Bacon making with a unique flavor

mossymo

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• Apr 10, 2013

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Applied the dry cure to the pork belly and then added a generous amount of Tatonka Dust seasoning to get the flavor deep through out the meat during the 9 day cure in the fridge.

Here is a pic of the pork belly unwrapped after it rest in the fridge and in the sink just before rinsing and soaking.

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This is the pork bellies after a few fry tests and rinsing and soaking for 2 1/2 to 3 hours to get the salt taste down.

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Pork bellies getting a light shake of the Tatonka Dust to freshen the flavor. Then the pork bellies went back into the fridge unwrapped overnight to form a nice pellicle on them.

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In the smoker getting 14 hours of apple smoke from the tube smoker and the smoker cold smoking at 100º.

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Close up in the smoker.

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Pork bellies just out of the smoker, they have a good color to them!

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Pork belly going through the meat slicer and making bacon...

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A pan of bacon from the 2 pork bellies.

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and the cooked up money shot... Mmmm bacon... this experiment was an absolute hit, the taste is so unique and perfect for bacon; we will being doing this again!

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• Apr 10, 2013

Thanks for looking!

 

dirtsailor2003

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Looks really tasty!!!! Great Color too!

 

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very nice looking bacon-I also like playing with flavors

 

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Really nice Bacon. Those Bellies are a nice balance of Fat to Lean...JJ

 

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• Apr 11, 2013

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MY T FINE BACON. great color.

happy smoken.

david

 

rtbbq2

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• Apr 11, 2013

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Wow...that really looks good Mossy...How do you like that Tatonka Dust rub?.................

 

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• Apr 11, 2013

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Great looking bacon and just another flavor for us to try. THX for sharing!!

 

mossymo

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RTBBQ2 said:

Wow...that really looks good Mossy...How do you like that Tatonka Dust rub?.................:Looks-Great:

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I really love the Tatonka Dust seasoning RTBBQ2. If you haven't tried it I highly suggest it, it is quite unique and probably different than anything you have most likely had before!

 

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They came out real nice. Real good color.

 

rtbbq2

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MossyMO said:

I really love the Tatonka Dust seasoning RTBBQ2. If you haven't tried it I highly suggest it, it is quite unique and probably different than anything you have most likely had before!

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OK, thanks. I will have to try some. I just bought some Mad Hunky rub and find it quite good...Thanks again...RTBBQ

 

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• Apr 15, 2013

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Looks so much better than my first attempt.

 

palladini

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Where would one go about acquiring about this Tatonka Dust seasoning RTBBQ2?   I am up in Canada

and have never come across it.

 

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Palladini said:

Where would one go about acquiring about this Tatonka Dust seasoning RTBBQ2?   I am up in Canada

and have never come across it.

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Since we can't post links anymore, google Owens bbq, or Tatonka dust and that will get you to the proper place.

 

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dirtsailor2003 said:

Since we can't post links anymore, google Owens bbq, or Tatonka dust and that will get you to the proper place.

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OK, will do, I will have to see if they ship to the great white north

  and also use paypal.

And here, I have to do a bit of explaining.  The town I live in, is about the same distance from the equator as any town about 30 miles or so from the northern borders of California.  About 1/3 of all US States lie north of us, out to the west.

 

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That bacon looks amazing!  How much did that meat slicer set you back?  I've wanted one for a while.

 

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• Jul 17, 2013

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Finished product looks absolutely amazing!!!
 

 

mossymo

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• Jul 28, 2013

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jeffed76 said:

That bacon looks amazing!  How much did that meat slicer set you back?  I've wanted one for a while.

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I purchased it used from a co-worker for $150, been very happy with it!

 

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jeffed76 said:

That bacon looks amazing!  How much did that meat slicer set you back?  I've wanted one for a while.

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I own a Chefmate GC 10 slicer, bought it new about decade ago, so no idea on the price paid, but it works as good as the day I bought it

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Never had a single problem with this slicer.

I just looked it up and it has a $830 price tag on it