First Belly Bacon

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meateater

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Oct 17, 2009
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Well here's my first belly bacon. I forgot the whole smoked pics but heres a few pics of the finished bacon. I used about 8 pieces of charcoal with hickory, mesquite and whiskey barrel oak. I filled my water pan with a bag of ice and used my maverick ET-7 to monitor drum temps and it cruised at 120* + - a few degrees. I smoked it for about 6 hours. Yup, I'm hooked. No more store bought for me. I used Hi-Mountain Buckboard Bacon cure this time. Next time will be TQ. Enjoy.
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Great job man - you are hooked for sure now!!! I do see one item in your future if you continue this bacon program and that is an AMS for cold smokes-
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Great job man - you are hooked for sure now!!! I do see one item in your future if you continue this bacon program and that is an AMS for cold smokes-
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Scar, that's next on my list. Just got my stufz today. Two months of 7-10's, I don't know if I'm coming or going.
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 Thanks!
 
Looks awesome
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sure makes ya wonder why you waited so long when you taste it doesn't it
 
Looks awesome
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sure makes ya wonder why you waited so long when you taste it doesn't it
Piney, the first thing I did after letting it rest over night I sliced it thick and made some bacon and eggs, egg recall patouey!! Took the leftover pieces and ninja'ed them up for split pea soup. Holy Cram!! 
 
 
Outstanding lookin' Bacon there meateater ! 
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Great price too at $1.99. That was what I paid last December. Then in Feb I paid over $3. About a month ago it was about $2.50.

Yup $1.99 is a great price.

Probably planning your next one already????

BTW: You know what really goes good with homemade Bacon?

ANYTHING !
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Bear
 
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Thats some fine looking bacon there Meateater. Don't you like how much leaner and to me tastier too. I love the bacon that I have been making and by the looks of this stuff you to won't be buying anymore bacon at the store.
 
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Yes sir thats some mighty fine looking bacon you have there Meateater. Now I bet you won't be buying too much bacon from the stores anymore. I really do like how lean it seems. The bellies that I have been getting have been really lean and quite tastey too. 
 
i still have a lot of butts but i really want to do a couple fo bellies. nice lookin' bacon meateater!
 
Awesome Bacon!!

I keep the ends and pieces separaten and fry them up for baked beans...OMG!

Todd
 
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