Homemade bacon

[Just Passin' By]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

The best thing I can say is since I started making my own, I literally haven't bought bacon since. It's cost effective, depending on how much you're paying for pork belly. I get mine for about $2.20 per pound. But what I like most is having the choice to cut it as thick or thin as I want. There is no treat more fantastic than homemade bacon lardons.

Thanks for the info. I'd planned to do this earlier in the (last) year, but something came up. It looks like I'll want to find a good price on the salt before trying it.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

Thanks for the info. I'd planned to do this earlier in the (last) year, but something came up. It looks like I'll want to find a good price on the salt before trying it.

By salt, I presume you meant to say the pork belly. Try the meat market in a local grocery store. I get mine from Publix, which is the only place I can get it without ordering from a butcher (who wants to charge me 4x the price).