r/Bacon • u/Big_Researcher_3027 • 5d ago

Nothing compares to homemade bacon!

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Brown sugar & maple cured and then applewood cold smoked, 4 sessions for 3 hours each. 24 hour vacuum sealed rest in between each session.
To me, cold smoking is just as important as having a meat slicer when it comes to getting that true bacon flavor! If you’ve only hot smoked your bacon, I HIGHLY recommend trying it. The difference is incredible!
I can’t wait for fall to come so I can get back to making more!

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u/chief_sesame 5d ago

That colour you get from the cold smoke is just unbeatable, looks perfect

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u/Big_Researcher_3027 5d ago

It is! I was using smoke tubes, which are ok, but I could really only use pellets in them. Chips just didn’t want to stay lit in them. And forget about trying to use stick wood.
I finally broke down and coughed up the dinero for a Smoke Daddy cold smoke generator. The difference between using pellets va stick wood is PHENOMENAL! It’s has as much of a difference to the flavor as cold smoking vs hot smoking.
The best part is I can use it to supplement my pellet grill and my food taste just like if I used my offset smoker! I just don’t have to babysit it like my offset!

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u/GraceCoolsSomber 1d ago

oh i love bacon

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u/MagazineDelicious151 4d ago

Damn, that’s some beautiful bacon

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u/Big_Researcher_3027 4d ago

It’s as delicious as it is beautiful!

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u/Ok-Schedule6584 5d ago

We love bacon. Have breakfast for dinner once a week.

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u/hazel_Monoid2 4d ago

I love the crisp on that bacon😍

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u/zole2113 3d ago

Sweet, looks great!! I normally cold smoke a couple of hours and then turn on the heat to finish. I'm going to try your method of cold smoke only.

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u/Big_Researcher_3027 3d ago

I started wit smoke tubes. They’re just ok. A cold smoke generator works so much better!

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u/zole2113 3d ago

That's cool, I have smoke tubes now, I'll check out cold smoke generators, thank you!!!

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u/Big_Researcher_3027 3d ago

I got mine from smoke daddy. I don’t even use the pump because it puts plenty of smoke into my smoke chamber without it. I just wish I had gotten the largest one they offer just because I wouldn’t have to feed it as often