Smoked meats and bbq

[OldPhiKap]

Anyone here smoke and cure bacon? I have three 3-lb pork belly slabs ready to rub/cure tomorrow before I head to Durham and hope to smoke them next weekend. All tips welcome.

[devil84]

Anyone here smoke and cure bacon? I have three 3-lb pork belly slabs ready to rub/cure tomorrow before I head to Durham and hope to smoke them next weekend. All tips welcome.

I've done it a couple of times. Don't short the time needed to cure. Don't short the time needed to smoke. Decide how much you want to eat for the first several days and immediately freeze the rest before starting to cook the reserved portion. Freeze in portions that you usually use. If you don't freeze the rest before you start to cook, you'll hurt yourself by cooking up way more than is healthy because it's so delicious. Enjoy!

[OldPhiKap]

I've done it a couple of times. Don't short the time needed to cure. Don't short the time needed to smoke. Decide how much you want to eat for the first several days and immediately freeze the rest before starting to cook the reserved portion. Freeze in portions that you usually use. If you don't freeze the rest before you start to cook, you'll hurt yourself by cooking up way more than is healthy because it's so delicious. Enjoy!

Thanks!

Do you slice then freeze, or freeze in chunks? I have 3 3-lb slabs and I tend to try three different cures. Will be freezing most.

[devil84]

Thanks!

Do you slice then freeze, or freeze in chunks? I have 3 3-lb slabs and I tend to try three different cures. Will be freezing most.

I freeze in chunks. This allows me to decide whether I want thick or thin slices, or small dices for recipes. And it gets me cooking the first batch of bacon faster!

[OldPhiKap]

I freeze in chunks. This allows me to decide whether I want thick or thin slices, or small dices for recipes. And it gets me cooking the first batch of bacon faster!

My understanding is basically:

1. Cure for 7 days, flipping the bag once a day.
2. Rinse, then dry on a rack in the fridge 24-48 hrs.
3. Smoke low temp to internal of 145-150 or so.
4. Rest until cool (an hour or so), then wrap and let sit in fridge for 24 hrs.
5. Slice, cook, enjoy!

Is that about right?

[wavedukefan70s]

My smoker has hornets .to get rid of them
I have to spray them. I'll never use it again mentally just cant. Sad day .

Anyone use a pellet grill to smoke meat?

[YmoBeThere]

I have to spray them. I'll never use it again mentally just cant.

Because spraying the hornets, the chemicals involved? Why not just run it for a few days to clear them out?

[wavedukefan70s]

I'm not to good with hornets or needles.
My neighbors comming to get it .I'm going to lowes .as soon as he's done .I didn't really want to spray them . Now I don't have to mess with them at all.
He's got a bee suit .
I had a hornet bop me in the corner of my eye lid years ago . Never again.
To be honest I didn't even want to let the dog out.

[wavedukefan70s]

Anyways I got me a pit boss pro series and the hornets are gone.


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Time to season it and cook some pork belly.

[YmoBeThere]

Anyways I got me a pit boss pro series and the hornets are gone.


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Time to season it and cook some pork belly.

Lol, were there really hornets?

[bundabergdevil]

Anyways I got me a pit boss pro series and the hornets are gone.


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Time to season it and cook some pork belly.

Is that a Randy Marsh election sticker in your truck?

[wavedukefan70s]

Is that a Randy Marsh election sticker in your truck?

Yes I found it funny some do some don't.
By some I mean my wife lol.
Sorry about it I forgot about it .wasn't trying to be political.

[wavedukefan70s]

Lol, were there really hornets?

Yeah there were . My neighbor took the smoker . Evidently they were worse than I thought . He didn't even try to clean the nest .he killed them off . Took it to the dump .
He told me if I would have lifted that cover to spray them .
I would have had a come to Jesus meeting
With them.
He said my lab is lucky he didn't mess with them.
Said he bagged them and gassed them .
So I'm going to get Him a bottle of crown since I got free work and he got the short end so to speak.
He was expecting to have a smoker.

[bundabergdevil]

Yes I found it funny some do some don't.
By some I mean my wife lol.
Sorry about it I forgot about it .wasn't trying to be political.

Oh, geez, no I thought it was funny!

[OldPhiKap]

Anyways I got me a pit boss pro series and the hornets are gone.


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Time to season it and cook some pork belly.

CB&B had to battle yellowjackets at the tailgate this morning. Luckily he prevailed (and his cooking was off the chain good!)

[CameronBornAndBred]

CB&B had to battle yellowjackets at the tailgate this morning. Luckily he prevailed (and his cooking was off the chain good!)

When I got back to the tailgate after the game, I found one or two enjoying the remnants of the meal. Better them in the food than between my toes.

Tangent subject, I ordered a dehydrator last week and made some delicious jerky. Can't wait to play with some recipes and different meats in it. (I had an older vertical cylinder style one, but this one is horizontal and temp controlled.)

[OldPhiKap]

When I got back to the tailgate after the game, I found one or two enjoying the remnants of the meal. Better them in the food than between my toes.

Tangent subject, I ordered a dehydrator last week and made some delicious jerky. Can't wait to play with some recipes and different meats in it. (I had an older vertical cylinder style one, but this one is horizontal and temp controlled.)

Nice!

I have nine pound of pork belly curing at home to smoke for bacon next weekend. I’ll let you know how it turns out!

[CameronBornAndBred]

Nice!

I have nine pound of pork belly curing at home to smoke for bacon next weekend. I’ll let you know how it turns out!

Been following your convo with Devil84, that sounds fun.

[OldPhiKap]

Been following your convo with Devil84, that sounds fun.

Meant to talk to you about it Saturday. Beer fogged the ol' memory.

[bundabergdevil]

I say this wrt to smoked meat:

"You skin that smoke wagon and we'll see what happens! (...) I'm gettin' tired of all your gas, now jerk that pistol and go to work! (...) I said throw down, boy!"