Let's Talk BBQ

Cured Meats & Food Preservation => Cured meats & Food Preservation => COLD SMOKING! => Topic started by: GusRobin on August 06, 2020, 09:00:04 PM

Title: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: GusRobin on August 06, 2020, 09:00:04 PM
Decided to make some bacon. Did a dry cure on it for 8 days, removed from ziplock, rinsed and in the fridge for 2 days. Then into the Bradley for 2.5 hrs of cold smoking with hickory in the Amazin tube.
Here it is hanging in the smoke

(https://i.imgur.com/OFqzLim.jpg)

After the smoke put it back in the fridge for a day. Next day back in the Bradley and cold smoked for another 2 hrs.

Here it is after it was all done before slicing.

(https://i.imgur.com/s34bVKm.jpg)

Sliced it into 12 piece packets and vac sealed.

(https://i.imgur.com/5hHe1T2.jpg)

Now here is additional picture.

(https://i.imgur.com/bHi7MmS.jpg)

It is of my bandaged finger. For the first time in the many years I owned the slicer, i did a bone head move and sliced a piece of finger. It wasn't so much a deep cut, but a wide slice across the finger. I couldn't stop the bleeding. So that is why I spent the afternoon at the Emergency Room. Oh well, it was probably the longest i have been anywhere since all this crap started.
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: bamabob on August 06, 2020, 10:32:21 PM
that bacon looks incredible.  One of these days I'm going to have to try making bacon.  cuts are something I always caution about when doing slicing and dicing, glad to hear it wasn't anything serious.
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: IR2dum on August 07, 2020, 02:33:47 AM
Gus, that bacon looks extra good...the finger, not so much.
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: Cajunate on August 07, 2020, 05:23:50 AM


That injury sucks, but at least you have bacon. Well done!!!
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: Lines on August 07, 2020, 06:38:33 AM
Looks really good on the bacon Gus. Sorry about the finger.
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: TMB on August 07, 2020, 08:21:17 AM
Bacon looks good but dang on the finger.  I have done that NO FUN :-[
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: Ka Honu on August 07, 2020, 12:22:01 PM
I've seen chicken fingers in the store but never Robin fingers. A new taste sensation?
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: GusRobin on August 07, 2020, 10:44:35 PM
Quote from: Ka Honu on August 07, 2020, 12:22:01 PM
I've seen chicken fingers in the store but never Robin fingers. A new taste sensation?
Only if you are in a plane crash in the Andes
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: Pappymn on August 08, 2020, 02:32:34 PM
Excellent looking bacon


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Title: Re: Cold Smoked Bacon
Post by: Lines on August 08, 2020, 03:08:03 PM
Quote from: GusRobin on August 07, 2020, 10:44:35 PM
Quote from: Ka Honu on August 07, 2020, 12:22:01 PM
I've seen chicken fingers in the store but never Robin fingers. A new taste sensation?
Only if you are in a plane crash in the Andes
Rump roast! ???