Makin Bacon on a Nice Spring Day

[Rich Dahl]

Weather has been nice, a little windy but not a show stopper.
We were down to our last package of bacon so I picked up a slab and made some more. Did my Mable syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon slurry and used Tender Quick for the cure.
Fired up the 18 WSM and used cherry and apple chunks for the smoke. Ran the smoker at 160 + - pulled the bacon at 140.
Let them set in the fridge after cooling overnight. Got the food saver out along with the meat slicer and bagged them up.
Got 36 bags with 6 slices each, ought to last us awhile.
Felt good to smoke something, first time this year.

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Have a great week.

 

[BFletcher]

I'm happy to see you enjoying your day!

 

[Bob Correll]

Looks super Rich!
Finally getting nice here too. I grilled thighs last night, burgers for tonight.
Cardinals home opener this Thursday, guess I'll just grill some dogs.

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Looks great Rich. Might give your “slurry” a try on my next batch.

 

[Phil Perrin]

I have some bacon curing in the fridge right now!
That looks good. #drool
I can never find Tenderquick around here, so I get pink curing salt from the Savory Spice Shoppe.

 

[Rich Dahl]

I have some bacon curing in the fridge right now!
That looks good. #drool
I can never find Tenderquick around here, so I get pink curing salt from the Savory Spice Shoppe.

Phil, you can get it on Amazon

 

[Rich Dahl]

Looks great Rich. Might give your “slurry” a try on my next batch.

Cliff, if you want to try it here's what I do. Put your cure on first I use Tender Quick. Then mix 1/3 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup pure maple syrup and one teaspoon of cinnamon. Make a slurry and brush that on the bacon, let it cure and do a rinse at the end of the curing time.

 

[Clint]

Posts like this are going to get me reading up on the process - Beeeeeeeeeeautiful.

 

[TBowman]

Phil,

You can find several types of curing salt at Butcher and Packer website. They have a Maple cure that I have used several times, it is excellent.

http://www.butcher-packer.com/index...237_12&zenid=7ccea3935493f81c458c0a0018c4891e

 

[Dustin Dorsey]

That bacon looks great!

 

[CaseT]

Looks great Rich! I have a few more packages left then I'm going to need to make some more too!

 

[Pat G]

Mmmmmmm........bacon. Looks great Rich!