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  • I love the cast iron inserts for the grill!

  • @westindies08 I like em' too. I seared up a prime rib the other day before I slow roasted it. Turned out really good!

  • Great video, Beats .99 cent Egg McMuffin

  • @torontobills I know huh? Thanks you for watching! 

  • Beautiful, really thank you.

  • oohh the maple acts as an adhesive. This will be my go to bacon recipe. Thanks, got two pigs growing.

  • @rumble1892 Yesss!  Thank you for checking it out!

  • Do you moisten the belly before applying salt to make it stick?

  • Thanks for stopping by. Enjoy!

  • Really good video my friend! My Dad has a smoker and and I'm sure gonna try this out!!

  • Looks a bit messy at the end but looks very nice to eat. And i bet it was very tastey!!!!!!

  • @samfitzy8 Messy can be a good thing!

  • Very Good!!! Nice touch at the end of cooking without power. Thanks for sharing.

  • @HillbillysNdaBush Thanks for checking it out!

  • kosher salt? bit ironic no?

  • @jamesisaguitar Ironic yes!  :)

  • i just splooged...looks amazing

  • @norcaltke857 You're a true "foodie"!  Thanks for watching!

  • Very well done video, you have some really good content and you explain things well, I am going to sub. Thank you. Joe

  • @JoeandZachSurvival Thank you Joe. I stopped by and checked out your channel. Great stuff brother!

  • that gill griddle cook top you used at the end is totally cool. i want one

  • @bowlista Thanks. The grate and everything is made by a company called Craycort.

  • Do you add additional maple every day?

  • @Clintdoak Yes, I do. 

  • How much salt do you add each day?

  • @Clintdoak Just enough to cover it.

  • took your advice! results pending an overnight rest...

  • turned out great! my cure recipe and timing were slightly different, but following your method from soaking to smoking ='d great results! ps - I also really dig your breakfast griddle.

  • @jckrbbt4 Cool! A tad better than the stuff you buy in the store, huh? Take care!

  • is it totally necessary to do the two 30 min soaks to leech out excess salt??

  • @jckrbbt4 Yes, or you'll end up with a very, very salty bacon.

  • 1 person is on a diet. Looked amazing!

  • @woogieA10 Can't please everyone... Thank you so much!

  • ok thanks, now I am hungry! looks great

  • @DerGeist93 Thank you! 

  • I'm on my way!

  • @mlindsay527 Come on! We'll make room at the table!

  • gr8 vdo...u could not have tempted me worst than the last part of your video ie the cooking part....i weigh abt 130 ksg...and shall add more in the morning....

  • @choothish LOL! Thanks for watching!

  • Great video. Thank you. 

  • @DrWoodyII Thank you for watching!

  • Smoked 20 lbs. using your method only I used brown sugar instead of maple syrup. I couldn't bring myself to use my 100% pure maple syrup, but it turned out excellent just the same. Besides frying as bacon, I put some in split pea soup and baked beans. They were very good as well. Thanks for your video!!!

  • @HoosierDaddy611 Glad it worked out! That's a lot of bacon!

  • Great video!! Very helpful!!

  • @yoshie8706 Thanks for watching!

  • One of the best "how to meat" videos I've seen! Great job.

  • @askdrdurham Thank you! Appreciate the kind words!

  • Gotta lov that grill!

  • @doomizz Thank you... Giving one away on my channel. Deadline is 10/7.

  • First time I have seen someone smoke bacon. Looks good. I have a Bradley smoker and will need to try this.

  • AWESOME!!!

    I Love bacon, as i live in peru now, it is hard to find Good bacon, and I am planning to open a Food place, more or less like a restaurant.... Ok, the question is, can i Use iodized salt instead of kosher salt?

    To find maple syrup will be another deal to find... any suggesion?

    Thanks. May God Bless... The Dish at the end of the ideo will be in the menu For sure!!!

  • @jamrock300zx I would suggest using a 50/50 blend of salt and brown sugar. You don't have to use kosher salt, but if you can find sea salt, it would work better than iodized (flavor wise).

    Enjoy!

  • What kind of grill are you using and where did you get it?...I NEEDS ONE

  • @trk1050 Google "Craycort Cast Iron Grates". I can't say enough about his grate!

  • Very good video, well explained . However ive never seen this done using kosher salt before. I will have to try it. Thanks for posting this.

  • @6stringer01 Thank you for watching and the comment!

  • that's hysterical! Using kosher salt on bacon!  ha ha ha ha!

  • @jaynedoe2010 Irony is a good thing!

  • I love that sizzling sound when you're making the eggs. great video, thanks!

  • @userbosco Thank you!

  • @sd4547 where do you get your pork belly and how much per pound I would like to try this, thanks

  • The entire 9:45 minutes of your video is watchable and informative. I love how your recipe clarifies the use of real maple syrup (against flavored substitutes) AND doesn't use nitrates.

    By far the best homemade bacon video I've seen on YouTube to date. GOOD JOB!!!

  • 1 dislike is a pasty vegan.

  • @TheMoBrother Yeah... They hate anything to do with meat, but spend all of their time watching videos on meat.

  • Wow, you did an awesome video, you managed to make a 9+ minute video well worth watching to the end... rare... Thanks so much for the video... by the way... what grill do you use that is round with all the options you had on it... really cool !

    You can go on our camping trips anytime... long as you bring home the bacon!

  • @tfalter Thanks for the comment! Lemme' know where and when and I'll bring the bacon! :)

  • @sd4547 tell me where you found that grill, would like to buy one for my camping trips.

  • @wizard7889 Just google Craycort Cast Iron Grate.

  • Wow, you did an awesome video, you managed to make a 9+ minute video well worth watching to the end... rare... Thanks so much for the video... by the way... what grill do you use that is round with all the options you had on it... really cool !

    You can go on our camping trips anytime... long as you bring home the bacon!

  • You gotta love being able to eat the end result of all of your hard work. Even more when you have baked the bread, grown the pig, and your hens laid the eggs!!! Yay for small family farms!

  • @DevilishCharm23 You're totally correct! I grow a few veggies and herbs, but I still have to really on the American farmer and ranchers for the rest. God bless em!

  • it looks really nice after all!!

  • @Jiucieu Thank you!

  • I had to watch this again... i think im going to give it a shot. thumbs up

  • @ItsGoodCookin It's a pretty fun project. I now use a 50/50 blend of raw cane sugar and salt. Tastes a lot better. 

  • That was great the only thing i'd done different was fry the eggs in the bacon grease :)

  • Try brushing on the syrup and then packing the salt on after. Spoon it on and press in with a spatula. A lot less messy.

  • @chuckbyf1 Great tip. Thanks!

  • DUDE i would marry you if you made that for me lol

  • @JuSKallday LOL! Thanks for watching!

  • Ohhhh man! That looks great! Thanks for the video. I'm going to try that pork on my Weber smokey mountain.

  • @antlese Thanks! I recently started to use a 50/50 blend of salt with raw sugar. Tastes out of this world!

  • @sd4547 thanks for the tip. Can't wait to try one out! keep the videos coming!

  • @sd4547 Where can I find one of the grill/skillet inserts? Great video, btw. What, no "flavor profile" reference? ;)

  • @TheTb18 Just google Craycort cast iron grate. As far as the comment I made regarding "flavor profile". I was just rambling... They use that term all of the time on various cooking shows... I didn't want to sound like I was plagiarizing.

  • Antitrust should have read "a first", predictive text!

  • @skuf I was wondering what you were referring to. My phone does that all of the time when I'm texting..

    Cheers!

  • Well I thought I'd let you know how it went. It turned out great for antirust run, albeit being a little salty, but I'll put that down to a lack of soaking in fresh water. I am going to get another slab of belly at the end of the month and give it another go, this time with a little bit of smoking too to. I've got to admit, I found the whole process of opening the fridge every day and not wanting to cook a slice off extremely frustrating, but it turned out to be well worth the wait!

  • @skuf Glad it turned out. Like I said during our last exchanged, I've went to the 50/50 salt sugar blend and like it better than this recipe. Soaking is a must! Don't rush the soaking process... I know the feeling of frustration wanting to cut off a slice!

    Lemme' know how the next batch turns out!

  • very nice video

  • lol 'grade A'; anything that is not grade A is simply not maple syrup

  • @sd4547 No problem! I will bear your advise in mind when I give it a go tomorrow. I'm going to try and keep it a secret from my Dad and my Sis and then land it on them on Saturday or Sunday for breakfast providing it's had long enough to cure. If my first go works out well I will experiment with different flavours to see what I can get. I am also trying to work out a way to turn our garden stove into a smoker. There's lots to learn! Thanks again.

  • What a fantastic and informative video, thank you very much =) I am getting sick of the same old "sloppy" supermarket bacon that we have here in England. It shrinks down to about half it's size when it's fried in the pan and the taste leaves little to be desired. You have inspired me to give it a go, so I'll be heading to my local butchers tomorrow to see what I can get for ten quid!

  • @skuf Thank you for the comment! I recently made this using a 50/50 raw sugar salt mixture for the cure and it was the BEST I've ever had.

  • Really like the video but thought I'd point something out as someone who makes their own maple syrup, dark syrup is grade B. Grade A has a color similar to honey if not slightly darker. The grade is purely based on the coloration of the caramelized sugar not it's quality. So you actually used grade B syrup, which I find is more flavorful.

  • @theodofustwinsword Thanks for the info! I was just going off of what the bottle said. Homemade maple syrup, wow! Very impressive!

  • @sd4547 It's really not so hard just a wee bit time consuming as you have to keep an eye on the boiling sap. You seem like a bit of a do it yourself kind of guy so if you got access to a few trees or some generous neighbors try it out. If you want some ideas on how to start it cheep let me know. This is my third year now and I make enough syrup to last me and my family an entire year. Bet that bacon would be extra delicious with your own maple syrup!

  • @theodofustwinsword I'd love to try it someday... Don't know if there are too many maple trees here in San Diego though. I'll keep an eye peeled and a spigot and bucket in my Jeep!

  • @sd4547 Yeah your location does pose a problem with that. I'm not too familiar with the flora in San Diego put you might want to do some research on edible plants in the area. There is possibly some ingredients in the wild there you might find interesting to get a unique flavor. I have found some rather interesting foods here in the northeast.

  • @theodofustwinsword I'll look into that. Although I don't think I will be trying eucalyptus syrup on my pancakes anytime soon!

  • so you soaked the pork bellies in the water for two lots of half an hour? I smoked some bacon but used alot more salt and it was way tooo salty at the end... wanna try again soon though! just wary of the saltiness of the finished product. cheers

  • @BuoyzToyz You know, I made a batch of bacon two weeks ago and this time I used a 50/50 mixture of salt and raw cane sugar (granulated) and no syrup. This batch turned out KILLER! I really wished I woulda' shot a video of this one.

  • @sd4547 awesome.. I smoke alot of fish that I catch down here in OZ and have just started trying out other meats like pork and chicken.. I always use equal parts salt and raw cane sugar and add a dash of soy sauce or - if you can get it - thai fermented seasoning sauce.. delicious! Does your bacon taste salty at all when you are done?

  • @BuoyzToyz You really have to soak the salt out before you smoke it. I do a lot of salt water fishing over here in San Diego. When tuna season arrives I always end up smoking tuns of albacore and yellowfin. I make a brine of white wine, sugar and a little salt. Tastes killer and leaves a very thin shell of sweetness before you bite into the fish. You should make a vid of you smoking some fish. I'd like to check out what you do.

  • @sd4547 I am amateur video/editing thats the problem.. Trying to get some cameras on the boat to capture some of the action as well we have a run of billfish over here at the moment and the fishign is hot! We dont kill the black and striped marlin though. picked up a 25kg yellowfin (~50 pound I think?) but we eat most of him raw never thought to smoke the tuna. watch this space I will get a vid up as soon as I can! thanks for the pointers.

  • Kosher salt on bacon. Funny.

  • @froelichwind Yeah, I was waiting for a lightning bolt to hit me, but it never happened...

  • Oh MAN!!! I could smell that bacon cooking,wow.I watched this like it was porn lol.

  • @ammohead73 Too funny bro! Thanks for watch'n!

  • what kind of grill is that! (the one at the end with the 4 inserts)

  • @paravai It's made by a company called Craycort. You can google Craycort to find their site.

  • yea pride and glory zakk rulez!

  • @letteratura2 Good ear! Grazie per guardare!

  • How long will the bacon last without the preservatives? and how do you store it.

    Thanks

  • @bdd549 In the fridge, about 8-10 days. I portion mine out, vacuum seal it and put it in the freezer. I can store it for months that way. 

  • gah, double whoops - delete all the extra comments if you want. it was not show up so i kept trying. Sorry.

  • Nice work! What kind of grill is that at the end?

    Check my various bacon videos on my channel

  • @alanmckay Thanks for the comment. The grill was a Craycort cast-iron grate on my Weber. Looking forward to checking out your videos.

  • @sd4547 - whoops, alan here again.  I was logged in with the wrong account. Check this account for the bacon videos, or go to urban hippy dot ca and search on the word 'bacon'

  • @hippyurban Will do!

  • @sd4547 - whoops, alan here again. I was logged in with the wrong account. Check this account for the bacon videos, or go to urban hippy dot ca and search on the word 'bacon'

  • @sd4547 whoops i was logged into the wrong account - check my other youtube account user hippyurban, or go to urbanhippy dot ca and search on the word 'bacon'. Lots of useful tips for bacon fat too like bacon popcorn!

  • @sd4547 - whoops, alan here again. I was logged in with the wrong account. Check this account for the bacon videos

  • ok thats it! im asking for a pork belly for my birthday

  • Nice.

  • Do you just freeze it all after your done, how long does it last if you don't have the other stuff???

  • AMazing video!

  • lol ... Putting "Kosher" salt on pork..

  • @Exportlover I know! There is a certain irony there huh? I like the texture and flavor better with Kosher salt.

  • @sd4547 Kosher salt contains no iodine 

  • @liveordie1966 I realize that. But while I was making this video I was wondering how long it would take before someone make a Kosher/pork comment.

  • thanx dude will try it out!!!

  • @zaksway Enjoy! Bacon rocks!!

  • instead of maple syrup can u use honey?

  • @zaksway Sure! Another thing I do is use 50/50 raw sugar and salt with no syrup.

  • I was given 5 lbs and found the best video on youtube.

    Will start to smoke it in the morning.

    Great work.

  • omg i gotta stop watching videos with bacon in them i pass out then wake up covered in blood with a mangled pig

  • That's a kickass grill with the pie-shaped cooking surfaces

  • @JimiKiwi Yeah, I've been really happy with the way it performs. I ordered it online from a company called Craycort.

  • Your videos are just freekin awesome! Veggie Burgers mwaaaaaahahahaha love it!

  • that was incredible. very inspirational video!

  • I should cook everything outside it'd save up on electricity lol

  • Oh, and, I DON'T thank you for making me so darned hungry..... Gee-whizz, that looks good.... :-) Thanks again, bro!

  • This work of beauty is enough to make a grown man cry

  • @FatFoo Bacon rocks!

  • @sd4547 Yes!!! The bacon looks amazing & eventually I will give it a try and use this video as a definitive how-to guide. Thanks :-)

  • Excellent vid. thanks man. I'm totally making my own bacon now.

  • Thanks for showing the process and not just showing your gear. Very educational, which is what it's all about!! Very well done!!! Too much heat for the eggs though! :-) Very Nice!!!!

  • @Landotter1 Totally agree with the too much heat on the eggs... I was in a hurry and didn't take the time to tune up my bed of coals.

  • Thanks for showing the process and not just showing your gear. Very educational, which is what it's all about!! Very well done!!! Too much heat for the eggs though! :-) Very Nice!!!!

  • Great video man! Where can you buy uncooked pork belly like that for making bacon? I've never seen it in the store. Love the cast iron for the weber, where did you get that?

  • @atcnick Where I live the only place you can get pork belly is a butcher shop. A real butcher shop, not a grocery store meat counter. I bought the cast iron grate online from a company called Craycort. You can google Craycort or cast iron grate to find their site.

    Thanks for the comment!

  • Thank you for sharing! Enjoyed seeing the steps in order to making it easier to understand the process. Can't wait to try ourselves!!

  • Thank you for sharing! Enjoyed seeing the steps in order making it easier to understand the process. Can't wait to try ourselves!!

  • looks like some good eating!

  • Really fantastic video! I'm making bacon this weekend and loved the advice. What's the grill grate you have at the end to cook the bacon? What are those called? Where could I get them? Thanks again!

  • @flashmobmedia Thank you for the comments. The grate is made by a company called Craycort. cast-iron-grate dot com. Youtube blocks websites on comments for some reason...

  • @sd4547 That's awesome! I'll definitely check those out. It's pretty obvious I need them. Thanks!

  • Yum!

  • Thank you for this tutorial! Your's was the easiest to understand and you had the best looking bacon also! Much love and can't wait to make my own bacon!

  • awesome color on the meat

  • @TheFrantintin Thank you!

  • thanks fer watchin? thank you for posting. this is on my must to do list.

  • @suziescouse Lemme' know how it turns out :)

  • nice vid!!!!!!

  • @sd4547 when u use wood to smoke does it leave your meat over smoked taste? i havent had much success with it. Do u keep the flame on your wood or do u let it just smoke? im gonna try the bacon deal looks gooood

  • @bigbosh2000 The key to not over smoking is controlling the air that is entering your firebox. You want to see nice clear blueish smoke coming out of your chimney. If the smoke is white the meat will develop creosote which will cause that bitter flavor. I keep my airflow adjusted so that the wood is burning, but with a very low flame. Just above smoldering, if that makes any since... Just make sure you're keeping an eye on your smoke stack. Blue smoke, not white...

  • @sd4547 makes sense. i guess getting the little fan that you have will solve that problem. i will try it out and let you know how it works. Thanks for the tip.