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Bacon Claus is coming to town...

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,851
    cazzy said:
    Question for you @Darby_Crenshaw , what is your target temp when you cold smoke?  Also, do you bump the temp to bring it home? 
    Caz, I'm certainly not the foremost expert here, but I would like to offer this. To some degree it depends on the meat in question and the end goal. With that said, we have cold smoked tons of fish. Most fish (depending on species) will start to cook between 84-88 degrees. As such, we cold smoke fish in the 50-70 degree arena to avoid cooking or "tightening" them. We cold smoke our hams anywhere from 50-90 degrees. The hams smoked at the lower temp range have a more "dense" smoked taste in my opinion. Just thought I would share. 

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    mmmmm bacon
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Tinyfish
    Tinyfish Posts: 1,755
    Holy bacon Batman.
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    as sgh says, lower is good

    i'm doing hams and bacon, and that stuff can take a bit more heat and for longer
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    I have a sudden urge to buy some belly. 
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
    cazzy said:
    at least for my neighbors, my wife's management team and a couple friends.   =)



    I need about 4 lbs of that tomorrow, do you deliver?  I'll need it by 6 PM PST

    I'll be making candied bacon Thursday night for a Friday afternoon potluck at my work.
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    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

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  • Homebrewguy
    Homebrewguy Posts: 158
    cazzy said:
    Cured three bellies from Costco using Ruhlman's recipe.  

    I ended up with 16 packs.  I handcut 1 belly grocery thick (15 per pack), and the other two extra thick (10 per pack).  Worked out to 16 packs.  All easily over a pound each and several hitting 2 pounds.  


    How did you get those slices so even by hand cutting?
    LBGE & Masterbuilt 30" Stainless Electric Digital Smokehouse w/Cold Smoker
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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
    Homebrewguy said:
    cazzy said:
    Cured three bellies from Costco using Ruhlman's recipe.  

    I ended up with 16 packs.  I handcut 1 belly grocery thick (15 per pack), and the other two extra thick (10 per pack).  Worked out to 16 packs.  All easily over a pound each and several hitting 2 pounds.  


    How did you get those slices so even by hand cutting?
    Pure wizardry 
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    edited January 2016
    Homebrewguy said:
    cazzy said:
    Cured three bellies from Costco using Ruhlman's recipe.  

    I ended up with 16 packs.  I handcut 1 belly grocery thick (15 per pack), and the other two extra thick (10 per pack).  Worked out to 16 packs.  All easily over a pound each and several hitting 2 pounds.  


    How did you get those slices so even by hand cutting?
    12" knife and lots of patience.  Honestly... It's not that hard.  
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    And ninja knife skills.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • poster
    poster Posts: 1,216
    did you add seasonings before smoking? or did you just skip the soaking or rinsing step? I like the idea of having some seasonings stay on
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  • Hi54putty
    Hi54putty Posts: 1,873
    I love makin bacon. One of my favorite meat related activities. Your slicing absolutely puts me to shame. I am literally ashamed of my consistently poor slicing compared to yours.  Very impressive. Thanks for the challenge. 
    XL,L,S 
    Winston-Salem, NC 
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Delivered yet?
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • fletcherfam
    fletcherfam Posts: 935
    I can say from experience, once you start giving it as gifts, it gets asked for again and again. Or, if you are like me, people start paying you to make it, then you regularly have 30lbs of Pork Belly curing in your fridge. :)
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    fletcherfam said:
    I can say from experience, once you start giving it as gifts, it gets asked for again and again. Or, if you are like me, people start paying you to make it, then you regularly have 30lbs of Pork Belly curing in your fridge. :)
    I am getting payment for a little now too. I pretty much break even though I think but it is fun
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • cazzy
    cazzy Posts: 9,136
    poster said:
    did you add seasonings before smoking? or did you just skip the soaking or rinsing step? I like the idea of having some seasonings stay on
    Seasoned after I rinsed everything off.  Pepper and turbinado sugar.
    Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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