1st Batch Bacon in Smokin It

[Bowfineater]

This is the first batch of bacon smoked in my Smokin It 3D Digital Wi-Fi
It was started with the 7 day cure on July 20th, but I just sliced it 20 min ago, due to being very busy with work in the summer.

I used 2 dry cure Recipes listed below
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Regular
100.00 grams        Pork Belly
    2.42 grams        Salt
    1.76 grams        Sugar
  0.50 grams          TCM
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Low Salt/Low Sugar
100.00 grams        Pork Belly
    1.21 grams        Salt
    0.88 grams        Sugar
    0.50 grams        TCM
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I cured the Pork Belly for 7 days in 2 gal zip loc bags, overhauling every day

I smoked at 150F for 2 hours, 175F for 4 hours, and 200F till done, using the APP

I pulled the bacon @ 145F after 6.5 hours of smoking.
I have always smoked bacon to 150F but it was way past my bed time, so I thought I would try something different.

I would like a little more smoke next time, but not too much, maybe using the same amount of wood, but splitting it up smaller would be the key, with the low smoking temps.

I think for my regular everyday bacon, (I eat bacon almost every day)
I will go with a cure in the middle of the 2

Anytime I cure something, I use a ratio, and weigh everything very carefully

 

[Bowfineater]

I yielded 6.75 lbs of bacon from a 7.77 lb pork belly purchased @ Costco for $2.99/lb

Making the yield 87%, with the bacon coating $3.44lb, assuming, the cure, wood, and smoker are already paid for.

 

[barelfly]

Outstanding! That’s a good amount of smoke time. I will have to try your method next time. I smoked my belly Thursday night and got 5 hours, probably could have gone lower and longer but by 11pm, I upped the temp because I was exhausted from traveling. Got it done a little after 12.

I’ll mark this down for a go. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Bowfineater]

Currently headed to Costco, for another pork belly.  I think I am going to do a maple cure, and smoke with maple wood. 

 

[barelfly]

That’s similar to what I smoked, but was light on the maple. Used regular syrup, so had a slight flavor of maple, but the bourbon flavor stood out nicely along with some sweetness from the brown sugar.

 

[LuvMyQ]

I will have to try some bacon soon.  I am thinking some apple wood.