I bought slab bacon and I am going to apple smoke it today. Should I slice it or smoke it whole?
If whole, would the smoke get through the pork?
Thanks
Don
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Is this slab cured or raw? If it is raw and it will be cold smoked, it needs to be cured first.
If it is hot smoke cooked, it can be cooked to the recommended internal for bacon.
Mn Que
If it is hot smoke cooked, it can be cooked to the recommended internal for bacon.
Mn Que
I disagree. It does not need to be cured before smoking. It is your personal preference. Cured, it will keep longer without freezing. You may need to freeze it to keep long without curing.
Well, I for one agree that to be bacon it needs to be cured and smoked. If it is not cured with the proper salts and sugers it will not taste like bacon, just lightly smoked fatty pork with no bacon taste that we are all used to. Even cured bacon needs to be properly cared for to maintain freshness and flavor. Cureing it will not allow it to maintain freshness for weeks on end, it would still need to be frozen for long term storage.
Also, I would not try and do any of this already sliced, needs to be done whole and sliced after the process and cooled .
Now that is just my $.02 worth of advice.
peartree
Also, I would not try and do any of this already sliced, needs to be done whole and sliced after the process and cooled .
Now that is just my $.02 worth of advice.
peartree