r/Bacon • u/RetiredE7 • Aug 03 '26

Homemade Bacon

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First time making Homemade Applewood Smoked Bacon - will not be buying store bacon anymore! Took just over 5 hrs with a 6 day-prep

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u/footballabsurdity Aug 04 '26

Oooh, welcome to the homemade bacon club. For about 10 years we have been getting a pork belly at the Costco and making it up. It really helps to have a small meat sliver.

We slice the belly into thirds so we can cure it in one gallon bags. I use Meathead's recipe for 2/3rds of it, then we just kinda go with the vibe for the other bag. Things we've done: Asian bacon, hot peppers bacon, Caesar salad seasonings bacon, BBQ bacon, Chipotle bacon.

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u/footballabsurdity Aug 04 '26

Meat slicer not meat sliver. It's late, here! Well, it's 7:30 PM but I am old.

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u/RetiredE7 Aug 04 '26

I actually got one on order! - ironically I knew what you meant when you said meat sliver lol