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Question on moink balls and pig shots...

MikeHLoudon
MikeHLoudon Posts: 38
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Ok, I've never cooked either but that's because I just found these today!  On the pig shots, it looks like everyone's using thick cut bacon....what about the moink balls?  
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    edited October 2016
    I have only used regular cut bacon for moinkballs and ABTs.  I read somewhere for ABTs not to use thick cut because it wouldn't be get crispy enough so I took the same advice for moinkballs.  I can see why the pig shot would work with thick cut because it is not completely wrapping anything...it is more of a "bacon cup".  

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  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 686
    Yeah - use thick cut for the Pig Shots.  I did a half slice around a kielbasa 'coin'.  I also use a half slice of thin bacon on my ABT's & Moinks.  No need to toothpick on the ABT's, but might as well for the Moinks.


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  • tikigriller
    tikigriller Posts: 1,389
     =) Absolutely laughing at myself.  I thought this was something more along the lines @SGH would cook only to find out it is just bacon covered meatballs!  =)
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  • SmokinTiger81
    SmokinTiger81 Posts: 746
    Pig shots definitely require thick.  I use regular on all else.   I guess thick would work for pig candy too.  With pig candy helps to precook bacon some in microwave to render most of fat out before seasoning and cooking on egg.  Otherwise fat washes off all your coating on pig candy
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  • tcracing
    tcracing Posts: 378
    I made the mistake and used thick cut bacon on Moink Balls once, bacon never really crisped up. Never again!!!
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