I'm sticking to my story....

shortykj · March 04, 2012, 01:01:56 PM

So I'm new to the whole smoking world, never really thought I'd ever be a member. Alllll that changed a couple weeks ago. I went to a bacon festival here in Iowa (mmmmm bacon.....). One of the lectures was how to make your own bacon, I was HOOKED! I started looking at smokers immediately (well once the swelling in my feet went down!). Finally decided on a Bradley 4 rack digital and was "given" it as an early bday present from my significant other. I have now used once to make chicken and plan on making pork tonight. Yes the plan is eventually to make bacon, but I'm still on the hunt for pork belly. So that's my story, and I'm sticking to it :)

mikecorn.1 · March 04, 2012, 01:55:38 PM

Welcome. And congrats on the smoker

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SiFumar · March 04, 2012, 02:14:24 PM

Welcome! Nothing like your own homemade bacon. Check out some of the recipes on http://www.susanminor.org/forums/ you can't go wrong starting there. Ask questions, post pictures!

Quarlow · March 04, 2012, 03:13:35 PM

Welcome to the forum. You will love this place. A great bunch of folks from around the world.

viper125 · March 04, 2012, 03:20:36 PM

Welcome! Sounds like you married a real keeper! Maybe try hillbilly or Buckboard bacon first. It's pretty easy and very good! Also less fat. I did it for my wife and now she prefers it over any other including belly bacon.

Quarlow · March 04, 2012, 03:35:06 PM

Give Habenero's Canadian Back Bacon. It is to die for.

ghost9mm · March 04, 2012, 03:58:40 PM

Hello and welcome to a really great forum....

MidKnightRider · March 04, 2012, 05:08:49 PM

Welcome to the forum, like the said there are lots of different bacon to try and all are great!

shortykj · March 04, 2012, 05:53:08 PM

Awwww you guys make me feel all warm and fuzzy. Smoked up a pork tenderloin tonight with homemade cornbread. Wow awesome. Annnnnnd if I can figure out the post pictures thing, it'll be up....

Edit: stupid auto-correct....

dman4505 · March 04, 2012, 06:37:26 PM

Welcome to the show
Where part of Iowa you from?

Don

beefmann · March 05, 2012, 06:45:04 AM

welcome aboard

Tenpoint5 · March 05, 2012, 12:21:02 PM

Quote from: dman4505 on March 04, 2012, 06:37:26 PM
Welcome to the show
Where part of Iowa you from?

Don

Don he's right in the middle, he's in Ft Dodge. Shorty if you head over to the NE corner like your going to Cabela's stop off in Edgewood at the Locker plant. They have some pretty dang good Pork bellies. Might I suggest clearing your calender for the weekend of July 28th!! ;D

hal4uk · March 05, 2012, 08:38:21 PM

Just make sure you get to the Edgewood Locker bright and early before it gets crowded...
Or you'll have to stand in line a while..

shortykj · March 09, 2012, 02:09:52 PM

Oh my.... We have a really good meat locker just north of town and I happen to know the owner. He does his hogs on Thursdays, so I stopped today and got my first pork belly. So this weekend I will be starting the inaugural bacon. I'm super excited.

Whats the weekend of July 28th????

And I did a whole chicken the other night (no pictures cuz I got home later than anticipated from work and that's all I had out to eat for dinner and so not done til almost 830) and it was fabulous.

GusRobin · March 09, 2012, 02:20:48 PM

Quote from: hal4uk on March 05, 2012, 08:38:21 PM
Just make sure you get to the Edgewood Locker bright and early before it gets crowded...
Or you'll have to stand in line a while..

Amazing how the Locker looks just like your home, Graceland, and a few other places you have visited. Must have been the same architect and developer ;D ;D

I'm sticking to my story....

beefmann