Stupid question about pork belly


 

J. Wilson

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So I bought a 7lb belly yesterday that I cut in half. It's curing now and I will bring out of cure probably next Sunday....so here is my dumb question.

After I smoke them....which direction do I slice for bacon when done? Obviously this was a long rectangular piece of meat so do I cut it the "long" side or the "short" side. Thank you in advance.
 
Short. The side you can see the meat and fat "striations", just like you see in a store-bought package. Normally.

You could do it the other way too (as the meat/fat alternate top to bottom) but it's easier to get even strips doing it from the short side.
 
Short. The side you can see the meat and fat "striations", just like you see in a store-bought package. Normally.

You could do it the other way too (as the meat/fat alternate top to bottom) but it's easier to get even strips doing it from the short side.

Thank you so much! Looking forward to my bacon next weekend!
 

 

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