From pork to bacon, this is how you do it at home instead of buying it all prepared.
The ingredients: water, apple cider, molasses, salt, sugar, black pepper, and pork belly
Making the cure
Let the meat soak in cure additions for three days
Applewood chunks for a homemade smoker
Cardboard box serves as a cold chamber
The smoke - but not the heat - travels through a pipe to the box
Crudely attached computer fan helps the smoke to get into the box
Some cheddar is added when the bacon is almost ready
Slicing the bacon
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