Bacon!!!

th41004 · April 2013

I am going to buy a pork belly to cure then smoke on the egg. Anyone have any pointers? This will be my fist try at it.

nolaegghead · April 2013

Try to find if you can, some good belly. Don't over-cure it, you can end up with overly-salty bacon. Don't over-smoke it - little smoke, long time is good. Lots of smoke short time can make it taste like an ash tray.

BOWHUNR · April 2013

Get yourself an A-MAZ-IN Smoker for your egg and cold smoke it. You're welcome.

Mike

U_tarded · April 2013

don't rush it, its done when its done is a big thing, let the science work.

here is a good semi recent thread on bacon pretty long:

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1147375/all-this-bacon-talk#latest

here was my first batch I hot smoked it but I like the texture of a cold smoke better

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1145798/bacon-because-thats-what-all-the-cool-kids-are-doing#latest

Chubbs · April 2013

What everyone else said... Only thing to add is go ahead and buy the book Charcuterie. Once you see how awesome the bacon is you will want to try other meats. This book is a wealth of knowledge

henapple · April 2013

I saw a rig with a small electric smoker with duct fun to the egg... how do you hook that upandwhat else can you cold smoke?

Rzeancak · April 2013

i over cured mine and didn't let it soak long enough. Make sure that you pay a lot of attention to those steps. My bacon is uneatable good for cooking though.

Bacon!!!

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