tony b Posted August 29, 2017 Report Posted August 29, 2017 Well, I finally got around to making another batch of bacon, but this time I used Purple Crack instead of the juniper berries called for by Ruhlman in his brine. All rubbed down and rested for a week. Onto the KK for cold smoking. I initially had some charcoal going in the bottom of the KK to bring it up to 150F, but it eventually went out and I didn't bother relighting it. So, this was truly mostly a cold smoke. I used a combo of small pieces of Fruita wood chips and pellets. Both were a blend of fruit woods. Had a sheet of aluminum foil on the lower grate to be a heat shield. Tried the new trick of several lit small chunks of charcoal into the cold smoker - worked great, never went out, but I did tap the sides a couple of times which seemed to kickstart heavier smoke production when it started to wane. Total smoking time was 4 hours. Rested overnight in the fridge wrapped in plastic. Then sliced up. Can't wait for breakfast in the morning to try it out. 6
MacKenzie Posted August 29, 2017 Report Posted August 29, 2017 Tony, that looks awesome, the colour is great and it even matches your KK. I have to tap my smoker occasionally too. It seem to drop more of the smoking wood down onto the fire.
Bruce Pearson Posted August 29, 2017 Report Posted August 29, 2017 Looks yummy Bacon makes everything taste better.
ckreef Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 Nice looking bacon. One day I'll try my hand at bacon.
Aussie Ora Posted August 30, 2017 Report Posted August 30, 2017 Love my belly bacon looks great need to do some more .work has just taken over at the moment so busy Outback Kamado Bar and Grill
tony b Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Posted August 30, 2017 Tried the Purple Crack bacon for brekkie this morning with some Purple Crack fried eggs (sorry, no pix). Bacon came out great - just a hint of crack! 1
kravnh Posted August 31, 2017 Report Posted August 31, 2017 Great looking bacon! I just cooked my first batch two weeks ago, using Chris Lilly’s hickory smoked maple black pepper bacon recipe. Looking forward to trying another with a less sweet profile. Can someone tell me what purple crack is? I googled it, and found that it is a strain of cannabis. Are these the seeds used on your bacon?
tony b Posted August 31, 2017 Author Report Posted August 31, 2017 5 hours ago, kravnh said: Can someone tell me what purple crack is? I googled it, and found that it is a strain of cannabis. Are these the seeds used on your bacon? Sorry, inside joke here on the Forum. Purple Crack are Tazmanian Pepperberries. AussieOra was kind enough to share some with a few of us here in the US, as they are very hard to come by, even in Australia. They have a tendency to turn food purple and are also quite addictive - hence, the name! 1
kravnh Posted August 31, 2017 Report Posted August 31, 2017 17 minutes ago, tony b said: Sorry, inside joke here on the Forum. Purple Crack are Tazmanian Pepperberries. AussieOra was kind enough to share some with a few of us here in the US, as they are very hard to come by, even in Australia. They have a tendency to turn food purple and are also quite addictive - hence, the name! Ah, if only I had searched this forum instead of Google, I would have known! After my Google search, I thought, "isn't bacon wonderful enough without making it psychotropic?" 1
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