<![CDATA[Bacon Salty]]>A question for the group. The Bacon I made is very salty - Wondering what I could have done different?
Here is what I did:

  • Dry rubbed for 7 days under vacuum
  • Removed from vac bags and washed thoroughly for 20 minutes
  • Soaked in cold fresh water 30 minutes
  • Repeated the above steps 2 more times.
  • Soaked 3 hours in water
  • Dried with paper towels and added pepper and jalepeno flakes - Refrigerated overnight
  • Ran the Smoke schedule
  • Refrigerated overnight
  • Sliced and stored

Maybe not a full 7 days? - I had very little liquid in the Vac bags after the 7 days.
I was sure I rinsed it enough, but it is too salty - Too expensive to keep making it this way if it is going to be this salty.

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I’m going to be doing another round of Berkshire hog bacon coming up in the next week or so. A friend has another hog that he told me he was butchering and wished I’d make him some bacon like last time. Well, why not!
Jonathon How may I add Waltons seasonings to aid the flavors in my bacon? Please PM me or another way if you please, tia.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78377https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78377Tue, 24 May 2022 04:21:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Tue, 24 May 2022 00:28:58 GMT]]>PapaSop thats a thing of beauty

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78367https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78367Tue, 24 May 2022 00:28:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Mon, 23 May 2022 20:00:50 GMT]]>Thanks wad thing of starting z belly this will be helpful.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78363https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78363Mon, 23 May 2022 20:00:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Mon, 23 May 2022 19:02:43 GMT]]>PapaSop thanks for the info πŸ‘

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78362https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78362Mon, 23 May 2022 19:02:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Mon, 23 May 2022 18:59:21 GMT]]>cdavis said in Bacon Salty:

PapaSop that bacon looks great. Ribs look pretty darn good also πŸ˜‹. What salt%did you go with?

Using the Digging Dog farm calculator. It’s default setting for salt is 2%. Prior batch I used 1.75%. Went down to 1.5% on this one. About perfect for me.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78361https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78361Mon, 23 May 2022 18:59:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Mon, 23 May 2022 16:51:43 GMT]]>PapaSop that bacon looks great. Ribs look pretty darn good also πŸ˜‹. What salt%did you go with?

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78351https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78351Mon, 23 May 2022 16:51:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Mon, 23 May 2022 15:17:56 GMT]]>Denny O Nothing wrong with staying with what works and you like. I have not made bacon yet but is on my to do list and I read a lot of posts that have trouble with the salt content.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78346https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78346Mon, 23 May 2022 15:17:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 18:55:30 GMT]]>PapaSop Looks awesome.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78314https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78314Sun, 22 May 2022 18:55:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 18:25:52 GMT]]>PapaSop I’ll take a package of that deliciousness!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78309https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78309Sun, 22 May 2022 18:25:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 16:11:18 GMT]]>PapaSop looks great!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78302https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78302Sun, 22 May 2022 16:11:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 15:58:26 GMT]]>PapaSop looks good. Nice job

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78301https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78301Sun, 22 May 2022 15:58:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 15:29:39 GMT]]>PapaSop
Really happy to hear that you got this nailed down.
It feels pretty good to be in control of the finished product. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78300https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78300Sun, 22 May 2022 15:29:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 15:22:56 GMT]]>Thanks all. Couldn’t have done all this without this community. So much knowledge here.

Final taste is wonderful. I backed off the salt percentage by . 25% from the last run. Think I hit my sweet spot.

All sliced and packaged.
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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78299https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78299Sun, 22 May 2022 15:22:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 01:49:59 GMT]]>PapaSop now that looks tasty

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78291https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78291Sun, 22 May 2022 01:49:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sun, 22 May 2022 01:14:48 GMT]]>PapaSop your just showing off now.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78281https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78281Sun, 22 May 2022 01:14:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 22:06:35 GMT]]>PapaSop thanks you for helping me decide what I want for dinner. Ribs it is!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78262https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78262Sat, 21 May 2022 22:06:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 21:30:40 GMT]]>PapaSop Those look good & ready. I wish I could get some bellies like that around here. Heck, Id just like to get some bellies.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78261https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78261Sat, 21 May 2022 21:30:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 21:29:05 GMT]]>Bob Stehlik PapaSop He’s the BACONATOR!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78260https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78260Sat, 21 May 2022 21:29:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 19:44:09 GMT]]>PapaSop Awesome looking end product. Hey, don’t complain about the weather. 91* on Wednesday. Dropped 62* and 7" of snow on Friday!

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78258https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78258Sat, 21 May 2022 19:44:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 19:41:14 GMT]]>PapaSop Looking good. You are really becoming β€œBacon Wizard!”

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78256https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78256Sat, 21 May 2022 19:41:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 18:21:19 GMT]]>That bacon looks great

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78254https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78254Sat, 21 May 2022 18:21:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 18:19:18 GMT]]>Well the bacon is out. Will let it cool awhile. Anxious to try it though.

PXL_20220521_180800692.jpg

As long as the smoker is going might just as well do some baby backs. Hmm, late supper tonight.

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]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78253https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78253Sat, 21 May 2022 18:19:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 15:46:20 GMT]]>PapaSop this looks great.

]]>https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78250https://waltonsdev.nodebb.com/post/78250Sat, 21 May 2022 15:46:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Bacon Salty on Sat, 21 May 2022 15:43:25 GMT]]>PapaSop nice looking slab of meat by the way!

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