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Tried making some homemade bacon
Posted on 3/16/19 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 3/16/19 at 7:45 pm
So after seeing another poster post about making bacon I decided to give it a try. Bought a small pork belly at Costco about a week and a half ago and this is the finished product. A slicer would be really nice on this project. Especially on this last piece.
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Posted on 3/16/19 at 7:46 pm to highcotton2
That looks fantastic. Have you fried any yet?
Posted on 3/16/19 at 7:47 pm to highcotton2
Cube that last piece for beans or cabbage.
Posted on 3/16/19 at 7:55 pm to highcotton2
I have a Costco belly in the freezer for that same thing...probably from the same post 
Posted on 3/16/19 at 8:06 pm to Btrtigerfan
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That looks fantastic. Have you fried any yet?
Yea it turned out great. The recipe called for soaking it in water for 24 hrs to remove some of the saltiness but I skipped that step. That seemed kind of crazy to use salt and sodium nitrate to pull out the moisture and then to soak it in water after that. Did not taste too salty at all.
Posted on 3/16/19 at 8:48 pm to Btrtigerfan
Not sure how long this will keep without freezing. Used sodium nitrate and smoked it to 155° so should keep good.
Posted on 3/16/19 at 9:17 pm to highcotton2
Looks like I would eat it up. Nice job.
Posted on 3/16/19 at 9:20 pm to highcotton2
I smoked a 10 lb. pork belly today and it is in the fridge firming up to cut tomorrow morning.
Love making my own bacon.
Love making my own bacon.
Posted on 3/17/19 at 6:19 am to highcotton2
Looks good. If you put the belly in the freezer and let it firm up it makes slicing much easier. I have an electric slicer and I freeze the bellies over night then put them on the slicer frozen....works great.
You'll never go back to sore bought again.
I have two bellies to go on the smoker this morning. I cold smoke mine for up to 30 hrs.
You'll never go back to sore bought again.
I have two bellies to go on the smoker this morning. I cold smoke mine for up to 30 hrs.
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