1st Buckboard Bacon

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smokin' joe

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Oct 8, 2007
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Wilmington, Delaware
Decided to give buckboard bacon a try. I deboned a 5lb pork butt, butterflied it, and made a dry cure of tenderquick and brown sugar with 2 TBS of mc cormicks pork seasoning. Rubbed and wrapped and into the fridge for 10 days.

Removed from the fridge after 10 days and rinsed the cure off with cold water. Cut a small piece and fried it to check for salt content. It was perfect so no need for a soak prior to smoking. I opened it up and rubbed again with brown sugar and maple syrup then tied it up for the smoker.

Smoked at 230 degrees with maple and cherry to an internal temp of 142 degrees. Gave it an hour rest then sliced a few pieces of to taste. Had a nice sweet smoky flavor with just a hint of salt. All in all a success. I put the rest in the fridge and will slice some more tonight for BLT's. On to the q-view
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Whooo Hooo Joe it looks great,they are gonna be the best blt's you've ever had. good job my friend!
 
Hey Joe, I hearing you right? you didn't need to soak AT all after 10 days in cure?never been so lucky here on my end. whats the trick?
 
Whatever the trick was it worked can you come clean the drool off my keyboard. It looks to good now I'm starving
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I took it out Bob, fully expecting to soak for a couple of hours. Fried up a small piece and it was absolutely perfect. It could have actually USED a dash of salt, I was very surprised.
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whatever works I spose-keep up the good work-thinking on pulling my other 1/2 belly out-my freezer supply dwindling.
 
That's an awesome little q-vue tutorial on how to to smoke buckboard bacon. I've also never heard of that cut of meat until joining SMF, but will hope to graduate to a smoke of that kind, soon!
 
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