Been wanting to try, but getting pork belly near me has been a challenge. I guess city folks don't buy pork belly. Not available at Sam's, Costco, Tom Thumb, Kroger, Amazon, or Whole Foods. Wasted a lot of time looking.
Just picked up an 8.5# pork belly from La Michoacana meat market. I really liked that place. With skin removed though worked out to be ~$5.50/lb. Wife will pick up another 5# from central market tomorrow. They only charge $5/lb for the same pork belly that HEB sells for $3/lb. We wanted to compare as the one we bought seemed thin. Closest HEB is only 45 minutes away.
My plan is to use my offset smoker as a cold smoker. Will do this by using some pellet tubes on a cold night. I know I could hot smoke it, but I want to try this route. Think I've read all the threads on this.
I think while I'm at it I might try to cold smoke a block of cheddar cheese. Stay tuned. Will update in couple days.
Just picked up an 8.5# pork belly from La Michoacana meat market. I really liked that place. With skin removed though worked out to be ~$5.50/lb. Wife will pick up another 5# from central market tomorrow. They only charge $5/lb for the same pork belly that HEB sells for $3/lb. We wanted to compare as the one we bought seemed thin. Closest HEB is only 45 minutes away.
My plan is to use my offset smoker as a cold smoker. Will do this by using some pellet tubes on a cold night. I know I could hot smoke it, but I want to try this route. Think I've read all the threads on this.
I think while I'm at it I might try to cold smoke a block of cheddar cheese. Stay tuned. Will update in couple days.
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