Three Bacons and Two New with Some Heat


 
Rich Dahl

Rich Dahl

R.I.P. 7/21/2024
Made three different bacons this week. Used Bob Correls excellent method for curing.
Did the usual breakfast bacon California seasoned pepper and brown sugar.
The other two were a fun experiment. During the cure I had one with California seasoned pepper and Sriracha hot sauce and the other was Brian Dahls Bone Dust and Dizzy Pig Raging River Rub.
Reapplied to both the same things after the rinse before I smoked them. Used apple and peach for the smoke. Smoked for a little over five hours at 150-160 the 18.5 WSM ran perfect untouched the whole time. Pulled at an internal of 142.
We tried the Sriracha and seasoned pepper on our egg McRich this morning and it was really good just a hint of sweet heat.
Barb cooked up a couple of the Bone Dust and Dizzy Pig and that had a bigger bite to it, going to be great wrapped around some poppers.

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That is some beautiful bacon Rich. Sure wish I could get my hands on a belly, I so want to do this
 
You're kickin' it up a couple of notches there Rich!
Love it all!

also like your toothpick method of telling which is which.
 
Clint said:
I'm not sure how I missed this!

So how'd you do your fire?
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Did a center tin can Minion. I only put a single layer of coals spread out in the fire ring making sure that were all touching each other. Dropped 7 lit coals in the center of the coals,
two bottom vents closed and the third open about 1/3-1/2, top wide open. This is in an 18.5 WSM. The thing chugged right up to 150 and settled in there going up to 160 if the breeze came up then it would drop back down to 150 155 when the wind settled down. At a little over five hours I had at least another two hours left.
Second time I've tried this with the same results.
 
Nate Frost said:
I wish I could make bacon like that. Very nice.:wsm:

Oh, and what slicer is that?
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That's a 20 year old Rival, no longer made. All steel and heavily plated, steel gears and a removable motor. Very easy to clean. I bought it last year from a couple that got it as a wedding present 20 years ago and never used it. Not bad for $20 and it works great!
You can still find them on Ebay.
 
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