Miss Ann said this R&R she wanted to see the leaning tower so being the good kinda guy I am I made one for her. :)
All 65 lbs. of it.
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Finally thawed out enough to cut up.
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Used 10.5 maple recipe X 12 to get it all curing. Now we wait a week and into the smoker.
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To be continued ;D
Bet that turns out good!
that is gonna be good
And I thought I had gone big with 13lb's of belly, that looks like it's going to be tasty. I love 10.5's maple recipe as well.
That's what I'm talking about! 65 pounds of bacon goodness. You go Ice!
That looks great! I just put some cure on 20lbs of pork belly with a bit of pure maple syrup and some brown sugar. Looking forward to 17 days from now when it will be triple smoked over apple wood and ready to eat. :)
Now that should keep Miss Ann in bacon for a day or two!! Looks like a really good start Iceman!
Update folks.
Got it in the smoker for a 3 hour run with apple.
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About 6 hours later in the "SPA" and it was ready to take a break.
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On deck and ready to start slicing after chilling out a bit.
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Looks like BACON to me!
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Vac packed some treats for a friend.
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Thanks Chris [10.5] for sharing the recipe :)
Wow! For a moment there I thought I could smell and taste it! A true pro! Wish I lived closer.
Looks like it turned out great iceman! That's a load a bacon! Making my mouth water :D
That did turn out looking great.
Very nice indeed, Iceman!!
HOLY CRAP! How awesome is that for a load of bacon. Nice going!
That is some really beautiful bacon, my hands hurt just thinking about that much hand slicing!