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Can anyone share their know how on curing & making BBB ? I have a pork butt I want to de-bone & try my hand at making & smoking my own bacon. Any help would be appreciated , I have never done any curing of meats & don't want to ruin a pork butt !

I tried buckboard bacon once. I didn't care for it. I stick with traditional pork belly bacon. Check out this link. I did the Hi Mountain cure.
http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2002/10/buckboard-bacon.html

Thanks Okie I will check it out !

I have used the Hi Mountain cure a few times following Third Eye's process. I used it on a butt as well as a loin - preferred the loin over the butt.

BTW - Third Eye's nickname comes from the fact that he is a welding inspector. Comes from Silsbe, TX but been in Casper, WY for a long time. His Playing with Fire and Smoke site is excellent.

Thanks egghead I will check it out !!!

Okie posted the same site I used on my first batch of BBB. I stick with those methods pretty square to this day. Good stuff!

Thanks TXdragon , since you have done this ,is there any thing I might need to change on that BBB curing or smoking ?? I went to wally world tonight but they didn't have Morton tender quick so tomorrow I will check ay HEB. I've seen some recipe's that call for brown sugar & some use white sugar or does it matter ?

Bobcat wrote:Thanks TXdragon , since you have done this ,is there any thing I might need to change on that BBB curing or smoking ?? I went to wally world tonight but they didn't have Morton tender quick so tomorrow I will check ay HEB. I've seen some recipe's that call for brown sugar & some use white sugar or does it matter ?

I prefer to use brown sugar when it calls for it. Definite difference if you sub white sugar; stick with brown if it asks! I have seen morton tender quick at HEB, so you should be lucky there. If not, you can pick up cure#1 from bass pro shop, if you have one close to you. Academy used to sell it as well, not sure about now. Keep the method as it is until you get used to it, then you can make adjustments to your liking.