9lb belly

[RedJada]

 Need to make some more bacon and just picked up a 9lb pork belly. I like 10.5's recipe on the recipe site. http://www.susanminor.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?319-Maple-Cured-Bacon. I was thinking just doubling this recipe as if I were doing 10lbs. Anyone see any problems with that? Or should I dived it pound for pound?

[iceman]

Just double the recipe. You can use all but a small amount of it that way.
Mine is already starting to firm up a bit. Another 4 or 5 days and it's smoke time for my batch.
Enjoy RedJada.

[RedJada]

 Thanks iceman. Just got done seasoning a 4.5lb sirloin steak cut about 1-3/4 thick and into the smoker for about 1.5-2 hours smoke with oak. then to the hot coals on the BBQ to finish off. Now I'm off to get the belly sauce and curing going so I can smoke next weekend. In the past, I have removed the skin prior to curing/smoking. This time I will cure skin on and remove after smoking. I will be smoking skin side up, thinking the flavors from the skin will make it better. Then, remove skin fresh out of the smoker.

[RedJada]

 Question, My 2gal bags don't to want to seal very well. I cut the 9lb belly into three pieces to make it more manageable. So I have three 2gal bags that don't seal completely. I put them all into a Tupperware type container that I can seal. Its about 14 inches long X 8 inches wide X 5 inches tall. Would it be better to just get rid of the bags?

[KyNola]

It is possible that some of your cure mixture got into the sealing ridges of your bags.  Take a paper towel and firmly run it along both sides of the sealing ridges on the bags and see if that will help them seal.

[Tenpoint5]

It is possible that some of your cure mixture got into the sealing ridges of your bags.  Take a paper towel and firmly run it along both sides of the sealing ridges on the bags and see if that will help them seal.

That's what I do as well

[RedJada]

 That helped, but they really don't to stay sealed all the way. So I'm hoping the sealed container will help.

[Saber 4]

That helped, but they really don't to stay sealed all the way. So I'm hoping the sealed container will help.

A good vacuum sealer is handy at this point in the process if you have one.

[RedJada]

That helped, but they really don't to stay sealed all the way. So I'm hoping the sealed container will help.

A good vacuum sealer is handy at this point in the process if you have one.

I do have one and thought about it. But the cure is on and in the zip lock bags. I'm just worried of leaving too much cure in the zip bags. Although I may do it anyway before the juices start flowing.

[Tenpoint5]

That helped, but they really don't to stay sealed all the way. So I'm hoping the sealed container will help.

A good vacuum sealer is handy at this point in the process if you have one.

I do have one and thought about it. But the cure is on and in the zip lock bags. I'm just worried of leaving too much cure in the zip bags. Although I may do it anyway before the juices start flowing.

Your over analyzing this whole thing. Roll the top of the bag down put a piece of tape to hold it then put it in the fridge in a cookie sheet to catch any drippage.

[KyNola]

Well said Chris.

[Saber 4]

Well said Chris.

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[ratherbboating]

Well said Chris.

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[RedJada]

 LOL, that's what I ended up doing..... ;D