Which Way To Slice

[terry08]

Looking at most of the photos posted by you folks, it seems you slice the bacon with the grain. I just finished the twenty pound of pork bellies, and they are resting at this time. Just want to make sure before I run them through the slicer. With the grain or against it. Any help will be appreciated.

[FLBentRider]

I had a hard time figuring that out myself.

I just started slicing the belly on one edge, and if I didn't like what I saw, I rotated 90 degrees and tried that side. One or the other will look like store bacon slices, and then it goes on the slicer that way.

Trial and error.

[beefmann]

any time i cut anything I cut across the grain

[love the smoke]

against, but on bellies that can be somewhat difficult to determine, I give the slice a little tug from each end if you see the meat open up a little you are going against the grain.

LTS