How to Make Bacon at Home Like a Pro Butcher (JPV Method) | The Bearded Butchers

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🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and calories, while pork belly can be more affordable.

Cut the pork belly from the pig, ensuring to separate it from the loin.

Trim the belly to square it up for uniform slicing after smoking.

Cure the belly with celery powder and sea salt in a mixture of 2 gallons of cold water and 2 pounds of sea salt for at least 8 days.

Prepare a second cure using sodium nitrate in a mixture of 2 gallons of cold water and 1 ounce of sodium nitrate for at least 8 days.

After curing, smoke the bacon and then fry it in a cast iron skillet.

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