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Cooking & Food Talk => Charcoal Grilling & BBQ => Topic started by: landgraftj on August 01, 2015, 05:50:54 PM

Title: Berkshire Pork Belly
Post by: landgraftj on August 01, 2015, 05:50:54 PM
Got my hands on a Berkshire pork belly today (free!) and was wondering if anyone has made bacon with this special pork. I've made regular bacon with maple sugar and pure maple syrup. Use the same on the Berkshire or salt and pepper?
Title: Re: Berkshire Pork Belly
Post by: TheDude on August 01, 2015, 05:57:01 PM
S&P and call it good. Wouldn't want to mask that pig. IMO
Title: Re: Berkshire Pork Belly
Post by: Gettinit on August 01, 2015, 07:01:01 PM
Never bacon.  Did lots of pork belly though.  I have not figured out how to get the skin from leather to crackling yet.
Title: Re: Berkshire Pork Belly
Post by: Troy on August 03, 2015, 10:20:18 AM
you should do a berkshire belly and a regular belly and compare!
Title: Re: Berkshire Pork Belly
Post by: landgraftj on August 03, 2015, 10:34:59 AM
Quote from: Troy on August 03, 2015, 10:20:18 AM
you should do a berkshire belly and a regular belly and compare!

I'm curing the same way I do with regular belly. We will find out in a week!
Title: Re: Berkshire Pork Belly
Post by: HankB on August 04, 2015, 02:11:57 PM
Raichlen just smoked a Berkshire pork belly on his new show. I think I deleted it but if you have cable it might be available on demand. Or on line: http://video.mpt.tv/video/2365526373/