I've found that for us 9 hrs is just about spot on....I've done 11 hrs and found it too strong, I suppose it's all down to taste.....what you could do would be to put two slabs in the smoker, take one out at 9 hrs and leave the other for whatever time you think you may like???.
That way you've got a side by side tasting session ?? just a thought? I did this with cheese starting at 3 hrs up to I think 5 or 6 hrs, can't remember, same with that we found 3hrs was enough for us.
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Our philosophy is when you make your own, whatever it is, sauce, burgers, jam, cakes, you know what going in and not what some manufacturer thinks we should have in.
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There's a saying on here ...."you'll never buy bacon from a supermarket ever again"...I started curing bacon last year following Wade's instructions, never looked back. May I be bold and suggest pork loin next?? I now cure for 14 days, dry in the fridge for 2 or 3 days, then smoke for 9 hrs this suits our taste buds the best.
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None of my sweetcorn seeds came to anything, it's a funny season so far, carrots went down to Assie along with most of the peas. Toms are really slow, and yet both broad & climbing beans are brill.
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We're at the campsite for 10 days looking after it so our friend can go on holls. We've taken our little kamado...I was blown away with how this little cooker preformed ... Came up to heat in about 10 mins, cooked two large jacket spuds, onions and two Angus steaks, which turned out great.
I think this kamado will suit us fine.
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