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re: Your go-to bacon

Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:01 am to
Posted by unclejhim
Folsom, La.
Member since Nov 2011
3703 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:01 am to
I've been making my own for a few years now. I've got one pork belly curing in the fridge now and as soon as it's done I have 3 more to go.
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22488 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:04 am to
HEB has thick cut bacon that is identical to Wright, so usually HEB.
Posted by hungryone
river parishes
Member since Sep 2010
11987 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:21 am to
Neuske's is my fave, though it can be hard to find.

I don't like the Wright's, esp the thick cut. I prefer bacon on the crispy side, and it somehow never achieves the texture I like. Ditto for the Kirkland's brand.
Posted by YOURADHERE
Member since Dec 2006
8270 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:22 am to
quote:

my own home made bacon


What's your process/recipe? I'm actually stopping at Costco after work to pickup a pork belly to try this.
Posted by LSUsmartass
Scompton
Member since Sep 2004
82517 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:25 am to
Someone is on Keto I see
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
117329 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:27 am to
quote:

Neuske's is my fave, though it can be hard to find.


Mine too. Only place I've seen it locally is Langenstein's.
Posted by USEyourCURDS
Member since Apr 2016
12578 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:33 am to
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This post was edited on 6/28/19 at 12:49 pm
Posted by TigerMyth36
River Ridge
Member since Nov 2005
40400 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:36 am to
There is no such thing as bad bacon. I celebrate the entire bacon catalog.
Posted by List Eater
Htown
Member since Apr 2005
23667 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 9:41 am to
Wright is the everyday standard here. Just tried Hormel Black Label jalapeno bacon that was on sale and that one is fiya. Thin, but we're definitely going to buy more.
Posted by MorbidTheClown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2015
71872 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:04 am to
kosher salt, pepper and curing salt.

i cure it in a big ziploc bag for 7 days, turning it over every other day.Take it out, rinse it off, pat dry and let it dry out in the fridge for a day.Smoke it with apple wood to internal temp of 150 degrees. slice and fry.

there was a really good thread on here about it quite a while back. that's where i learned to do it.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
38953 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 10:48 am to
quote:


HEB has thick cut bacon that is identical to Wright, so usually HEB.


My man.

I like the heb jalapeño bacon too
Posted by gmrkr5
NC
Member since Jul 2009
15005 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:06 am to
bentons

which reminds me, time to make an order
Posted by s14suspense
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2007
15203 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:10 am to
quote:

Conecuh smoked sausage is pretty good stuff. Never had the bacon.



Their smoked sausage is really good. Bacon doesn't hold a candle to wrights though.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66497 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:30 am to
the jalepeno seems kind of gimmicy. i just go with the HEB thick cut pepper:



Eta: oven baked on a cookie sheet so it stays in perfect strips
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 11:31 am
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
9303 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:39 am to
quote:

my own home made bacon


This. Started making my own a few years ago and I won't go back.
Posted by RedHawk
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2007
9303 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:44 am to
quote:

What's your process/recipe? I'm actually stopping at Costco after work to pickup a pork belly to try this.


I use Morton's tender quick salt. One ounce per pound of belly.

Rub it all over the meat and then put it in zip loc bags in the fridge for a week. I usually cut the belly in 1/3s to do this.

Take it out of the bags and rince it off thouroughly and then I soak it in water for a few hours to draw some more sodium out of the meat.

Once it is done soaking I rinse it again and put them on cooling racks and baking sheets and into the fridge overnight uncovered.

Next morning I fire up the smoker and smoke at about 125 degrees for 6 to 8 hours. Then take it off the smoker and put in fridge and then slice and fry.
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 1:00 pm
Posted by timbo
Red Stick, La.
Member since Dec 2011
7766 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 11:44 am to
Whatever the kind they sell in the Albertson's meat counter. It's nice and thick cut and the price is right -- something like $4-$5 a pound.
Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
38953 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 12:00 pm to
quote:


the jalepeno seems kind of gimmicy. i


It’s but it is still good
This post was edited on 2/20/19 at 12:01 pm
Posted by t00f
Not where you think I am
Member since Jul 2016
100454 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 12:09 pm to
quote:

l jalapeno bacon


what is this witchcraft?
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66497 posts
Posted on 2/20/19 at 12:14 pm to
the smell is intoxicating.

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