Dizzy Pig Homemade Belly Bacon - Dizzy Pig Craft Seasonings

Name: Dizzy Pig Homemade Belly Bacon - Dizzy Pig Craft Seasonings
Ingredients: Pork belly, cut into 3lb pieces 1; Curing Brine (measurements depend on project weight) 2; Water to cover pork belly(s) completely and snugly in a non-reactive brining vessel (such as a food grade pail or small cooler); Salt or Morton’s Tender Quick at 3% of project weight; Sugar (light or dark brown recommended) at 2% of project weight; .05 oz ‘pink salt’ per pound of project weight* (use only in conjunction with straight coarse sea or kosher salt. Omit if using Tender Quick!)

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Homemade bacon will not taste like your store bought variety. Â And no, it will not just taste better.Â It will change your life!

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Non-reactive brining vessel
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Non-reactive weights
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Ingredients

Pork belly, cut into 3lb pieces 1
Curing Brine (measurements depend on project weight) 2
Water to cover pork belly(s) completely and snugly in a non-reactive brining vessel (such as a food grade pail or small cooler)
Salt or Morton’s Tender Quick at 3% of project weight
Sugar (light or dark brown recommended) at 2% of project weight
.05 oz ‘pink salt’ per pound of project weight* (use only in conjunction with straight coarse sea or kosher salt. Omit if using Tender Quick!)