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    Bacon made the easy way...

    I didn't, everything was cooled first. Sorry, I didn't make that clear in my list of ingredients.
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    Bacon made the easy way...

    I just got some of those awesome Costco bellies and have put them in the back fridge today. I have only done bacon 4 or 5 times so far, but this is the first time for not previously frozen bellies.  I also use Pop's brine recipe but I too have reduced the sugar and salt.  This time, I'm trying...
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    So I tried to cold smoke... but I need some help

    Bolopwr, sorry it took too long to get back to you.  I always get my bellies from 99 Ranch Market.  They are cut into thirds in the display case but if you ask, they will bring out a whole case of whole frozen ones for you to choose from.  I tell them I'm doing bacon and I need big thick...
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    So I tried to cold smoke... but I need some help

    OOH Jeff, I didn't even think about changing wood.  DOH!!  That would have been good too.  I used hickory on the second smoke too.  Well, I now have 4 more slabs like the ones above (with a little more fat) in pops brine again and I'll try the different smokes next time. Really, is there too...
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    So I tried to cold smoke... but I need some help

    Thanks Dave, that's just what I did.  I just did 10 hours on the second night then sliced it all after 10 hours in the fridge.  I took 8 oz packs to about 15 people at work and was the hero on Monday :)  
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    So I tried to cold smoke... but I need some help

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    So I tried to cold smoke... but I need some help

    Hi everyone and happy smoking. I live in So Cal and it's July.  But I want some bacon!!  So, I used Pop's Brine and put the 14 pounds of bellies in the back fridge for 14 days.  Well that wasn't too hard. then I rinsed them off and coated 2 of the bellies with some maple syrup (the good...
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    Baby Back Ribs at Costco

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