Bringing home the bacon!!!

   / Bringing home the bacon!!!
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#71  
I used that little calculator thing and it said 2.8 days of wet brining. Does that sound right?
I think Clover is probably our resident bacon expert. 2.8 days doesn't sound long enough to me. I thought it takes 5-7 days.
 
   / Bringing home the bacon!!! #72  
Yeah, its interesting the calcualtor goes from 2.8 for a 1.5" slab to 5 days for a 2" slab. Mine is probably right in the middle of that. So i am going to give it another day or 2. Might do it tomorrow evening. Which I am fine with, I am ready to hit the couch anyways!
 
   / Bringing home the bacon!!! #73  
Well I smoked this slab on my pellet grill yesterday for a little over 2 hours. Brought it up to about 140 degrees. I tasted a little bit off the side and it was really good. A little on the sweet side almost ham like. I think that is mainly because I was eating a piece off the very end so it is going to have a bit more sweetness than the interior. Looking forward to slicing it tonight and giving it a try fried up bacon style.
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   / Bringing home the bacon!!! #75  
Seems awful short. May taste hammy
Well I went an extra day. So 3.8 days, and yes it tastes hammy. That is what the calculator in that link on the first page said. It's not bad, but it is not as good as I thought. How long do you usually brine it for? I have another 5ish lb slab so I have a chance at redemption.
 
   / Bringing home the bacon!!! #76  
Those calculators are not very accurate. I'd go 10 days. 5 days, flip, and 5 more.

Rinse it off, smoke
 
   / Bringing home the bacon!!!
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#77  
I just got back from a month long trip to Taiwan. Dying for some western food and being all caught up in the jetlag and time change, when I "failed open" at 3AM I wandered out to the shop freezer and pulled out a pork belly to thaw.

I'm going for Cajun bacon this time.
Cajun bacon recipe
 

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