Comments on: How to home cure streaky bacon. Making bacon at home http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/how-to-home-cure-streaky-bacon-making-bacon-at-home-614 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fn http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/how-to-home-cure-streaky-bacon-making-bacon-at-home-614/comment-page-1#comment-60471 fn Mon, 25 May 2009 09:34:18 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=614#comment-60471 Hello Des Thanks for dropping by. I no longer use the egg method and have developed this low salt cure http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1017. The bacon doesn't keep in the fridge for as long (a week for ordinary belly of pork and a couple of weeks for organic free range belly). It also needs to be cold smoked as part of the cure. Why no give that a go? Hello Des

Thanks for dropping by. I no longer use the egg method and have developed this low salt cure http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=1017.
The bacon doesn’t keep in the fridge for as long (a week for ordinary belly of pork and a couple of weeks for organic free range belly). It also needs to be cold smoked as part of the cure.

Why no give that a go?

]]> By: des http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/how-to-home-cure-streaky-bacon-making-bacon-at-home-614/comment-page-1#comment-60469 des Mon, 25 May 2009 08:05:49 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=614#comment-60469 Now that is real interesting..trying different eggs in my brine tonight and checking them against my salt thermometer...would you beleive it!! some float at twenty percent and some need more salt to get them to lift...mmmm... maybe the chicken lady could check this out..no big deal but I guess if you want it consistent, I made a piece of hardwood about 8" long and cut a notch where it settled at twenty percent to give to a friend for a reference...just a thought and when you drop it it dosen't break..I am enjoying this as the uk is an old country with traditions and knowledge..here in new zealand it is hard to chat with anyone with the same interests,,,cheers des Now that is real interesting..trying different eggs in my brine tonight and checking them against my salt thermometer…would you beleive it!! some float at twenty percent and some need more salt to get them to lift…mmmm… maybe the chicken lady could check this out..no big deal but I guess if you want it consistent, I made a piece of hardwood about 8″ long and cut a notch where it settled at twenty percent to give to a friend for a reference…just a thought and when you drop it it dosen’t break..I am enjoying this as the uk is an old country with traditions and knowledge..here in new zealand it is hard to chat with anyone with the same interests,,,cheers des

]]> By: des http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/how-to-home-cure-streaky-bacon-making-bacon-at-home-614/comment-page-1#comment-60438 des Sun, 24 May 2009 06:47:25 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=614#comment-60438 you know this is great! I have been making my own bacon in kinloch new zealand (WILD PIGS MOSTLY)for a few years now and getting reports from hunting mates that while it is great it is a bit salty...some old farm books say float a potatoe...this is what i have been doing...but a friend gave me a salt thermometer and it registers at 33%..an egg as you describe floating at 1/2 centermeter (5mm) shows 21%...THIS SOUNDS GREAT...TELL FRED I COULD KISS HIM !! you know this is great! I have been making my own bacon in kinloch new zealand (WILD PIGS MOSTLY)for a few years now and getting reports from hunting mates that while it is great it is a bit salty…some old farm books say float a potatoe…this is what i have been doing…but a friend gave me a salt thermometer and it registers at 33%..an egg as you describe floating at 1/2 centermeter (5mm) shows 21%…THIS SOUNDS GREAT…TELL FRED I COULD KISS HIM !!

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