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jbenny
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After seeing a couple of posts on here about making your own bacon, I decided to give it a shot. Did two types, Maple Bourbon and '3' Pepper Bacon, and they turned out fantastic. I'll never buy bacon again, especially with how cheap and easy this is. Little pic heavy but enjoy!
Maple Bourbon Resting
Maple Bourbon Cooked, excuse the wife's finger
3 Pepper and Maple Bourbon just hanging out.
3 Pepper sliced and ready for cooking
3 Pepper cooked and then quickly eaten.
This was easy so my next attempt will be at apple cinnamon. Thanks for looking
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nicely done! I have 5 slabs going on for an overnight coldsmoke after my wings for apps......and after my korean BBQ for dinner. Busy day for the eggKeepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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Here is for the Maple Bourbon:http://www.creative-culinary.com/2011/05/maple-bourbon-bacon-charcutepalooza-meets-pennypalooza/For the 3 Pepper, I used serrano pepper, black pepper and jalapeno:4 tablespoons kosher salt
5 tsp white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pink salt
4 Fresh Jalapeno and 2 Serrano thrown into the blender
4 garlic cloves, sliced or crushed (or garlic powder)1 tablespoon black coarse black pepper -
Cen-tex- do you only cold smoke or have you also done the 200 cook? Which is better? Reason i ask is thing about amazing smoker.... Thanks guysGreensboro, NC
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Wolfpack said:Cen-tex- do you only cold smoke or have you also done the 200 cook? Which is better? Reason i ask is thing about amazing smoker.... Thanks guys
I did the hot smoke twice and didn't like the texture. I then looked for a way to try cold smoke to see if it was better so I figured for $40 the AMS was worth a try. I'll never hot smoke again. The AMS is perfect but I live in TX so I probably won't be able to cold smoke after Feb. The texture of cold smoke is exactly like you get in the store. Raw bacon, but it's totally smoked and cured.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
$40 the AMS was worth a try. I'll never hot smoke again.Agree......what a difference..
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I didn't really notice a difference in texture between this and store bought bacon.
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So pardon my ignorance but once it comes off the cold smoke you still have to cook it right? Could you food savor it and freeze it?Anderson, SC
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r270ba said:So pardon my ignorance but once it comes off the cold smoke you still have to cook it right? Could you food savor it and freeze it?Yep. Exactly what you do.
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And can you put the AMS in the BGE?Anderson, SC
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yep- you just cook it like normal bacon in a pan or oven. You can food save and freeze if you wantKeepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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r270ba said:And can you put the AMS in the BGE?
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Thanks Chubbs!Anderson, SC
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r270ba said:And can you put the AMS in the BGE?
yes. I put it directly on the grate of my cleaned out egg. It's a small enough rectangle to easily fit in your firebox. Some people don't even clean out the egg, but I do because I go overnight and don't want and airflow issues.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
Awesome...yet another cooking tool this forum has made me buy ). I love learning new things! @chubbs how did your first go at it turn out?Anderson, SC
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r270ba said:Awesome...yet another cooking tool this forum has made me buy ). I love learning new things! @chubbs how did your first go at it turn out?
Haven't started. Got the salt in. Ordered the AMS today. Will be here in a few days. Priced bellys for $2.99 a lb in Columbia. Going to start the cure this week hopefully.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013 -
Did you order AMS direct? Can you explain the cure process a bit? I didn't see it in you original post.Anderson, SC
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Grab the book charcuterie. Wife got it for me for Christmas after great reviews from forum. It gives lots of recipes for different types of cures. If you don't want to buy the book, I can scan and email you a few recipes.r270ba said:Did you order AMS direct? Can you explain the cure process a bit? I didn't see it in you original post.
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Just bought it...thanks!Anderson, SC
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r270ba said:Just bought it...thanks!Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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The Cen-Tex Smoker said:r270ba said:Just bought it...thanks!
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Can somebody please post a link for the best AMS option for cold smoking bacon? I see that people mention a $40 price range, but I would hate to order the wrong unit.I have a large . . thanks!Columbus, OH
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NDG said:Can somebody please post a link for the best AMS option for cold smoking bacon? I see that people mention a $40 price range, but I would hate to order the wrong unit.I have a large . . thanks!
here is the one I bought. I like it because it has the longest smoke time. It also works with pellets and sawdust. I buy Traeger pellets from my egg dealer and I get 14 hrs of smoke from one load. Great tool for $40 http://www.amazenproducts.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=AMNPS5X8Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
u da man.Columbus, OH
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just ordered package #3 . . now I gotta get the book "Charcuterie" and read up before my unit arrives. I am excited about this because I hope to master bacon and use my Food Saver to take care of some upcoming birthday gifts. Homemade bacon . . . yes please!Columbus, OH
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i you have an ipad, it's available on iBooks. that's the way I got mineKeepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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When you talk about the texture of cold smoke bacon being better than hot smoke, what do you mean? The texture of the uncooked bacon, or the texture of the fried bacon?. I purchased some house smoked bacon from a butcher shop. We talked home curing. They refer to the Charcuterie book but have there own recipes. They hot smoke with hickory. It tasted much better than store bought, some in sold there, but I don't understand the texture difference you all speak about. The butcher shop bacon was $12/#. It was good, but for that price, I'm making my own for sure.
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