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Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 01 Jun 2014, 09:05
by zzubnik
Another bacon explosion and my first try at ribs. This cook was an experiment in using cheaper meats. I am not disappointed, I think it was my best fatty yet. The ribs weren't as moist as they should be, I probably should have left them longer to fall off the bone a bit. Totally delicious though.

Perfect timing!
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Lots of bacon
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More bacon
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Time to roll this up
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Ready to go!
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Absolutely delicious!
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Thanks for all the inspiration here. I really can'e get enough of this new hobby, and my family love it too. The wife is now actually convinced spending this much on a smoker was worth it! :D

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 01 Jun 2014, 16:26
by Rednaxela13
They look awesome...I've also got some ribs and a fatty on the go this afternoon - if they come off looking anything like those I'll be a happy man! :D

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 01 Jun 2014, 17:49
by aris
I shudder to think how many calories in that :lol:

How long did you cook it for or de you just monitor the internal temp?

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 01 Jun 2014, 18:25
by zzubnik
Ha ha, cheers guys!

Well, I used 36 slices of bacon and half a kilo of pork mince. Wolphram Alpha reckons it's about 2379 Calories!

I cooked by internal temperature. I had the smoker at 225°F and cooked until the internal probe measured 165°. It took about three hours, I think.

It's going to take a lot of cycling to work it off!

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 02 Jun 2014, 14:05
by madcowman
That looks like a great weave :) is it a single strip of bacon all of the way along ? I'm struggling to find good "weaving" bacon to make bigger fatties out of.

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 02 Jun 2014, 21:49
by zzubnik
madcowman wrote:That looks like a great weave :) is it a single strip of bacon all of the way along ? I'm struggling to find good "weaving" bacon to make bigger fatties out of.


Thanks! :D

I bought some quite thinly sliced bacon, which allowed me to stretch it quite a bit. It seemed to work out well as it allowed me to pack it quite tightly.

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 02 Jun 2014, 22:14
by TakingtheBrisket
The americans slice their streaky bacon length ways where ours is sliced width ways. A good way of stretching it is to hold 1 end and with back of knife pressed on bacon push away

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 18 Jun 2014, 09:52
by JamsCowbell
That fatty looks amazing, I've wanted to make one for ages but now I think I really have to.

Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 19 Jun 2014, 07:41
by DJBenz
madcowman wrote:That looks like a great weave :) is it a single strip of bacon all of the way along ? I'm struggling to find good "weaving" bacon to make bigger fatties out of.


Tesco's streaky bacon seems to be quite evenly cut at the moment. I used it for mine:

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Re: Totally addicted now: Bacon explosion, first try at ribs

PostPosted: 19 Jun 2014, 08:23
by JONESEY
I really need to try and make a fatty.
Did you use pork mince from the butcher? - all the American recipes I've seen talk of Jimmy D sausage meat, so I was thinking of just using sausage meat from a.n.other supermarket.
Is that wrong?

would appreciate your advice.