First time making bacon

by cottonheadedninnymu

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  2. xiexiemcgee

    Bruh… just pictures?

    Did you brine it?

    What was your temps and length?

    Was it good?

    Did you even read the auto-mod post?

  3. cottonheadedninnymu

    Alright alright I messed up the post. 8.5 lb pork belly. Cut up into 3 pieces and dry cured for 7 days with a .025 cure to weight ratio with sugar, salt and cure salt #1 or whatever it’s called. Rinsed and dried and coated Two of the pieces in coarse ground pepper and one of them left plain. Smoked at 165 for 5 hours and bumped it up to 250 for about 45 to get it to 155 cuz it stalled hard at 140. And it is amazing.

  4. thewickedbarnacle

    I thought the first picture was cake😆

  5. Ok-Sprinkles-2013

    Looks good. Use a similar process and always turns out great. Prefer dry cure over wet brine myself, too.

  6. NHLDucksFan23

    Hell yes!! Just sliced my 2nd batch on Friday. Deli slicer is a game changer and a more consistent cut. Make turkey clubs, add it to burgers, basically anything. Nice work!!

    My bacon: https://imgur.com/a/XgJ3QHM

  7. jfbincostarica

    I’ve made homemade bacon for 10 years: If you’re going to commit to peppered bacon, don’t hold back, pack it in thick and on every surface.

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