How do you cook bacon?

[mikesmelly]

I need to cook 2 lbs at a time with the members in this house! I use a large electric flat non-stick skillet at home. It has a grease catcher and I like to save the grease for making bread. It adds a nice touch to grilled or broiled asparagus too.

Now how many make their own bacon? It is just slightly more expensive than the cheap crap and much cheaper than expensive thick cut bacon. Pork bellies are usually $5/lb here. I have made corned venison then smoked to make something similar to pastrami too, that was amazing.

Curing


Smoking in the old smoker. I now have a Bradley Original.


Cooking


I only use kosher salt and sugar to cure, it is safe as long as the amount is increased to at least 10% weight of the weight of the meat. It doesn't keep the meat a pink color but the taste is amazing.

Here is the corned venison, being sliced after being smoked and thoroughly cooled. I use saltpetre when corning meat. Measurements have to be precise using it but the bag I got will last long enough to pass onto my children.


Homemade Reuben sandwiches!

Can I come over to your house?