Some More Canadian Bacon

[DDave]

After a 10 day nap in the fridge, these hunks of $3.49 per pound pork loin are ready to smoke.



After a rinse and sniff test they are ready to be seasoned.



Going with some garlic powder, coarse ground black pepper, and a little dusting of brown sugar.



Here they are seasoned and ready to go.



After the SnP settled in at 190ish and a little pecan smoke is drifting out, they are ready to put on the smoker.



It's a little windy here today so I'm pulling out all the tricks I have up my sleeve to try and keep the temps even.



Got the windbreak set up on the windward side, my "custom" made cover and an old bathmat for good measure.

Right now temps are holding within 2° end to end so I'm pretty happy with that.

Updates to come.

Thanks for looking.

Dave

[Whisky Fish]

Go get it Dave! Hope the rain aint gonna get ya. It's still dumpin here.

[Mikey]

Lookin' good so far I'm sure it's gonna be good

[DDave]

Right now temps are holding within 2° end to end so I'm pretty happy with that.

And then the wind shifted . . . and started swirling . . . and got colder . . . and the temps went to hell.

So . . . more bath mats and plywood seemed in order.

Go get it Dave! Hope the rain aint gonna get ya. It's still dumpin here.

No rain currently. It was drizzling a bit this morning but right now it's just shifting winds and clouds moving around. Another storm on the way I suppose but I'm under cover so as long as it's not TOO windy the rain won't bother me much.

Lookin' good so far I'm sure it's gonna be good

Thanks, Mikey. I'm keepin' a close eye on those wood chunks and changing 'em out before the smoke turns bad. Thanks for the tip.

Dave

[T-bone Tim]

very kewl Dave , way to battle the elements

[Slanted88]

Next gig...Boy's cleaned me out! He heee....hate is when it blows...weather is just crazee...Be nice to see it done & sliced!

[DDave]

Weather has settled down now, or at least the wind has. Sky's getting a little dark and cloudy. More rain on the way it looks like.

SnP is cruising right along now. Of course the CB is getting close to being done.

Dang bath mats are working pretty good.

Ann came home from Costco, went to use the bathroom, and was wondering where the bath mat was. I told her and she was worried about them melting. I said, nothing to worry about. Smokers only running about 200°.

I don't know if I'd want them up there if I was running 250°+ though.

Dave

[Mikey]

Thanks, Mikey. I'm keepin' a close eye on those wood chunks and changing 'em out before the smoke turns bad. Thanks for the tip.

You're more than welcome

[DDave]

Alrighty then. They're finally done.

Here's a shot at some mid point. I don't remember exactly when.



And finally off the smoker.



Six and a half hours at 200ish to get to 157ish. Always seems like a long time when I'm doing them and I get nervous that they are going to dry out but they always seem okay.

Here's the first hunk sliced.



And the whole pile ready to go into Ziplocs. Next time I'll get to use the Food Saver.



I recently bought an inexpensive knife sharpener which did a pretty good job on the knives that I have. It was nice to slice with a actual sharp knife.

Darn tasty stuff!! Got the from Mrs. DDave. Bath mats worked good. I guess I'll find out tomorrow if my bathroom smells like pecan smoke. I guess there are worse things it could smell like.

Dave

[chefrob]

I guess I'll find out tomorrow if my bathroom smells like pecan smoke. I guess there are worse things it could smell like.
Dave

now that's a redneck air freshener!

good lookin' CB..........

[ALX]

Sweet....I was hoping if the wind/weather changed again you would have a new addition to the home built....

[Fishawn]

Blue Bath Mats are truly the most underrated BBQ tool.... Gonna put that on my list for Santa! ....

Nice job Dave..... Looks Fantastic