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Originally Posted by gtr
I do all my flavoring with the curing process. All I add when smoking is cracked black pepper all over the surface.
Nice looking bacon there!  It's been a while since I've gotten bellies to cure and I've been using store bought bacon, which, no matter how good it is, doesn't ever seem to match home-made. |
I've never added anything post-cure...except smoke...do you think the pepper makes a big difference at that point?
I've wondered if I should add anything post-cure....I just never have.