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Cold Smoking 12lbs of Pork Belly
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I've made "hot" smoked bacon in my XL a few times, which has always come out delicous, and now I really want to try this method. My question is in the past I would smoke the belly/loin until it reaches 150 IT. Is that unnecessary with this method or is it brought up to temperature separatly from the cold smoking?
Thanks for the help.
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Ogre_BBQ said:
I've made "hot" smoked bacon in my XL a few times, which has always come out delicous, and now I really want to try this method. My question is in the past I would smoke the belly/loin until it reaches 150 IT. Is that unnecessary with this method or is it brought up to temperature separatly from the cold smoking?
Thanks for the help.
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Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
nolaegghead said:Looks good, I can't wait to find out how it comes out. Let us know how much time it takes to burn though the pellets and the temps - dome and ambient.The temperature at the grid mostly stayed around 77 until late in the day it went up to 88 so I put in the oval stone and put a sheet pan with ice on it then the temp went back down to 75. The pellets went around 12 hours. I then put it in the refrigerator overnight and I am getting ready to take the skin off and slice a couple pieces now. I read on the pelletsmoker website to let it sit in the fridge a couple days to let the smoke settle in, its my first time cold smoking so I thought i would try it._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
I fried up some of your bacon this morning. I cooked it super low in a cast iron skillet. I thought it was great! It was shatter crispy! EGGcellent job!
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Do you cure/smoke with skin on or off? Last one I did off. Does it even matter?
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It does not matter either way.
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Thanksfletcherfam said:It does not matter either way.
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I've done both cold smoke and hot smoke. With a cold smoke, I went about four hours, and it was pretty smoky for my taste. Prefer the hot.XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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I hot smoked my last batch and way overdid the smoke. I'm interested in both methods. Thinking I'll buy an amazing smoker after the holidays. Not sure I can go much longer without trying cheese and butter anyway. this forum is getting expensive.
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Get on that cheese @yolksonyou. Build you a small, small fire in your LGBGE & go for it.It'll be ready for your New Years party after it mellows!\:D/XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ
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There a work a rounds for cold smokin. Amazen smoker not 100% needed. @theyolksonyou you say expensive. Lol. Ill bump a thread for ya if I find itLBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos
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Thanks, I've seen the workarounds. I think the amazin would be easier for sure. By expensive I mean, thermapen, maverick, knives (mine suck) lump, ceramic grill store, on and on and on. On the flip side, I'm having a blast and eating good food.grege345 said:There a work a rounds for cold smokin. Amazen smoker not 100% needed. @theyolksonyou you say expensive. Lol. Ill bump a thread for ya if I find it
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Big_Green_Craig said:I fried up some of your bacon this morning. I cooked it super low in a cast iron skillet. I thought it was great! It was shatter crispy! EGGcellent job!_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
The a-maz-n smoker is fairly cheap, around $40 if I remember right._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
FWIW.... I've cold smoked and hot smoked bacon and I prefer the hot smoke method.
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Here is the finish. I removed the outer skin, trimmed to square up the belly, sliced and into the packaging. I fried some up with scrambled eggs and cholula and it was not too salty a good apple smoke flavor and crispy. Over all my first cold smoke was a success and will definitely do this again._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
That's some great looking bacon @JRWhitee. I'm eager to get my first attempt into the smoke next week. Your pork belly looks to be much higher quality than what I was able to get.L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....eggAddict from MN!
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@minniemohI have only been able to find it at one store around here, an Asian market, H-Mart. It wasn't cheap though $4.50 a pound. Thank you for the compliment._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
I had to pay $4.99 /lb and I wasn't really all that pleased. I guess I'll have to see if I can find a new source. I'm really looking forward to the shoulder bacon that I'm curing too. I hope it all turns out as well as your's.L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....eggAddict from MN!
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Looks like it turned really good. Congrats!
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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Seems like I'm missing the boat on not making my own bacon. Something to add to my list of things to do. My that list is getting longer each day. I gotta quit perusing the forum
I don't own a slicer. Does anybody just hand slice their bacon here?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL -
@NPHuskerFL I've only made one batch and I hand sliced. Take away: my knives suck worse than I thought. It's doable, but you need a good blade. If I really get into it, I'm going to pick up a slicer. Not sure where I'll put it, but...
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theyolksonyou said:@NPHuskerFL I've only made one batch and I hand sliced. Take away: my knives suck worse than I thought. It's doable, but you need a good blade. If I really get into it, I'm going to pick up a slicer. Not sure where I'll put it, but..._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
@NPHuskerFL I don't own a slicer either. I've hand sliced all of mine.
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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A sharp knife will work fine just par freeze the belly first so it is real firm._________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
Green Man GroupJohns Creek, Georgia -
Thanks @JRWhitee I'll give it a shot here real soon.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Cash and carry has to for half that price if you have one near you.
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How hard is it to cure bacon? I tried curing a hunk of shoulder for ham one time and even though it soaked for 10 days and it was only 4 lbs or less, I got more than an inch of penetration, but I didn't have full penetration of the cure. the center was still like pork after it was cooked.
with all of the fat in pork belly, I'm nervous about not getting full penetration of the cure. Do I need to inject the cure into it with a syringe?
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