First Bacon

[SamuelG]

Cure#1 and Cure#2 just went in for 3 hours of maple cold smoke. 

Then cure#1 will be cooked till 150F is reached following the recipe by Tenpoint5.

Cure#2 will follow the Triple Smoked recipe by Habanero Smoker.

[Sailor]

They done yet?   ;D

[SamuelG]

ONE IS DONE!!!!!



I will slice it later when UPS delivers my slicer.  :-)

Cure#2 still needs two more sessions of smoke.



Thanks. 


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[jiggerjams]

looking good Samuel. Can't wait to see the triple smoke finished and hear thow it tastes.

[SamuelG]

This is crazy good.

Fried some up and just had it.  WOW
It truly tastes amazing!!!

As you can see my bacon is lacking in thickness, is this normal?  Should I ask for a different type next time?






SamuelG

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[Tenpoint5]

That Bacon looks just fine my friend just fine!!  How did your house smell after frying that maple bacon up? Nobody in my house can sleep once I start making bacon. Hunger sets in and they come out of bed in a hurry.

BTW open your vent a little bit more. I noticed the two black dots on your "One is Done" picture. Looks like the dreaded Black Rain was starting to fall. Black rain is a concentration of creosote in the vent that has been liquefied because of too much moisture in the cabinet. As it condences it will "rain" or drop on your meat and it tastes NASTY!! Been there done that got a T-shirt.  It is a common misconception that after the smoke you can close the vent down to keep more heat in. It doesn't work and has ill effects. Most of our vents are permanently stuck in the 3/4 to full open position.

[SamuelG]

Tenpoint5,

Smell? It's more like an addiction to taste!!  It truly has a great taste.

Yup, you nailed it ... Two black dots were caused by the vent.  I might just take it off so it does not happen again.  Muchas Gracias

Do you freeze the bacon to slice it?
How long will cured meats last in the fridge?  If vacuum packed?

Thanks.  SamuelG

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[Tenpoint5]

No I dont freeze to slice. After an overnight in the fridge the bacon usually sets up well enough to slice. For a Bacon piece the size of yours I might get three meals out of it.(There's 6 of us)  So one might get plastic wrapped and the other two I would vac seal then freeze. The plastic one might make it through the week but it never seems to make it through a second weekend.

[TestRocket]

Nice job on the bacon there Samuel.   ;D

[Caneyscud]

WOW!!!

I've got to get me some sides

I'll trade my kingdom for some!

[Tenpoint5]

WOW!!!

I've got to get me some sides

I'll trade my kingdom for some!

Road trip on up here Caney I think I can find some bellies some where around here.

[hal4uk]

Looks good, Samuel!

[OU812]

Bacon bacon bacon bacon bacon!!!!!!!

I loves BACON!!

Looks grrrrrreat.

[BuyLowSellHigh]

Another masterful job, Sam!