Whats In The Box?

[devo]

Came home with a box today, whats inside


Why its 35 lbs. of pork bellies. (4 bellies)  ;D


Got my cure all mixed up


Off to the curing chamber for a 7 day rest

[JZ]

Awesome  8)  and I'm jealous.

[JZ]

I see you are doing 35 lbs and it appears they are all with the same recipe / cure. If that is right then you must have found a cure / recipe / smoke combo that you are pleased with. :)

I am about to try some belly bacon for the first time and have a 6lb slab in the fridge to thaw out overnight. So I am wondering if you would share your recipe for cure, spices and smoke time / pellets, etc. that you have found worthy of doing a 35 lb batch. ;)

[devo]

I see you are doing 35 lbs and it appears they are all with the same recipe / cure. If that is right then you must have found a cure / recipe / smoke combo that you are pleased with. :)

I am about to try some belly bacon for the first time and have a 6lb slab in the fridge to thaw out overnight. So I am wondering if you would share your recipe for cure, spices and smoke time / pellets, etc. that you have found worthy of doing a 35 lb batch. ;)

I always follow this one. Never had a reason to try others.
http://www.susanminor.org/forums/showthread.php?542-Maple-Cured-Bacon

[pensrock]

I have always wanted to make my own bacon but you can't get pork bellies around here. The butcher shops use them to make their bacon. I was talking to my BIL the other day and he bought a whole hog at a local fair. I asked what he done with the bellies and he had the whole hog butchered and processed. So they were already made into bacon.