generally between 5-8 lbs that are pretty uniform

              • DogFaced PonySoldier
                DogFaced PonySoldier commented
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                I need to check again... couple times I've asked them and they had none. Got mine a few times at an Asian market and they were pretty skinny.

                (Costco, that is)

              • Bumby
                Bumby commented
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                Thank you -- I'll have to press my local Costco!

              #9
              Nice job. I have not tried that yet. A special order to get belly here. Even my butcher shop does not carry in stock, but he said he would order some for me.

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                #10
                Nice looking slab! I just ate the last of my first batch of bacon. Everyone really liked it. I will definitely be making more.

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                  #11
                  Gorgeous

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                    #12
                    Bacon?
                    'Nuff said!

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