Bacon - the thread
Mar 17th 2015 | 6:18 am
#271
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Slightly lost in translation, but managed to pick up a chunk of pork, it's the belly with fat and a bit of the loin.
The guy was carving up the last of the pig and taken a chunk of the loin out already....but now I know this guy gets whole pigs to process himself, sometimes...so might have to try and arrange it properly next time....but the lack of English made it tricky.
Anyway, got about 7.5 pounds of meat, curing in the fridge.
Thing is, do you then wash and dry it after the cure, or just go for it and slice and chuck it in the fryer?
The guy was carving up the last of the pig and taken a chunk of the loin out already....but now I know this guy gets whole pigs to process himself, sometimes...so might have to try and arrange it properly next time....but the lack of English made it tricky.
Anyway, got about 7.5 pounds of meat, curing in the fridge.
Thing is, do you then wash and dry it after the cure, or just go for it and slice and chuck it in the fryer?
Mar 17th 2015 | 7:22 am
#273
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Slightly lost in translation, but managed to pick up a chunk of pork, it's the belly with fat and a bit of the loin.
The guy was carving up the last of the pig and taken a chunk of the loin out already....but now I know this guy gets whole pigs to process himself, sometimes...so might have to try and arrange it properly next time....but the lack of English made it tricky.
Anyway, got about 7.5 pounds of meat, curing in the fridge.
Thing is, do you then wash and dry it after the cure, or just go for it and slice and chuck it in the fryer?
The guy was carving up the last of the pig and taken a chunk of the loin out already....but now I know this guy gets whole pigs to process himself, sometimes...so might have to try and arrange it properly next time....but the lack of English made it tricky.
Anyway, got about 7.5 pounds of meat, curing in the fridge.
Thing is, do you then wash and dry it after the cure, or just go for it and slice and chuck it in the fryer?
Mar 17th 2015 | 7:42 am
#274
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Should do....I'll be slicing it with a knife as I don't have a proper meat slicer...
So many innuendo's, I don't even know where to go with that one
So many innuendo's, I don't even know where to go with that one
Jun 1st 2015 | 1:23 am
#278
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Now the warmer weather is here, what we need is an ice cream and bacon sandwich. 
Jun 1st 2015 | 1:23 am
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Now the warmer weather is here, what we need is an ice cream and bacon sandwich.
Jun 1st 2015 | 1:28 am
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Re: Bacon - the thread
I have to concur with Sultan Bacon should be inside the BREAD sandwich, with tomato ketchup or brown sauce depending on personal preference.
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Jun 1st 2015 | 1:33 am
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Jun 1st 2015 | 1:37 am
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Jul 4th 2015 | 10:46 am
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Only in America could someone claim to have "improved" bacon by coating it in brown sugar before it is fried.
Jul 9th 2015 | 8:06 am
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Re: Bacon - the thread
Ages ago I had a butcher friend cure me a whole belly to make bacon from.
Folks in the US drove a crazy amount of traffic to the post on my blog...mainly because it made this...
(You'll have to excuse the really really naff photo quality. One of the first posts I ever did and had zero expectation of using the photos I shpot on an old camera phone)
Yes, that is a 450mmx450mm bacon blanket ;-)
Folks in the US drove a crazy amount of traffic to the post on my blog...mainly because it made this...
(You'll have to excuse the really really naff photo quality. One of the first posts I ever did and had zero expectation of using the photos I shpot on an old camera phone)
Yes, that is a 450mmx450mm bacon blanket ;-)
Jul 9th 2015 | 11:51 am
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Re: Bacon - the thread
That's a lot of patience!
How did it turn out? Looks great though
How did it turn out? Looks great though
