Chae Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just wondering - how long does everyone cold smoke their bacon for? I did a maple smoked maple bacon (smoked for 12 hours) and a cherry smoked treacle bacon (smoked for 9 hours) and both turned out really nice, but I'm wondering how long everyone else smokes theirs for? I was reading some people smoke for 7 nights in a row for hours and hours at a time, whereas others think 8 hours total is enough. I'm just wondering what other people's preferences are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 It is down to personal taste and the smoke. I usually smoke mine for 12-16 hours with Hickory. Both of yours are in the right timeframe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chae Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks Wade, I'm waiting on an order from Grid Iron and just wanted to get an idea of what other folk do. Do you always use hickory for bacon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Personally yes. Hickory is the choice of most of my smokery products. It is distinctive, sweet but not overpowering. It is down to personal taste though. Some of my products use a Hickory/Oak blend as the Oak dilutes the Hickory flavour a little. Try several types of wood and find out which you prefer. All of the mainstream smoking woods will taste fine - just avoid the really strong woods like Mesquite until you have a better idea of your own preferences. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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