Death by Bacon

[ClayJ]

I forgot to share this when I did it, but I figure its never too late to show off (or admit to) your smoking events.

I saw this as just a picture posted on a friend's web page and decided to try it. I've since found that there's a whole web site devoted to such things.

http://www.bacondeath.com/

Here's what I did last March

Pre cook 1/2 of the thick cut bacon

Weave the remaining bacon into a mat

Thoroughly sprinkle with garlic powder

Cover with 1 pound of sausage (sweet italian in this case) and the pre-cooked bacon

Roll up the sausage and bacon

Roll up the bacon around the sausage

Smoke the whole thing (225 degrees)

I called it done at 165

Your life shortened by 1 year just looking at this picture

My kids loved it. For me, I think I should have put it over high heat for a few minutes a side at the end to crisp the outside bacon. It might look golden and crisy but it's not. Low and slow just doesn't crisp bacon

I started the whole thing at 7:50am. Put it on the smoker at 8:30. Pulled it off the smoker at 11:00

 

[Mac]

What,
No Butter or cheese?

 

[Glenn W]

I will try this for sure! That looks sooooo good!

Thanks for sharing

 

[Jerry N.]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by ClayJ:
My kids loved it. For me, I think I should have put it over high heat for a few minutes a side at the end to crisp the outside bacon. It might look golden and crispy but it's not. Low and slow just doesn't crisp bacon
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

This looks great. I think I would go with a high heat or at least a sear because as you point out, bacon needs heat to get crisp.

 

[russell swift]

Yeah I like to call those bad boys "bacon bombs". Next time you need to add some BBQ sauce and cheese in the middle....really jazz it up. We always include a bacon bomb in our tailgate and carve it up as redneck sushi. It goes great with cold, cold beer.

 

[Paul Mosher]

Great post Clay!! I've done a couple of them and they get devoured pretty fast.
I'm sure you've seen this

 

[JimK]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Mac McClure:
What,
No Butter or cheese?

</div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Seriously! What are you, some kind of health nut!!??

Good stuff!

 

[Glenn W]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">That looks so yummy and healthy that I'm going to make it for my mother in law's birthday </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Now that is funny, don't care who you are

 

[Wolgast]

Did this myself,but skipped the bacon inside and took feta/olives and pesto if i recall right.

But will try with bacon inside for sure!

Looks great

 

[Brian Zimmerman]

This actually gives me meaning in life. Will have to try this sometime during the week.