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I got a cheap little propane smoker from Canac like 6 weeks ago & after puttering around with it for a while I finally got confident enough to try to tackle homemade bacon! Psyched to try it!
Edit: adding link to slice post.
https://imgur.com/gallery/sfRl4c9
Neednoggle
I legit thought that was banana bread at first.
MightyUrto
Eager to see it after you slice it up
Hirnuvahamsteri
CrapsMcgee
That looks like....elephant snout
ifounditunderthere
In what realm is that bacon?!
GravyEducation
Before it's sliced realm
Calicoastin818
wth is a Canac
StevenAlleyn
Hardware/home goods store with crazy prices. Smoker I have goes for like CAD$350 at most of the places you can get it around here. Was CAD$229 at Canac.
usernameistolkien
More photos please.
StevenAlleyn
Once it cools down enough to slice!
ExplainsTheReasoningBehindHowHeVotes
Upvoted in hopes OP delivers
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gtotherizzle
Nice! What kind of smoke?
StevenAlleyn
50/50 Apple & hickory
gtotherizzle
Nice! I usually do 70/30 hickory to cherry
StevenAlleyn
Yeah I’m just reading online & trying stuff - today was a first attempt to learn & improve :) We’ll see how it turned out. The fat one is a garlic powder & pepper cure, the skinny one is just pepper (obviously salt & Prague powder also)
gtotherizzle
I actually do a coffee cure based on Ruhlman's basic cure. The coffee is extremely mild, more aromatic than flavor. But my family and friends like it. Good luck dude!
StevenAlleyn
Thanks!
StevenAlleyn
So FWIW I think I went a bit too heavy on the smoke. The garlic powder cure ended up being less garlic and more salt, making that bacon a bit too salty (the fat segment).
But I learned a LOT and I’m gonna get 5kg more pork belly and try again