Jay. I’ve made these many times tailgating. If your going to wrap them with bacon, use precooked bacon from Costco. However, I’ve refined my recipe to make it easier. I core the peppers, then mix a bag of taco seasoned cheese and a bag of bacon bits from the salad aisle, stuff the peppers and smoke at about 200-225° for a couple of hours. Deelish and the bacon won’t over or under cook.