Yikes!!! Mold on my Bacon!!!

[imott]

I dry cured and hot smoked a few pork bellies. After allowing them to cool, I placed them in Zip-Lock bags in the refrigerator. Life got ahead of me and I did not put them in the freezer for a week. I went to put them in the freezer last night and noticed spots of mold the size of a nickel on some of the slabs.

Can the bacon be saved?

 

[twatsonr1]

I'd trash it, not worth food poisoning.

 

[Okie Sawbones]

According to Michael Ruhlman:

All mold except for chalky white mold should be immediately removed from the meat with a brine or with vinegar. It does not mean that you should throw it away. But if mold has been allowed to grow for a long time, it can penetrate the meat. Use your common sense.

 

[imott]

Please...More input.

Thanks!