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  1. A

    Smoking Bacon

    I am looking for a way to finish maple bacon smoking off leaving the final product with a noticable glaze type finish. I have tried using pectin mixed with maple syrup with limited results. This looks good immediately after application but doesn't last. Any suggestions?
  2. K

    To pellicle or not to pellicle?

    Almost everyone I have seen make bacon will insist that you have to leave the bacon on a wire rack for 24 hours after curing, before smoking. They say that this process forms the pellicle (sticky goo basically) that will help with smoke absorption. Recently I have seen some well respected...
    • Kyleblun
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    • bacon curing pellical
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Bacon
  3. GrumpyGriller

    Simple bacon dry cure (hopefully)

    Haven't made bacon in a while, so this is what I just started 😀 5.5 lb. Pork belly 6.6 g #1 prague 39 g kosher salt 20 g brown sugar Mixed it up thoroughly and rubbed both sides of the belly. Bagged in Ziploc and in fridge. I'm think 14 day, but open to suggestions 😀!
  4. SmokinAl

    My turn at BEEF Bacon!

    Well thanks to our old friend Robert @tx smoker I have a nice piece of beef belly, CPB of course. I cut the piece in half & used http://diggingdogfarm.com/page2.html bacon calculator for the cure. This is how it came. Out of the plastic. Cut it in half, and into the bags with the cure for...
    • SmokinAl
    • Thread
    • bacon beef bacon beef belly blt cold smoked bacon cpb pepper bacon
    • Replies: 65
    • Forum: Bacon
  5. tbern

    HeMan Soup

    Decide yesterday to make a batch of HeMan soup, this was taken from a recipe of my moms. Don't know how it got it's name, as the recipe is way older than the comic book character. The ingredients include bacon, hamburger, onions, carrots, celery, potatoes, rice, tomato paste, black pepper...
  6. Markl

    Bacon 2nd attempt with new rig better than first

    First attempt was using a smoke tube in my Pit Boss pellet smoker. Wasn't bad, but a little strong/harsh until I bagged it for a few days to mellow. This time I used my new cold smoke rig, picking up a used MES 30 digital and added the mailbox mod. Used the A-maze-n smoke tube with Hickory...
    • Markl
    • Thread
    • bacon mes 30 mes30 mailbox mod
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Bacon
  7. D

    White dots on freshly made bacon. Is this normal or safe?

    My second time making bacon from scratch. If just pulled it out of the baby and has these small white dots on it. Is this normal or safe to eat?
  8. Markl

    Cure Calc Help Needed, Confused for first time bacon attempt

    Going to try my first attempt at making some bacon. I have the pork belly, Cure #1, salt, sugar. I found posts that state a good rule of thumb is: .25% Cure #1 1.5% Salt 1.0% Sugar What I don't get is the calculator on DiggingDogFarm where I cannot seem to alter the input for cure from it's...
    • Markl
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    • bacon calculate cure #1
    • Replies: 45
    • Forum: Curing
  9. D

    First timer curing bacon. Have I used too much cure? Help needed

    I have recently prepared some pork belly(1.9kg) with a pre made bacon cure(Misty Valley Maple Bacon Cure). Part of the meat was feeling soft so I ended up adding 10g more cure to it. The instructions on the bacon cure is 40g per kg. In total, I have added 90g of cure To 1.9kg pork. The bacon...
    • Downunda
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    • bacon food safety? help
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Bacon
  10. AngleAway

    First Bacon Attempt wIth BB

    Hey Guys, I’ve been reading around this forum for a while and have been inspired by all of your amazing posts and information to embark on a bacon adventure. Also helped that my local Kroger had butts on sale at 0.97/lb! Been smoking and cooking for quite some time, but am just beginning curing...
  11. gmc2003

    BLT - Kettle Style

    Good morning fellow Q'ers. I was kinda jealous after seeing @civilsmoker Beef rib post. Not because of the ribs (Although they looked great), but because of the fresh tomatoes. We don't have a garden, but our neighbors do, and their tomatoes haven't ripened yet. Since I was out and about...
    • gmc2003
    • Thread
    • bacon blt kettle weave weber
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Pork
  12. GrumpyGriller

    Cut, Toss, or Keep As-Is?

    So I pulled this out of the bag yesterday and patted it dry. It went uncovered in the fridge to form the pellicle. It looks fine except for the white stuff on the one jagged edge. Was going to smoke it overnight, but? Thoughts and suggestions?
  13. GrumpyGriller

    Restart after temp dip- Still OK...I hope?

    So here's the deal :) Dry cured some pork belly for about 10 days and put it on the smoker (Timberline 1300) last night. It was going fine until with the belly up to about 105 (in about 3-4 hours) and then for some reason, the fire went out, so by time the alarm woke me up the pit temp went...
  14. N

    Brisket Choice

    My wife went to Costco the other day and bought me this brisket. I don't have the ability to smoke it and all of the fat cap has been cut away so it would more then likely come out dry like the last one. So, I'm wondering what my choices are, could use some advice. My first thought was...
    • Nefarious
    • Thread
    • bacon brisket burnt ends
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Beef
  15. kgb1

    Question on adding Bourbon flavor to smoked bacon

    I use Pop's curing brine for wet curing my pork belly (for 9 days) before smoking. I would like to try to introduce bourbon into the overall process for the added flavor. So I have a few questions: Which is the best approach: Adding bourbon to the brine during curing, or adding after curing...
  16. Majja13

    How to use a CampChef 18: SV to cold smoke

    My thoughts wile I am waiting to get the new pellet rig, I have always wanted to venture into the realm of cold smoke ( cheese, meats and yes BACON) I know there are a million one ways probably to do this. What was I thinking was kind of using a A-Maze-N tube or maze in the wood trey on my SV to...
    • Majja13
    • Thread
    • bacon cold smoke diy smoke vault
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Other
  17. S

    First time bacon maker. Too much cure #1. Did I ruin it?

    First time bacon maker here, and I unfortunately found this forum after I attempted my first cure. I followed a recipe that I apparently misunderstood. I used 2.5% salt by weight. . . but I used 2.5% of cure #1 as my only salt. I just realized this mistake. The bacon has been in the fridge for...
  18. M

    Correct Amount Of Cure #1?

    Hi Everyone, I've been successful in making bacon a number of times previously using dry cures that I calculate using the digging dog farm calculator. However, I wanted to experiment with some liquid in the brine to see if I could impart some additional flavors. From what I've read, when...
    • Mike1190
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    • bacon cure #1 prague powder
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Bacon
  19. K

    Salt and sugar percentage by weight preference

    I am planning to start curing a pork belly to make bacon this weekend. Some members have given me their recommendations on salt and sugar percentage by weight of the pork belly which I appreciate. Please can you let me know your personal preference or experience using certain ratios. I'm...
  20. K

    First time doing an equilibrium cure

    This is my first attempt at curing bacon. I followed this recipe below: Ingredients Pork Belly For the cure (dry rub): 3 oz Prague Powder #1 28 oz Kosher Salt 17 oz Brown Sugar Instructions: Using a scale weigh the ingredients accordingly and mix together kosher salt brown sugar, and Prague...
    • Kyleblun
    • Thread
    • bacon cure #1
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Curing
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