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I finished the long process of making bacon. I will attempt to explain the 2 week process here. Bacon comes from the pork belly but can be made from any part of the pig. Using shoulders gives me a less fatty bacon with more lean meat to enjoy. I buy 60 pound boxes of pork trim for sausage making. From this, I set aside 15 pounds of the fatty trim for this bacon. This trim is 72% fat. The seasoning, I used was a high Mountain brand. I have had good luck with this brand so I gave it a try. I sprinkled the dry cure and seasonings over the meat and mixed it well I then placed all the pieces in a container and refrigerated it for ten days. After ten days, I soaked the pieces in cold water for two hours to remove any surface cure. [img] http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/sausage/bacon9.jpg[/img] I placed the pieces of pork on racks and into my pre-heated homemade smoker at 150F. For smoke, I use hickory. I cover the pan with a lid to starve it of air. This allows smoke but no flare ups. I smoked the meat until the largest piece reached an internal temp of 165F and then let it cool in the smoker. [img] http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/sausage/bacon93.jpg[/img] I sliced one piece while it was still warm and the fat was still transparent so it's hard to see the fat lines like you see on store bought bacon After cooling overnight I will vacuum seal the pieces whole and slice when I want to fry some [img] http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c239/212007154/sausage/bacon94.jpg[/img]
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I'm curious about something here: You say this boneless pork shoulder is 72% fat. It sure looks to me from the photos that it may be 72% lean. Was this a typo? Which is it? I've never made any bacon before, but sure would like to try it, especially if I could make some real lean. It sure looks mighty good from your photos! Thanks for the reply!
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awww jeez. The vacation is over. The POS is back. Damn.
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awww jeez. The vacation is over. The POS is back. Damn. No, he's not, though maybe his twin cousin is.... DIYguy (Member #53316) User Registered On: 01/28/14 10:15 PM Last Online: 08/04/14 07:33 PM
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Ha
So let me get this whole this straight, he's got 72% fat instead of lean, and his thread is named Pork Butt Bacon when he used Pork Shoulder Picnics?????
Must have been 2 sheets to the wind......LOL
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The squeezer's gone???? Say it ain't so. Ssssssshhhhhhhh! lol
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The squeezer's gone???? Say it ain't so. Hey Charlie...nice selfie
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The squeezer's gone???? Say it ain't so. Hey Charlie...nice selfie Thanks,,,
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Sorry.....I didn't mean to stir anything up. I was just curious about the bacon. I don't post a whole lot. The photos sure looked good, but did not seem to quite match the description as to the fat content.
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the diydouche was full of himself, if he could have played nice............who knows..........but the he was the turd that would give a guy a blue ass from schitting in a porta potty.....full of a lot of stuff and really dense....
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