First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt
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Well. Kicking myself for never trying this before. It is as easy as everyone says. A few pics.
Tried a couple different thicknesses.
Done! Some sample packs for the kids to try.
Not going to lie. Papa is rather pleased with himself right now.
Next one will be with cracked pepper. processhead you’re right. It is a nice break from grinding and stuffing.PapaSop - I am going to have to try this too. Some day!
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PapaSop did you partially freeze the finished belly before running through your slicer or did was it refrigerated?
RafterW said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop did you partially freeze the finished belly before running through your slicer or did was it refrigerated?
Straight from the fridge. Worked fine.
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PapaSop - I am going to have to try this too. Some day!
lkrfletcher said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop - I am going to have to try this too. Some day!
Yep. Still amazed at how easy it is.
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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
GWG8541 said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
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
I also pulled this on day 6. Rinsed twice. Still came out a little saltier than I prefer but very good. Next one I’ll pull at day 5 and give an extra rinse just to see if there is a difference. One thing that was perfect was the smoke smell while slicing. Filled the entire room. Awesome.
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GWG8541 said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
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
I also pulled this on day 6. Rinsed twice. Still came out a little saltier than I prefer but very good. Next one I’ll pull at day 5 and give an extra rinse just to see if there is a difference. One thing that was perfect was the smoke smell while slicing. Filled the entire room. Awesome.
PapaSop You’ve become a bacon Wizard! Looks great!
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi
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PapaSop You’ve become a bacon Wizard! Looks great!
Bob Stehlik said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop You’ve become a bacon Wizard! Looks great!
Well… Don’t know about being a wizard, but thanks.
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Bob Stehlik said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop You’ve become a bacon Wizard! Looks great!
Well… Don’t know about being a wizard, but thanks.
PapaSop well at least you had the kahunas to try it. I’m still sitting on the fence. Congrats to you sir.
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PapaSop well at least you had the kahunas to try it. I’m still sitting on the fence. Congrats to you sir.
cdavis said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop well at least you had the kahunas to try it. I’m still sitting on the fence. Congrats to you sir.
Go for it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Think I’ll still tweak for what works for me but, super easy.
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cdavis said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop well at least you had the kahunas to try it. I’m still sitting on the fence. Congrats to you sir.
Go for it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Think I’ll still tweak for what works for me but, super easy.
PapaSop said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
cdavis said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop well at least you had the kahunas to try it. I’m still sitting on the fence. Congrats to you sir.
Go for it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Think I’ll still tweak for what works for me but, super easy.
Agree, bacon sounds daunting, but it could be one of the easier meat processes out there. If you have a slicer, you have the hardest part of making bacon whipped.
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cdavis said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop well at least you had the kahunas to try it. I’m still sitting on the fence. Congrats to you sir.
Go for it! Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Think I’ll still tweak for what works for me but, super easy.
PapaSop I love to hear those words. Thanks
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Pulled the trigger today. Asked if they’d do better on price if I took the whole side. Yep. From $4.49 to $3.99. Never hurts to ask.
I’ll consider this a win win with the prices now.
Besides, I really want to try this..
More to follow…
PapaSop - Where do you guys find the pork bellies for bacon? I don’t recall seeing them in my local stores.
Life is a Garden - Dig it.
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PapaSop - Where do you guys find the pork bellies for bacon? I don’t recall seeing them in my local stores.
lkrfletcher said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop - Where do you guys find the pork bellies for bacon? I don’t recall seeing them in my local stores.
Costco here carries them and presently at a reasonable price. Looks like you have a Costco near you in Thornton, but not sure what they carry there.
Paul
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lkrfletcher said in First Dry Rub Bacon Attempt:
PapaSop - Where do you guys find the pork bellies for bacon? I don’t recall seeing them in my local stores.
Costco here carries them and presently at a reasonable price. Looks like you have a Costco near you in Thornton, but not sure what they carry there.
processhead - I go there all the time, I have never seen them. I will ask one of the butcher’s next time I am there.
Life is a Garden - Dig it.
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PapaSop - Where do you guys find the pork bellies for bacon? I don’t recall seeing them in my local stores.
lkrfletcher I saw some at COSTCO the other day and SAM’S Club had some yesterday. You can also find them at H-MART but in smaller pieces, just not whole bellies. There’s an H-MART up by you at about 90th & Sheridan.
Improvise, Adapt and Overcome! Semper Fi
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Check out the food markets in Little Saigon there in Denver. They will probably carry bellies and other tasty things you don’t find in regular G stores.
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lkrfletcher I saw some at COSTCO the other day and SAM’S Club had some yesterday. You can also find them at H-MART but in smaller pieces, just not whole bellies. There’s an H-MART up by you at about 90th & Sheridan.
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Check out the food markets in Little Saigon there in Denver. They will probably carry bellies and other tasty things you don’t find in regular G stores.
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PapaSop - Where do you guys find the pork bellies for bacon? I don’t recall seeing them in my local stores.
lkrfletcher When we lived in Alaska, we got them at Three Bears, which are in the Western states. Here in Michigan, we buy a whole pig from a butcher about 3 hours from us.
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lkrfletcher I saw some at COSTCO the other day and SAM’S Club had some yesterday. You can also find them at H-MART but in smaller pieces, just not whole bellies. There’s an H-MART up by you at about 90th & Sheridan.
Bob Stehlik I love the H Mart in Denver. Took my grandkids there. What an eye opener for them. Great place for Korean ingredients.
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OMG that looks so good. I’m in Texas and I sometimes get offered a “wild hog.” I am very wary of such offers for a variety of reasons, but one of my sons hunts and said that wild hog is absolutely delicious. Have you ever had a wild hog and made bacon from that belly?
Warrenlc57 living in central Texas I could get a trap full of wild hogs any time i wanted, but from my experience I will only eat the 40-60lbs. I know people that will deal with the larger ones, but the smaller ones when smoked whole are truely delicious.
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