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Canadian Bacon

Homebrewguy
Homebrewguy Posts: 158
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Well, I just finished my first project from Charcuterie by Ruhlman & Polcyn which was curing some Canadian bacon. I put it in the brine on Thursday night, pulled it and rinsed it on Saturday night, let it dry over night, and then smoke it Sunday afternoon.

Then I chilled it for 24 hours and then sliced and packed it last night.

Here's a pic of the finished product.
LBGE & Masterbuilt 30" Stainless Electric Digital Smokehouse w/Cold Smoker
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Looks good, I do these from time to time.  Interesting timing, I am in the book right now, setting up to cure some pork belly to make bacon.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • Homebrewguy
    Homebrewguy Posts: 158
    I'm thinking of bacon as my next project.
    LBGE & Masterbuilt 30" Stainless Electric Digital Smokehouse w/Cold Smoker
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Homebrewguy said:
    I'm thinking of bacon as my next project.
    Think ahead, it takes 9 days from start to smoke.

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Looks GREAT! CB is on my to-do list. Hopefully I made Sunday's Eggs Benedict using the last store bought Canadian bacon!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657

    Doc_Eggerton said:
    Homebrewguy said:
    I'm thinking of bacon as my next project.
    Think ahead, it takes 9 days from start to smoke.
    not loin bacon in a brine/pickle.  cures in a few days
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Darby_Crenshaw said:

    Doc_Eggerton said:
    Homebrewguy said:
    I'm thinking of bacon as my next project.
    Think ahead, it takes 9 days from start to smoke.
    not loin bacon in a brine/pickle.  cures in a few days
    Yes I know, we had gone off topic and were talking about making pork belly cured bacon.  That takes 9 days.

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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Boy those look awfully good from here.
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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    Cool! I haven't tried that yet. How does it taste?
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    Takes six/seven days for dry cure belly. At least in this house. 

    Requires no soak out either. Don't need to soak out the extra salt ifya don't put it in to begin with. ;)
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