Bacon, that'll shut 'er up! Finished pics

[Quarlow]

Huh, I have a beer cozy with that on it. Coincidence or what.  ;D

[Salmonsmoker]

Q, I  think it's just one of the many burdens we've been pre-ordained to bear.  ::) ::)

[KyNola]

16.5 lbs of unicorn pork belly rubbed down with the cure mix of kosher salt, brown sugar, and Cure #1(sorry Greenerlife).

Flipping daily for the next week and then into the Bradley with hickory.

Stay tuned........

[ACW3]

Following this one.  I have two pork bellies in my freezer that are candidates to be smoked. 

Art

[Consooger]

Larry looking forward to this one. I am almost out of my 16 hour smoked belly. Actually have 10 lbs thawing in the fridge right now to be cured on Wednesday!

[KyNola]

In day 6 of the curing period.  It is firming up nicely.  Will cure for another day and then get them ready to smoke.  Will rinse them down, pat dry and then hang in the frig uncovered overnight to form a pellicle so the smoke will adhere better.

Stay tuned.....

[smoke em if you got em]

How much do yall normally pay for pork bellies? I am going to talk to a couple of butchers in town this week to see if I can get a belly but I don't know how much they should cost. Also does anybody order them online?

Thanks
Mike

[Tenpoint5]

How much do yall normally pay for pork bellies? I am going to talk to a couple of butchers in town this week to see if I can get a belly but I don't know how much they should cost. Also does anybody order them online?

Thanks
Mike

Anywhere from $2.89 - $3.29

[GusRobin]

Anywhere from $2.89 - $3.29

Same here. I usually avoid mail orders since it seems that the shipping usually more than doubles the cost.

[KyNola]

16 pounds of former unicorn pork belly cured and hanging overnight in the 'curing" frig to dry and form a pellicle.  Tomorrow comes the smoke.

[BAM1]

Just bought a 10 pounder for right at 30 bucks.

[KyNola]

Smoked on Wednesday with almost 4 hours of hickory smoke.  Allowed to hang until cooled and then wrapped in plastic and into the frig.
Sliced it all up today.  Now that's a pile of bacon.

How much you ask?  There are 20 of these packages with a dozen slices in each package.

That's 240 slices on presentation boards and 3 more vac bags with at least another 3 dozen "not so pretty" slices for a total of 276 slices of bacon!  Also, have plenty of trimmings for seasoning beans, etc.

Thanks for looking folks.

[OU812]

Ya Baby!

Thought about gettin some of those boards to make it easier gettin the bacon in the bag but thats about as far as it got  ::)

Nice lookin bacon Larry

[squirtthecat]

[Quarlow]

Ha, I like that one .