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First Pork Belly Attempt
Biggreenpharmacist
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not cured. Just gonna try to smoke it low and see how it turns out. Figure to smoke a few hours, then wrap for few hours, then back on naked to crisp up a little. Here we go.






Little Rock, AR
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Interesting brother drug pusher. Post up the results.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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That is a good plan, I have done a few and they are great!_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Well Im two hours in. Pulled it and into a bath of honey, vinegar, butter, and @SOUTHERNLINKSBBQ rub. Little Rock, AR
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Im cooking on my KJ and gonna ftc in my scumbag rtic cooler.bgebrent said:Wait, is this an ad? Or a cook.Little Rock, AR
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Thought so! Another RTIC ad!Biggreenpharmacist said:
Im cooking on my KJ and gonna ftc in my scumbag rtic cooler.bgebrent said:Wait, is this an ad? Or a cook.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga -
Just waiting on @Lit to cuss me out.
In all seriousness, have no idea how this is gonna turn out. Kinda doing a hybrid of several methods I have read about. We'll see. Looks and smells good.Little Rock, AR
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@Biggreenpharmacist Document your steps now, it will be the best process ever and you'll hate yourself for not writing it down! Looks great btwLarge BGE - McDonald, PA
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Anxious to see what you get. I have done lots of pork belly, but just for bacon. How do you serve it?XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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I dont know. APL has a recipe in his book and he slices or cubes it and serves it. I have a friend who makes burnt ends. Im just making sh!t up as I go along so we'll see. Wasnt but $14 so no great loss either way.
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Make this great man! The potential is there!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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He's such a drug dealing whore.bgebrent said:Wait, is this an ad? Or a cook.------------------------------
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I refer to those as slores.... slut and a whore together.Biggreenpharmacist said:I'm a slut. Get it right!------------------------------
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Standing by brother drug dealer!Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Well, it came out looking great. Still pretty fatty, though. But so good I could get sick eating it. Would be good appetizer for sure. I may take the rest and cube it and refinish as burnt ends tomorrow. Worth $13 for sure.







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It sure looks good. Thanks for posting. I tried making porchetta a while back and had mixed results sort of like yours. But also like you, I want to try again taking into account lessons learned. Pork belly is fun to play with for sure.Coleman, Texas
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I let it rest about 20 minutes and it set up and seemed to get better. Its pretty friggin good.
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@Biggreenpharmacist Do you think if you smoked it longer more fat would have rendered? Do you think that would help in your opinion?Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
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Probably so. I think I had a pretty fatty cut to start with. I got a late start anyway and didnt have enough lump to begin with. I was about six hours in and I was running low on lump. Its good enough I will be doing again. And its not over. I have over half of it left. Gonna get creative with that.
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That's a pretty safe bet.SciAggie said:@Biggreenpharmacist Do you think if you smoked it longer more fat would have rendered? Do you think that would help in your opinion?
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There is no such thing as a safe bet. You can safely bet good money on thatnolaegghead said:That's a pretty safe bet.
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As safe as betting against the theory cooking it more would add more fat...SGH said:
There is no such thing as a safe bet. You can safely bet good money on thatnolaegghead said:That's a pretty safe bet.
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Ok, I'm sorry I asked a stupid question. What I asked and what I was driving at were a bit different but I suppose that doesn't really matter.nolaegghead said:
As safe as betting against the theory cooking it more would add more fat...SGH said:
There is no such thing as a safe bet. You can safely bet good money on thatnolaegghead said:That's a pretty safe bet.
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I want to know where you found a pork belly for $14? A thin one with skin on at RD runs about $20, a nice thick one with skin off is around $35 at Costco.XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and GuitarsRochester, NY
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