Making Some Honey & Chili Bacon

JerBear · Post by **JerBear** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 00:04

I'm using Rytek's recipe for the honey bacon and just got it in the cure/honey mix 'bout an hour ago (pic below). After the pellicle has gotten everthing happy and sticky I'm going to sprinkle the non-skin side of the belly with some crushed pepper flake before smoking with the other two standard bacons.

On my last batch I had more shrinkage than I preferred so when I smoke these bellies I'm going to put a pan of water between the a-maze-in and the bellies to keep the moisture level up. Fingers crossed....

Tatoosh · Post by **Tatoosh** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 12:51

That looks great! I'd love to get an A-Maze-N pellet box for cold smoking. Maybe one of these days. The box itself isn't so bad, but getting the pellets shipped over is the big challenge.

Cabonaia · Post by **Cabonaia** » Mon Aug 27, 2012 15:08

Honey chili bacon sounds fantastic!

Hey Tatoosh - how about hardwood sawdust? Some guys just grab a stick of hardwood and run it through a saw till they have enough sawdust. Or maybe you can find a cabinet maker who would give you whole sacks of it.