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Makin Bacon

BilZol
BilZol Posts: 698
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I cured and smoked a pork belly several weeks ago using maple syrup for the flavor profile. I plan on starting two more pork bellies next weekend so I can smoke them the following weekend. Doing the maple again on one. Any good ideas on the second one? Also going to reserve the skin to make some cracklins. Can't find any good ones up here in the Rockies. I miss stuff like that from the peach state. 
Bill   Denver, CO
XL, 2L's, and MM
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
    Pancetta is always good. And a savory garlic bacon. 
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    edited July 2016
    Nice work.  Consider savory.  I've only cured and smoked 20-30 whole bellies so Im no expert.  One of our favorites was garlic rosemary bacon.  It was unbelievable.  Self explanatory with garlic and fresh rosemary in the brine.  Living in the GA and looking forward to your bacon!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    Pancetta is always good. And a savory garlic bacon. 
    This guy's a heretic.  And I trust everything he says, even though he lives in MA.  Well, not everything. But most.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • BilZol
    BilZol Posts: 698
    Savory is a great idea! I've only ever had maple and then the peppered bacon. Pancetta sounds good as well. Might cut these two bellies in half and make sampler sizes. 
    Wonder if I could use some of my Deathwish coffee and use that as a profile.....hmmmm. 
    (Wife rolling her eyes at me again,....great. )
    Bill   Denver, CO
    XL, 2L's, and MM
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    BilZol said:
    Savory is a great idea! I've only ever had maple and then the peppered bacon. Pancetta sounds good as well. Might cut these two bellies in half and make sampler sizes. 
    Wonder if I could use some of my Deathwish coffee and use that as a profile.....hmmmm. 
    (Wife rolling her eyes at me again,....great. )
    Experiment!  Your wife will roll her eyes until she eats the goodies you cook!  Enjoy.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • BilZol
    BilZol Posts: 698
    bgebrent said:
    BilZol said:
    Savory is a great idea! I've only ever had maple and then the peppered bacon. Pancetta sounds good as well. Might cut these two bellies in half and make sampler sizes. 
    Wonder if I could use some of my Deathwish coffee and use that as a profile.....hmmmm. 
    (Wife rolling her eyes at me again,....great. )
    Experiment!  Your wife will roll her eyes until she eats the goodies you cook!  Enjoy.
    I've got to give her credit, she's been supportive of my 'new' habit. I know I wouldn't put up with me. 
    Bill   Denver, CO
    XL, 2L's, and MM
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    BilZol said:
    bgebrent said:
    BilZol said:
    Savory is a great idea! I've only ever had maple and then the peppered bacon. Pancetta sounds good as well. Might cut these two bellies in half and make sampler sizes. 
    Wonder if I could use some of my Deathwish coffee and use that as a profile.....hmmmm. 
    (Wife rolling her eyes at me again,....great. )
    Experiment!  Your wife will roll her eyes until she eats the goodies you cook!  Enjoy.
    I've got to give her credit, she's been supportive of my 'new' habit. I know I wouldn't put up with me. 
    continue to give her credit!
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,648
    edited July 2016
    I use brown sugar instead of maple syrup, but did smoke this last one using maple wood.  My first was hickory, same curing rub (br sugar, kosher salt and black pepper) - (3lbs on Saturday - pics to follow later)  Both were some of the best bacon ever!!
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  • hondabbq
    hondabbq Posts: 1,986

    Ive made a lot of different flavors of bacon from sweet to savory. Here is a bit of a list:

    Sriracha/garlic

    Chipotle/honey

    Black pepper/garlic

    Taco bacon

    Rosemary and lemon

    Double smoked/basic Ruhlman cure

    Pancetta

    Jalapeno





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  • BilZol
    BilZol Posts: 698
    Nice. I'd like a recipe for pancetta if you would care to share. 
    Bill   Denver, CO
    XL, 2L's, and MM
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