I take it as a complement

[Brewoz]

I have a slaughter house a couple miles from me and they have had some of my smoke products. They thought it was good enough to send a little meat to cure and smoke.

65 lbs of loins for C bacon. Using Hab's recipe with a triple smoke.



Resting today smoke starts tomorrow.

[mikecorn.1]

Awesome!


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[Keymaster]

That was really nice of them Brewoz!! I think I am ready to start makin bacon. How many pounds do you think I could do at a time in a six rack. I suppose I need to order some of those bacon hooks. let me know when you place a order. I went to Cash and carry today and bought some apple pellets and cheese today for smoking this weekend :o

[devo]

Aaron
I find the bacon hooks just stretch the sh*t out of the bellies. Makes it hard to slice up later, more trimming. I just use to racks. Your going to want to cut them in half so you will only get six half bellies on six racks.

Here you can see I used all 8 racks on the modded 4 rack bradley.

[Keymaster]

Thanks Don, I am starting to like bacon as I really never had it growing up and the wife loves the stuff. So how many pounds you think that is ?

[KyNola]

Aaron, you're looking at 2 different bacons.  The first is from the pork loin and cured/smoked into Canadian Bacon.  What Devo posted is belly bacon. Like the stuff you buy at the grocery.

As for the bacon hangers, I have made a load of belly bacon and have never noticed the bellies stretching by hanging them rather than laying them on the racks.  I'll continue to hang my bellies but to each his own.

[Keymaster]

Aaron, you're looking at 2 different bacons.  The first is from the pork loin and cured/smoked into Canadian Bacon.  What Devo posted is belly bacon. Like the stuff you buy at the grocery.

As for the bacon hangers, I have made a load of belly bacon and have never noticed the bellies stretching by hanging them rather than laying them on the racks.  I'll continue to hang my bellies but to each his own.

I want to try belly bacon. Hangers seem like a good idea so you don't have to flip the bacon half way through the smoke but to start out I think I may have to be a flipper ;D

[KyNola]

Totally understand.  I started out using the racks too but eventually moved on to the hangers.  I like the hangers better but like I said, to each his own.  Either way, you get some great bacon!

[beefmann]

great looking  pics,,, what a way to make friends

[Brewoz]

Aaron, next Wednesday I'll be doing Easter hams And some shanks. Let me know if you want a belly. I Will be ordering this morning. We can talk about beer and drink some technique.

[Keymaster]

Aaron, next Wednesday I'll be doing Easter hams And some shanks. Let me know if you want a belly. I Will be ordering this morning. We can talk about beer and drink some technique.

sounds good, thanks Keith
:) Thursday if all goes well with my angeogram on Wednesday.

[Brewoz]

Aaron, 4  hams 2 hanks and 1 piece pork belly ordered. Done deal