B A C O N Party!

FLBentRider · July 24, 2008, 10:41:03 AM

Got together with our Scout patrol for 27lbs of pork belly to be bacon!

Each Boy got his own ~4LB section of belly

Weighing

Puttin' on the cure:

pensrock · July 24, 2008, 12:55:35 PM

Great project and they will have some great bacon when finished.

FLBentRider · July 24, 2008, 12:58:44 PM

They love to _play_ with their food...

pensrock · July 24, 2008, 01:01:08 PM

So do I but I'm slightly older than they are. ;) ;D

Habanero Smoker · July 24, 2008, 01:56:55 PM

Ah! That's what I like to see. Future forum members. :)

KyNola · July 24, 2008, 02:17:37 PM

Way to go FLBR. What a great project for them.

Really cool,
KyNola

deb415611 · July 24, 2008, 02:33:47 PM

Great project FL!

westexasmoker · July 24, 2008, 03:28:08 PM

Thats great FL, your gonna have to give them smoker badges! :D

C

Buck36 · July 24, 2008, 03:37:19 PM

That definitely beats pine wood derby cars!

deb415611 · July 24, 2008, 05:11:30 PM

Quote from: Buck36 on July 24, 2008, 03:37:19 PM
That definitely beats pine wood derby cars!

Pinewood derby cars are fun too! Mine was purple with silver trim (we had a parent race too).

FLBentRider · July 24, 2008, 05:14:55 PM

Quote from: Buck36 on July 24, 2008, 03:37:19 PM
That definitely beats pine wood derby cars!

And they get to eat it too...

The cure should be done Sunday, they have instructions to soak and test-fry. Then dry, and bring back to my place for Smoking.

They voted on the smoke - it was unanimous - H I C K O R Y !!

yes, WTS, I offered mesquite....

PS - The pinewood derby "Dad category" was the only way to get the kids to build their "own" cars....

deb415611 · July 24, 2008, 05:40:30 PM

Quote from: FLBentRider on July 24, 2008, 05:14:55 PM
Quote from: Buck36 on July 24, 2008, 03:37:19 PM
That definitely beats pine wood derby cars!

PS - The pinewood derby "Dad category" was the only way to get the kids to build their "own" cars....

Yeah, that didn't always work though -- -I always felt bad for my son & many others who actually did their own - even though we stressed what a great job he/they did - it was hard when some of the other kids clearly did not do much of the work themselves and had these really sleek perfect cars.

Back to the bacon.............

westexasmoker · July 24, 2008, 05:53:07 PM

See now the trick with the derby cars is using mesquite....just like smoking! Ya win everytime! ;D

C

deb415611 · July 24, 2008, 05:58:31 PM

Quote from: westexasmoker on July 24, 2008, 05:53:07 PM
See now the trick with the derby cars is using mesquite....just like smoking! Ya win everytime! ;D

C

Wow, only WTS could get from pinewood derby cars to mesquite in the same sentence ;D

KyNola · July 24, 2008, 07:33:14 PM

deb, couldn't have said it better about WTS. :D :D

FLBR, are you sure you're not from KY? Hickory is king here although I have always used apple on my bacon. I'm really proud of the project you have your scouts doing. That is just way cool.

By the way, pretty cool that you are a Scout Master and guiding those young men to be the next generation's leaders. Thank you.

KyNola