Finally found a source for pork bellies! Cooked a few, but now want to make bacon!
Calling out 10.5! Gimme all your deep dark bacon secrets to make it the best bacon ever!
Place also has quail - I've taken a mighty big like'n to bacon wrapped quail - so has some of my fly fishing buddies!
I am out and about right now Mike will send some secrets your way when I get home
First off Nice to see you back and posting on the forum again! Now for some Not So Secret Secrets.
Skinning the Belly. Your Fish Fillet knife would work very well here!
http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=31667.0
The Recipe I use. I get my Maple Powder from Targil Seasonings.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?542-Maple-Cured-Bacon
I have been using Hickory Pucks and like the flavor much better than with the Maple pucks but that's your choice.
If there is anything else that I can help with. Let me know I will do my best.
Caneyscud, I just finished a 8.5lb belly using 10.5's recipe, followed it to the T. Best bacon I have had.... You will love it.