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Title: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Blacklab on April 28, 2017, 03:18:02 PM

Hey guys, cured a pork belly 14 days with buckboard bacon. Added pure maple to one and fresh ground pepper to the other. Smoked with hickory @ 200. Temp got ahead of me  :yike: I pulled at 160. Fried a couple small pieces  pretty good. BTW soaked and rinsed every hr for 4 hrs b4 smoking.

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 29, 2017, 12:39:28 PM

14 days - is that dry cure? Please be more specific about the process. Looks great. I'm a new fan of pork belly.

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Blacklab on April 29, 2017, 05:18:04 PM

Yes it's a dry cure. I use hi Mt buckboard bacon cure. Directions say 10 days flipping after 5. Then rinse well and soak 45 mins drain rinse and repeat 2-3 times. Smoke at 200 degrees with hickory, till the internal temp is 145. Sportsman's warehouse usually has it on the shelf.

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Dan-o on April 29, 2017, 06:25:24 PM

Geez you just made me hungry.   

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: SCRUBS on April 29, 2017, 06:27:50 PM

Thanks for the clarification Blacklab. As a noob to curing and smoking meat it is appreciated. :tup:

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Blacklab on April 30, 2017, 08:57:35 AM

No worries Scrubs. Remember anything you all cook in a oven, you can put in a smoker  :tup:

Dan-o good stuff for sure.

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Sakko300wsm on April 30, 2017, 09:23:54 AM

Just smoked a couple pork bellies on Friday with buckboard cure in my GMG - it's damn good and my first try.

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Blacklab on April 30, 2017, 09:41:40 AM

Nice! Always better than store bought, what flavor of wood?

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Sakko300wsm on April 30, 2017, 01:33:26 PM

I actually tried a fruit blend- just picked up a bag of hickory I'll try next

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Blacklab on April 30, 2017, 03:45:40 PM

Careful the addiction is starting  :chuckle:  ;)

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Sakko300wsm on April 30, 2017, 08:25:18 PM

Haha - already have a couple more bellies curing! 👍

Title: Re: Here's my 4-20
Post by: Night goat on May 11, 2017, 06:55:10 PM

What does this have to do with 4-20...?