Homemade Bacon - Looking for Tips

TexasTomat0 · July 24, 2018

I tried making my own homemade bacon last weekend, and I'm not happy with the way it turned out. It seems to have retained too much moisture, and even after smoking it never really got that cured/dry look that bacon from the store gets. I fried some up, and it tasted more like a pork chop than bacon.

So I'm curious if anyone makes their own bacon and if so if they have any pointers or recipes.

Here is what I did:

1/2 C Kosher Salt
1/2 C brown sugar
Pink salt
Pepper

I let that cure for 10 days in a vac seal bag in my refrigerator. I washed it off then put it on the smoker for about 2 hours with apple wood chips (200f>).

I then re vac sealed the smoked bacon. The bags have a lot of moisture in them still.

July 24, 2018	#1
TexasTomat0 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Central Texas - Zone 8A Posts: 196	Homemade Bacon - Looking for Tips I tried making my own homemade bacon last weekend, and I'm not happy with the way it turned out. It seems to have retained too much moisture, and even after smoking it never really got that cured/dry look that bacon from the store gets. I fried some up, and it tasted more like a pork chop than bacon. So I'm curious if anyone makes their own bacon and if so if they have any pointers or recipes. Here is what I did: 1/2 C Kosher Salt 1/2 C brown sugar Pink salt Pepper I let that cure for 10 days in a vac seal bag in my refrigerator. I washed it off then put it on the smoker for about 2 hours with apple wood chips (200f>). I then re vac sealed the smoked bacon. The bags have a lot of moisture in them still.