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Recipe Discussions => Meat => Topic started by: oakville smoker on November 18, 2009, 01:11:24 PM

Title: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: oakville smoker on November 18, 2009, 01:11:24 PM
Never thought this would be done
30 pounds of CB, vac and pac'd and ready for delivery
Tons of work, almost tok the fun out of it
Could not fit a bread crumb in the fridge for a week !
Have another order now for 12 pounds and a 10 pound order for peamal bacon
I might as well just double it as it will be sold before its made

It funded my grinder acquistion so its not all work and no play
This started out as a hobby / foodie thing
I just have to find time to start making sausage now
God knows what will happen if my sausage actually tastes good....   LOL
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: FLBentRider on November 18, 2009, 01:15:51 PM
Quote from: oakville smoker on November 18, 2009, 01:11:24 PM
Tons of work, almost tok the fun out of it

Great job and good luck.

That "almost" is the part that keeps me from doing large quantities and selling it. I don't want fun to turn to work.

but if it works for you, go for it!
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: Smokey the Bear. on January 21, 2010, 03:04:54 AM
I have a few friends who have told me that i could sell what i smoke. I think it would become less of a happy time and more of a chore.
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: oakville smoker on January 21, 2010, 04:07:04 AM
When it becomes a chore and the "fun"' goes away, I will stop doing it
Now people want side bacon, willing to pay $10 a pound
That makes it hard to say no
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: Tenpoint5 on January 21, 2010, 04:25:41 AM
$10 a pound I thought I was being steep with the $4 a pound I was charging the few I sold some belly bacon to.
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: Piker on January 21, 2010, 07:02:26 AM
Good work Oakville I know it can be quite  job. I had lots of customers at the lake last summer so I made mainly jerky for them at my schedule and charged them for the cost of the ingredients. They were happy and so was I. Piker
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: oakville smoker on January 21, 2010, 08:25:13 AM
10 bucks a pound is insane
They said I will pay 10 bucks a pound for this, I think they are nuts
The overarching theme here is I did not want to do it !
I like bacon BUT not that much   LOL
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: Tenpoint5 on January 21, 2010, 08:51:25 AM
I was doing some looking around and I seen Artisan Bacon going for as much as $17-18 a pound out in Seattle
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: KevinG on January 21, 2010, 10:32:23 AM
If you can pull off bacon, I'm sure your sausage will be a hit!
Title: Re: Just Finished 30 Pouds of Canadian Bacon
Post by: OU812 on January 21, 2010, 02:36:51 PM
30 lb of CB, now thats a hall.

Great job Oakville.