I have had a 2.75 lb piece of pork loin curing in the frig for Canadian Bacon. (A tip of the hat to Habs for his great recipe and informative write up on the recipe website). I had tied it to make it as round as possible prior to applying the cure but sitting in the frig for a number of days will still have tendency to make it flatter than round. Today I decided to smoke it. Having nothing better to do, I wrapped the loin in a Frogmat to make it as round as posssible and secured it with high temp cooking bands. Thinking it would still flatten while sitting on the rack I decided to hang it horizontally.
Here is a pic of the set up in the Bradley.
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Once it hit an IT of 142 I brought it in the house to rest. It is still hanging in the Frogmat wrap with the rack between two chair backs. Do I think this was all worth it? Who knows but I had fun messing with it. You can do that when you're retired! ;)
I like that extra low rail for your 'safety net'..
I need to get one of those rail kits.
There is the lowest rail that came in the Bradley below the one that the safety rack is sitting on. Having 8 rails really gives you lots of "positioning" choices when you're not doing mass quantities.
We be hanging!
Nice mod Larry.... more room and nuts and cheese.
A couple pics of the finished product after it had cooled and before it went in the frig for a day or two before slicing.
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That is about as round as I can get 'em.
Well I just know that is gonna be a winner for sure....like to see it when you slice that puppy up...
Yeah, buddy!
Well worth the effort, I would say..
Nicely done Larry! ;)
Absolutely perfect! 8)
Mike
Beautiful! Don't get much more round then that! Santa told me I'm getting a frog mat for each shelf. Should be 12. I will remember that trick. I love bacon and Canadian is my favorite. That's so pretty it would make a very nice gift!
V125, you're going to love those Frogmats. They flat rock.
Thanks everyone for your kind comments. Everything I know about smoking, I have learned from all of you.
I'd hammer it!!!!
(Heck, I MIGHT hammer some of it!!!)
See ya this weekend! Still ain't got a plan (other than WINGIN' IT) so far...
But I'll find ya ;D ;D
Heck Ya!
That there is some good lookin back bacon,,,,,,cant wait for the money shot.
I think you can make it rounder, better send it to me to dispose of while you try again. ;) ;D
Great looking bacon, time to make some sammies. :)