Who makes their own bacon?

[Gumbo Man]

Man that makes my mouth water. Great job.

[ROGERO25]

did'nt know it was that easy

[Strummer]

I got a slab ready to smoke . About 8 lbs worth .

[Strummer]

Finished up a small batch . Right at 12 lbs . Maple and black pepper. This is off of one of my pigs we raised .

[Strummer]

[Geezy Rider]

Looks great.
I’ve got 12 pounds in the cure as I type.

[Strummer]

Looks great.
I’ve got 12 pounds in the cure as I type.

I’m going to start another batch I’m trading for a bunch of beef .

[Michael]

Hey Strummer, your picture above made me think of this!



I've been making my own bacon for the last several months. Where and how much are the bellies you're purchasing? The last belly I bought from HEB was $3.79/lb. Still considerably cheaper than even the cheap bacon.

[Strummer]

Hey Strummer, your picture above made me think of this!

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I've been making my own bacon for the last several months. Where and how much are the bellies you're purchasing? The last belly I bought from HEB was $3.79/lb. Still considerably cheaper than even the cheap bacon.

That’s awesome, got to save it . The bellies I have now are from a pig we raised . I got about 50 to 60 lbs of belly of of her . Hanging weight was 586 lbs .

[Michael]

That’s awesome, got to save it . The bellies I have now are from a pig we raised . I got about 50 to 60 lbs of belly of of her . Hanging weight was 586 lbs .

Ah, now I remember reading that!

[Strummer]

Ah, now I remember reading that!

When I do buy them I get them from Brookshire brothers in ganado . They will order them by them for me . Been a year or two since I bought any .

[Foxtrot]

This thread got me to thinking that I wanted to make my own bacon so I did.
It turned out great. Far better than store bought bacon but I want more flavor!

[Roger_Roger]

Bacon and Egg sandwich gone for breakfast now thinking BLT for lunch.... I gotta build me a smoker. I like jerky too.

[Hoadster604]

I have made my own bacon for years. I have used both tenderquik and plain sea salt. Either way works well. You should use the coarse ground sea salt to prevent the end product for being overly salty.

[Hoadster604]

I also use Hickory wood to smoke the bacon. I prefer the taste.