Kids say the darnedest sometimes most wonderful things

shtgunal3

Today I was slicing up some bacon that I had cured and cold smoked on the small BGE and decided to fry up a few pieces while slicing and vac sealing. Andru my 10 year old came along and I gave him a piece of the freshly fried bacon. This is the first that I have cured in a long time and I tried out a new cure recipe so I wasn't real sure how it would turn out. Andru popped it in his mouth and immediately started  smiling. I asked him if it was good and he said " Yeah Daddy this is way better than that regular breakfast bacon that everybody gives you. Your bacon is not hard and crunchy and it has a lot of flavor". I guess that is the best compliment that I ever could have hoped for. 

Just for for the record. This belly went in the cure on the 5th. Rinsed and soaked for a couple of hours and back in the fridge on the 12th. Cold smoked with hickory and wrapped with plastic wrap and back in the fridge on the 13th. Sliced, sampled, and vac sealed today.

keener75

Kids always tell it like it is! No BS.
My 9 yr old son said the other night..."I want a Green Egg of my own, just like daddy's." I automatically thought about getting him/us a mini-max! The wife was not amused. 

shtgunal3

@keener75 go ahead and buy him a mini. 

keener75

haha, easier said than done @shtgunal3
Bacon looks awesome, btw!

henapple

@shtgunal3... Good to see you back. I need more pecan chunks. 

Zmokin

keener75 said:

Kids always tell it like it is! No BS.
My 9 yr old son said the other night..."I want a Green Egg of my own, just like daddy's." I automatically thought about getting him/us a mini-max! The wife was not amused. 

my son has been bugging me to get him a mini bge

paqman

Nice!

jabam

Sweet!

shtgunal3

@Zmokin the best time to buy one is right now! What ya waiting for?

Thanks @paqman

@henapple did you finally use it all up? I may can get my hands on some more.

shtgunal3

Thanks @jabam this batch was my best yet. I have definitely found a recipe that I like. Finally.

henapple

@shtgunal3.... Used up long ago 

shtgunal3

@henapple yeah and unfortunately that Ozark Oak is long gone too.

NPHuskerFL

That's how you slide back onto the forum in style. Like a Pimp!

shtgunal3

@NPHuskerFL thanks brah!

blind99

the bacon looks great!  
my kids have the same opinion.  they *love* the homemade bacon.  the 7 year old wants to learn to grill.  

shtgunal3

Thanks @blind99 start teaching him/her now.

minniemoh

@shtgunal3 - would you are to share your cure recipe? I've done Ruhlman several times and it's very good. I'm just looking for something a little different for the next batch. 

shtgunal3

@minniemoh  This is the recipe I used http://barbecuebible.com/recipe/made-scratch-bacon/

For the sugar I used turbinado.

I've tried a few different cure recipes and haven't really found one I liked until now. This is the one I will use from now on. If you try it let me know what you think. 

FATC1TY

Love kids. My 1.5 year old twins got a minimax last year.  Plastic hot dogs hamburger for their first cook.  

I taught my kids "hot and cold" with the egg. They have not forgotten in the last year. Impressive.  They don't mess around with oven or grill. Love it. They even touched and got it all together. 

They love being southern boys and grilling a ton. I deal with melt downs when they can't flip food with their own tongs. Absolutely the best feeling. 

Great cook there!!! Bacon wins!!

bluebird66

Great looking bacon!

pgprescott

You're doing a good job of making bacon, but it appears, and even better job of raising a great kid. The latter is far more profound. Kudos to you!

shtgunal3

@FATC1TY  @bluebird66  @pgprescott Thanks guys I really appreciate it.

Focker

Good stuff, yet a slippery slope.  My eight year old is the biggest food snob.  

minniemoh

shtgunal3 said:

@minniemoh  This is the recipe I used http://barbecuebible.com/recipe/made-scratch-bacon/

For the sugar I used turbinado.

I've tried a few different cure recipes and haven't really found one I liked until now. This is the one I will use from now on. If you try it let me know what you think. 

Thanks for the info @shtgunal3  This looks like a nice basic cure. Have you tried Ruhlman bacon? Ruhlman's cure is the only one I've done and I've gone this route 5 or 6 times. If so, what do you like about this one better? 

shtgunal3

@minniemoh  Yes I've tried Ruhlman bacon a few times. I've done the sweet recipe and the savory one. I have never much cared for sweet bacon or many other "flavored" bacons. I guess I just really like the most basic bacon flavored bacon and Raichlen's recipe is just that.  Hope this helps.

minniemoh

shtgunal3 said:

@minniemoh  Yes I've tried Ruhlman bacon a few times. I've done the sweet recipe and the savory one. I have never much cared for sweet bacon or many other "flavored" bacons. I guess I just really like the most basic bacon flavored bacon and Raichlen's recipe is just that.  Hope this helps.

That's the exact advice I was looking for. Thank you!

shtgunal3

@minniemoh if you try it, let me know what you think.