BUCKBOARD BACON

[sherlock]

I am waiting impatiently for my order from High Mountain.

Among other things, I ordered a Buckboard Bacon kit. Can't wait for it to get here. Ordered last Friday. Hopefully it will be here soon. Wish me luck. If it turns out as good as I expect, I am going to try the same seasoning on some belly bacon. :P

[Tenpoint5]

Try This once and save some some money http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=8044.0

[sherlock]

Thank you 10.5

I will try that next.

I am not sure about the maple part of it. Tried Swifts Premium maple bacon about 30 years ago and liked regular bacon better. Time for a new taste test though.

S

[Tenpoint5]

Thank you 10.5

I will try that next.

I am not sure about the maple part of it. Tried Swifts Premium maple bacon about 30 years ago and liked regular bacon better. Time for a new taste test though.

S

NOTHING beats making it yourself. Just make sure you have PURE maple syrup. That imitation crap is just that. I had the maple powder from doing some sausage so I used that as well to get extra flavor.

[Smoking Duck]

I highly recommend any Grade A Dark Amber maple syrup.  Big Buck is spot on....leave the Aunt Jemima for the kids pancakes.  You'll never regret using pure maple syrup but you'll kick yourself for using Mrs. Butterworths.

SD

[Habanero Smoker]

Thank you 10.5

I will try that next.

I am not sure about the maple part of it. Tried Swifts Premium maple bacon about 30 years ago and liked regular bacon better. Time for a new taste test though.

S

If you don't like the taste of maple, you can substitute any sugar, even honey, or if you don't want your bacon too sweet, you can just leave the syrup out.

[La Quinta]

Gotta go with Habs for a very different reason...maple syrup is really exspensive out here...I looked at a 10 oz. bottle 3 days ago...it was 10 bucks....we were horrified by the price...but I got Mrs. Butterworths in the house...  ;D I'm sure we could improvise!!!  ;D

[deb415611]

Gotta go with Habs for a very different reason...maple syrup is really exspensive out here...I looked at a 10 oz. bottle 3 days ago...it was 10 bucks....we were horrified by the price...but I got Mrs. Butterworths in the house...  ;D I'm sure we could improvise!!!  ;D

Yikes!!  :o   I'm very spoiled living in New England.  My parents know someone that sugars and I pay $19 for a half gallon.  Not as cheap as when my Dad used to sugar & I got it for free .......

LQ -- there must be some online places that are much cheaper.  I'll check some of the big names I know in NH/VT that must ship.

[Smoking Duck]

Gotta go with Habs for a very different reason...maple syrup is really exspensive out here...I looked at a 10 oz. bottle 3 days ago...it was 10 bucks....we were horrified by the price...but I got Mrs. Butterworths in the house...  ;D I'm sure we could improvise!!!  ;D

It is pricy.....I was looking at it the other day and it was about $7 for a bottle here.  I have 2 CB's in the cure right now and wish I coulda thrown some maple syrup on at least one of them, buy it wasn't in the budget this time.  Q, we need to set up some sort of network across North America and find out where the things we need for smoking are the cheapest and then put together a buyers consortium to purchase the stuff as cheaply as possible.  We could even cut a deal with UPS on shipping.......... I'm gonna have to think this through some more but it may have possibilities  ;D

[beefmann]

sher.. it will be  here  soon enough and  good  luck .. enjoy the unit

[Smokin Soon]

Also shocked by the price of Pure Maple Syrup, my current batch that is curing now will go in with a combo of cheap Butterworths enhanced with some pure maple sugar and a splash of honey. Heated up just a tad to make it blend and distribute better.

[pensrock]

SD, Its not to late to add the maple to your CB. I only put it on when I take it out to come up to room temp before smoking. I do not use it to cure with. Might have to try that next time, maybe it gets inside the meat better.

[Habanero Smoker]

SD, Its not to late to add the maple to your CB. I only put it on when I take it out to come up to room temp before smoking. I do not use it to cure with. Might have to try that next time, maybe it gets inside the meat better.

Pens;

It's much better when you either apply it to the surface just before or just after you apply the cure, or mix it with the cure until it makes a thin paste. By doing it one of these ways, as the salt and sodium nitrite are drawn into the meat, it also draws in the other flavorings. Then you can always coat it with maple syrup before smoking it.

[Tenpoint5]

I have found the maple powder really goes in well when mixed with the cure.

[pensrock]

Habs, 10.5,
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that next batch.
pens