MacKenzie Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 Put 4.1 pounds of cured pork belly on Pebbles just after dinner this evening. About 5 hours later it was at 146 F, time for removal. It is now pitch dark and all the mosquitoes in the county have found my bacon. In the kitchen under lights. Stay tuned for the rest of the bacon caper tomorrow as it is sliced and packaged. AND tasted Flip side of bacon on the KK. Here comes the taste test- Nearly cooked- Ready to eat. What's bacon without the egg:) Put together. 2
Poochie Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 That's a nice lean pork belly you're smoking. I'll bet it taste great for breakfast tomorrow. Don't share with the skeeters.
tinyfish Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 Thats looks wonderful. Do I see bacon and eggs in your future.
CeramicChef Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 Beautifully done, MacKenzie! Okay, Gang. Let's rally at MacKenzie's tomorrow morning in Nova Scotia around 8:00 AM local for bacon, eggs, home fries, and English Muffins. Ckreef can bring the peach preserves, I'll bring the coffee and Bailey's, who else is in? Thanks for the invite, MacKenzie. Can we get car service from the airport to Chez MacKenzie?
MacKenzie Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Posted August 11, 2015 CC, absolutely car service will be provided Tinyfish, you will see bacon and eggs everyday for breakfast. Poochie, soon you'll be doing the same on your very own KK 1
tomahawk66 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 That bacon looks amazing!!! Can't wait to see what it looks like on a plate with eggs!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
bryan Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 That is bad news. You can't eat it safely. Throw it down to Florida. I'll get rid of it for you. Don't hurt yourself by beating your lips together. Definitely a health hazzard.
MacKenzie Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Posted August 11, 2015 Did you add any extra smoke flavor? Yes, I added some apple and cherry:)
Poochie Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 That's a perfect breakfast or supper too. You've got me wanting to smoke a pork belly now.
wilburpan Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 That looks amazing! What temperature was your grill at for this cook? And how did you slice the pork belly into bacon strips?
MacKenzie Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Posted August 11, 2015 Thanks, Wilbur. I have a proper slicer. It is a Globe with a 12 inch blade. I started the grill off very low and slow 160F let it slowly climb to 180 F then eventually to 230F. The problem with bacon is once you do it there is no going back to store bought
tony b Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 OK Folks, now you understand why MacKenzie is hereby crowned - The Queen of Food Porn on this website!! FAB-U-LOUS! Killing me again, MacKenzie!! I have 4 1# pieces of skin-on pork belly in my freezer for turning into bacon, that I've been procrastinating on for months. Just got too many other things going right now to even think about curing bacon!
MacKenzie Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Posted August 11, 2015 Thanks, Tony but I just had the winds knocked out of my sails. I blame it on a high power beer. Did a pizza on Pebbles this evening and thought I had some nice pixs and was looking forward to viewing them. My memory card was full and I had to delete some files to make room for the pizza pixs. So I decided to clean up the card and I accidently deleted Aug. files without viewing or saving them. I'm sick.
5698k Posted August 11, 2015 Report Posted August 11, 2015 Well, this just means you have to cook that much more for new pics!!! Robert
Poochie Posted August 12, 2015 Report Posted August 12, 2015 That 6% beer can be a killer. Several versions of it now. Sorry you lost your Aug photos.
MacKenzie Posted August 12, 2015 Author Report Posted August 12, 2015 Thanks, Poochie and 5698k, it's great that I get to do the grilling over but there were other things that I can't re-do:(
