Bacon

[dogtuk]

Got a pork belly at costco and decided to make some Bacon I used the Morton tenderquick recipe for bacon its a tablespoon of tenderquick and a teaspoon of sugar per pound of meat let cure for 7 days and smoked with hickory

[WCTaxidermy]

Wow Huey that looks awesome!  Did you cut it by hand or through a meat slicer?  Those are nice straight cuts.  I have a pork belly in the fridge myself.  Will be ready to smoke in 3 more days.

[dogtuk]

I hand sliced it figured it would be faster and one less thing to clean up when i was done a nice sharp knife helps :-) I picked up another slab yesterday and will cure tomorrow what a deal 9 pounds of Bacon for 26 bucks :-)

[WCTaxidermy]

Yep that's where I got mine, can't beat that price plus end results beat store bought bacon any day!

[Blacklab]

Looks great as always dogtuk. I do the same thing with cutting by hand. Two or three slabs then the slicer coming out. Costco belly prices went up in my area from $2.29 to $2.79.  Still worth it for the end result though. 

BTW I still haven't tried tender quick  just haven't. Maye next year   

[brewzer13]

 I just bought a smoker and the same pork belly. What is tenderquick and where do I find it? Am looking at trying the same thing and maybe some pepper bacon as well. Any tips and advice are much appreciated since this is my first time with a smoker.

[Blacktail Sniper]

This is what it looks like...

[Blacktail Sniper]

Found this with a quick Google search:

http://www.lemproducts.com/product/152/bacon-ham-seasoning?r=adwords-pla&src=ADWORDPLA&gclid=Cj0KEQiA496zBRDoi5OY3p2xmaUBEiQArLNnK1R_reiyqScI7FXa_lIFpiM0_g8L797rPuuX3X3jVZ4aArq48P8HAQ

[Ridgeratt]

should be able to find it in most grocery stores.

[brewzer13]

Thank you both, heading to the store first thing in the morning