Smoked Pig Belly

[Jim Lampe]

about a 4 pound slab of pork belly, cured about 11 or twelve days
then, yesterday, I smoked it in the 26" OTG with apple & hickory for smoke flavour.

at a dome temp of 150ºF, this slab reached an internal temp of 145ºF in 3 hours.
once done, I sealed it in a large zip-lock type bag and buried it a snow bank outside to cool it.
In the freezer overnight, I took it out and let it sit a few hours.
Just finished slicing it.

vacuum sealed about twenty slices in each bag...

then smoked out the house sampling it...

it is quite good. At $3.09 a pound, pig belly is the way to go for all your bacon needs

thank you for your time!

 

[RogerS]

Man o man Jim that looks good...2 BLTs please

 

[Steve Cleveland]

Very nice Jim, two BLT'S please

 

[Tim McCann]

Wow! Looks great Jim! I take it you have a slicer? Perfect slices. I just did some bacon myself!

 

[Rich Dahl]

Thats looks excellent Jim, bet it tastes the same.

 

[David Petr]

that looks great jim. Slice it with a knife or a machine? Where did you purchase such a fine looking belly. I have been trolling some oriental markets but there bellies don't look near as good.

 

[Mike Coffman]

Perfect looking bacon Jim!

 

[Pete in PG]

Great looking bacon Jim! Livin' Large in Wisconsin!! Congrats to the Pack on declawin' Da Bears.

 

[Derek_Marsh]

Just a thing of beauty there Jim!

 

[Todd NC]

That is some nice looking pork belly. And a wise use of Mother Nature as a refrigerator I might add.

 

[Sheila Cochran]

VeryVERY nice Jim ! I'm about ready to do another batch of bacon again myself.

Oh, and congrats on the Packers win yesterday !!

 

[RJ Banks]

Wow, that's impressive. Looks awesome!

 

[Paul Kastner]

Great looking bacon. In fact I think it is perfect.

 

[Geir Widar]

Great belly, great smoke, as always. It looks fantastic.

 

[Gene Brownson]

This image just brings tears to my eyes good thing I have these cool shades to hide the evidence. You wouldn't have any evidence of making any bacon if I were there. That right there is just a pic of beauty. It could be the monthly centerfold for PigBoy. I'd have it up on my kitchen wall

 

[Tony R]

Wow Jim!!!!
Ivan almost taste the bacon. Last pic is beautiful.

 

[Gregory R]

Oh man, oh man Jim!!! That is some beautiful looking bacon!!!

 

[David DeVivo]

Mr.Lampe !!!! I'm awestruck. The pic of the whole finished belly is PosterWorthy.....if you were to flatten/layout a few slices in the foreground...you would have the whole story....and I should love to have a couple of posters. I was going to post a recent BBB do over Christmas and now I only have the advantage of the Butt at $ 1.29 a pound. WOW, you have set the bar....One package looks a little short on the slice count...I can give you my address if you want to send it out. WOW !!

 

[Jim Lampe]

Thank you everyone!

I take it you have a slicer?

Yes, I have a slicer...

Slice it with a knife or a machine? Where did you purchase such a fine looking belly.

Machine David, I get the belly from a local meat processing plant... The pork bellies I've seen at the local oriental joints have a lot to be desired, if you know what I mean... Welcome to the forum!

...could be the monthly centerfold for PigBoy. I'd have it up on my kitchen wall

Geno, you blow my mind

One package looks a little short on the slice count...I can give you my address if you want to send it out.

rest assured David... each vacuum sealed bag has AT LEAST 20 slices in it and all are spoken for... sorry dude

 

[Bob Correll]

Looks like I need to get crackin' makin' more bacon if I want to even stay even with you Jim!
And I need to get crackin' with my photos if I want them to look as great as yours!
Beautiful job on both!!