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  • W Warrenlc57

    RafterW Thank you for giving me that information. It would be a waste for my son to get me a wild hog.

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    Warrenlc57 I don’t think it’s a waste, but you wouldn’t get bacon as you expected. They can have some good meat though. Their back straps are usually good and their hams. I’ve had really tasty ones and not so tasty ones.

    Matt W.

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    • GWG8541G GWG8541

      I finished up my first dry rub bacon tonight. I used Walton’s dry rub bacon cure and followed the directions on the site. I gave mine one extra soak after reading some comments about being too salty. I did add some Walton’s course black pepper to about 2/3 of the belly before smoking. Everything turned out fantastic. I had to sample a little before vacuum packing and it was great. It is a little time consuming, but worth it.
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      GWG8541 looks like a solid success

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      • GWG8541G GWG8541

        I finished up my first dry rub bacon tonight. I used Walton’s dry rub bacon cure and followed the directions on the site. I gave mine one extra soak after reading some comments about being too salty. I did add some Walton’s course black pepper to about 2/3 of the belly before smoking. Everything turned out fantastic. I had to sample a little before vacuum packing and it was great. It is a little time consuming, but worth it.
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        GWG8541
        How long did you let this cure? Site says 5-7 days. Some let it sit for up to 14 days. Curious. Bacon makin stuff arrives tomorrow.

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        • PapaSopP PapaSop

          GWG8541
          How long did you let this cure? Site says 5-7 days. Some let it sit for up to 14 days. Curious. Bacon makin stuff arrives tomorrow.

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          PapaSop Will you be curing in an open container or in a bag in the fridge?

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          • Ridley AcresR Ridley Acres

            PapaSop Will you be curing in an open container or in a bag in the fridge?

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            Ridley Acres said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

            PapaSop Will you be curing in an open container or in a bag in the fridge?

            Bag in the fridge.

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            • PapaSopP PapaSop

              Ridley Acres said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

              PapaSop Will you be curing in an open container or in a bag in the fridge?

              Bag in the fridge.

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              PapaSop I think i’ll be doing the same.

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                GWG8541 If you need to ship your bacon somewhere my mailbox does accept free gifts of meat!

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                • HerbcoFoodH HerbcoFood

                  GWG8541 If you need to ship your bacon somewhere my mailbox does accept free gifts of meat!

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                  HerbcoFood said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

                  GWG8541 If you need to ship your bacon somewhere my mailbox does accept free gifts of meat!

                  I wonder how much it would actually cost an individual to ship some frozen meat across the states. I know there are dry ice requirements for some companies, and that a little hard to find in my area.

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                  • Ridley AcresR Ridley Acres

                    HerbcoFood said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

                    GWG8541 If you need to ship your bacon somewhere my mailbox does accept free gifts of meat!

                    I wonder how much it would actually cost an individual to ship some frozen meat across the states. I know there are dry ice requirements for some companies, and that a little hard to find in my area.

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                    Ridley Acres I have wanted to ship some meats before to some family, then I think about and just forget. Last week I mailed a buddy a game camera to put out for us at the deer lease and it was almost $20 to ship it less than 200 miles USPS. So I would imagine it really isn’t a super great price.

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                    • PapaSopP PapaSop

                      GWG8541
                      How long did you let this cure? Site says 5-7 days. Some let it sit for up to 14 days. Curious. Bacon makin stuff arrives tomorrow.

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                      PapaSop I split the difference and did 6. I also soak/rinsed an extra time. I like salty stuff, but it turned out great. Not to salty at all if you follow everything and soak/rinse it well. Good luck its easier than I thought

                      “You never really die until you end up on the wall at a Cracker Barrel”

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                      • GWG8541G GWG8541

                        PapaSop I split the difference and did 6. I also soak/rinsed an extra time. I like salty stuff, but it turned out great. Not to salty at all if you follow everything and soak/rinse it well. Good luck its easier than I thought

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                        GWG8541
                        Thanks

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                          I like to bag in the fridge also. I have not done a bacon but all my pastrami/Montreal smoked meats are bagged in the fridge for the cure, massaging every day and flipping them.

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                            Better than Xmas morning.
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                            Not a moment to soon. Just opened one.
                            PXL_20211104_174456822.jpg. Love the color!

                            Now just need the belly.
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                            Perhaps now I can use the new knife. Wouldn’t fit any of my blocks until now.
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                            • PapaSopP PapaSop

                              Better than Xmas morning.
                              PXL_20211104_174255533.jpg

                              Not a moment to soon. Just opened one.
                              PXL_20211104_174456822.jpg. Love the color!

                              Now just need the belly.
                              PXL_20211104_180812763.jpg

                              Perhaps now I can use the new knife. Wouldn’t fit any of my blocks until now.
                              PXL_20211104_180536829.jpg

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                              PapaSop How come your box look so good, mine are always smashed and the tape broken. We’ll see what my box looks like on Tuesday after seven days on the road from Wichita. UPS doesn’t do well, but I see it coming SurePost via UPS so they will blame any damage on the Postal Service despite being handled by them all the way to the Post Office.

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                              • PapaSopP PapaSop

                                Better than Xmas morning.
                                PXL_20211104_174255533.jpg

                                Not a moment to soon. Just opened one.
                                PXL_20211104_174456822.jpg. Love the color!

                                Now just need the belly.
                                PXL_20211104_180812763.jpg

                                Perhaps now I can use the new knife. Wouldn’t fit any of my blocks until now.
                                PXL_20211104_180536829.jpg

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                                PapaSop I’ll bet you were like a kid on Christmas morning. Good luck with your bacon make’in!

                                Improvise, Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi

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                                • johnsbrewhouseJ johnsbrewhouse

                                  PapaSop How come your box look so good, mine are always smashed and the tape broken. We’ll see what my box looks like on Tuesday after seven days on the road from Wichita. UPS doesn’t do well, but I see it coming SurePost via UPS so they will blame any damage on the Postal Service despite being handled by them all the way to the Post Office.

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                                  johnsbrewhouse Mine come all beat to crap as well, but I don’t think I have ever had a solid packed boxed full of goods though.

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                                    Boy that sure is a nice looking knife. Seems like its taking me forever to get to the hat level, let alone the knife level.

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                                    • johnsbrewhouseJ johnsbrewhouse

                                      PapaSop How come your box look so good, mine are always smashed and the tape broken. We’ll see what my box looks like on Tuesday after seven days on the road from Wichita. UPS doesn’t do well, but I see it coming SurePost via UPS so they will blame any damage on the Postal Service despite being handled by them all the way to the Post Office.

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                                      johnsbrewhouse said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

                                      PapaSop How come your box look so good, mine are always smashed and the tape broken. We’ll see what my box looks like on Tuesday after seven days on the road from Wichita. UPS doesn’t do well, but I see it coming SurePost via UPS so they will blame any damage on the Postal Service despite being handled by them all the way to the Post Office.

                                      I have to say I’ve never had a smashed box.

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                                      • Bob StehlikB Bob Stehlik

                                        PapaSop I’ll bet you were like a kid on Christmas morning. Good luck with your bacon make’in!

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                                        Bob Stehlik said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

                                        PapaSop I’ll bet you were like a kid on Christmas morning. Good luck with your bacon make’in!

                                        Absolutely. Still like opening packages. Even when you know what’s coming.

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                                        • PapaSopP PapaSop

                                          johnsbrewhouse said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:

                                          PapaSop How come your box look so good, mine are always smashed and the tape broken. We’ll see what my box looks like on Tuesday after seven days on the road from Wichita. UPS doesn’t do well, but I see it coming SurePost via UPS so they will blame any damage on the Postal Service despite being handled by them all the way to the Post Office.

                                          I have to say I’ve never had a smashed box.

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                                          PapaSop Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice! Can’t wait for the final result

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