Homemade Bacon | From Pork Belly to Home Cured Bacon

If you want to make your own bacon from scratch, this is everything you need to know. We take you through how to cure the bacon, smoke bacon, and the best way to cook bacon. If you are going to make bacon on the barbecue at home, make sure you plan ahead because this is at least a 7 day process. See below for the curing recipe for bacon. But make this your own! If you don't like cumin, don't use it. This is my favorite bacon, but you can tweak the seasonings to make your best bacon. Just be sure to stay true to the quantities of salts, sugars and instacure so you don't throw off the curing process. * Tools I use to make bacon * Probe Thermometer https://amzn.to/3sCBtms My Home Cryovac Set Up https://amzn.to/3kz8zAY Oklahoma Joe Smoker https://amzn.to/302LUTO Rack for Drying Bacon https://amzn.to/37WfYox Lodge Cast Iron Pan https://amzn.to/37Z34pQ 0:37 bacon cure recipe 1:45 how to choose pork belly for bacon 2:36 how to cure bacon 5:05 washing bacon for smoking 5:38 smoking bacon at home time, temp and placement 6:21 burning clean smoke for bbq 6:35 internal temperature of cooked bacon 7:30 resting and wrapping bacon after smoking 8:21 cutting bacon slices and lardons 8:49 bacon cooking tips for better yield ** Bacon Cure Mix ** 12# Pork Belly 3.84oz Kosher Salt .38oz Instacure #1 3.8oz Brown Sugar 1.34oz Paprika 1.34oz Ancho Chili Powder .57oz Granulated Garlic .38oz Minced Fresh Garlic .2oz Cumin 7.68 oz Honey 3.84oz Pure Maple Syrup ** Follow Michael Ponzio on Social Media ** Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chefponzio Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chefponzio home cured bacon curing bacon how to smoke bacon