Boars Head Shoulder Bacon

[travcoman45]

Well, here be another batch a Boars Head Shoulder Bacon, half the batch fer me the other half been sold!



Bout 13 pounds a shoulder trimmed an ready fer cure.



All bagged with cure, now the long 12 day wait!

These will be massaged ever other day, then on the 12th day they get a two hour soak before sittin in the fridge fer awhile ta develope that pellicle!

After all that, inta the smoker at 200* with some nice maple.

[BigRedQ]

Looking good Tip, sure hope them folx over at Boar's Head don't get pizzed with ya about the name. :-)

[jbchoice1]

looks real good... thanks for sharing

[Richtee]

OK...so spill it- what's the cure/seasoning mix there?

[travcoman45]

Big Red Q - I hear tell there be some place called boars head, I figure long as my business ain't called that they shouldn't complain, can't thin a little feller like me gonna bother em much.

Rich - Well, there be pork shoulder in there, some molasses, brown sugar, cure an a few seasonins. eeehhhumm ifin ya get my meanin. So fer seems like it gonna be a good seller!

[erain]

Boars Head products is sold in a market close by me, meats and cheeses.

[travcoman45]

Are they a deli type place erain er what? I ain't really ever seen one, somebody while back told me there be a place name Boars Head, guess they can fight grandpa over the name! There stuff anygood?

[BigRedQ]

Are they a deli type place erain er what? I ain't really ever seen one, somebody while back told me there be a place name Boars Head, guess they can fight grandpa over the name! There stuff anygood?

here is a link for them. http://www.boarshead.com/nutrition.php

They make deli meats. I'd hate to see you get into trouble over a name.

[erain]

yep tip, its a large grocery with a huge deli section, most everything they have is boars head brand, spendy stuff i might add!!!

[erain]

yep tip, its a large grocery with a huge deli section, most everything they have is boars head brand, spendy stuff i might add!!!

[irishteabear]

Tip, it might be better to be safe than sorry and write them to see if there's a problem with your using the name for your bacon. I'd hate to see you get a lawsuit slapped on you over the name you're using for your bacon.

[travcoman45]

Hey dawn, we come up with a better name fer it, here be the link:

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=190

Ain't worth the trouble, perty sure grandad won't mind much.

[irishteabear]

Good choice, Tip. I like the name. :) Sounds like the design will be a nice one. Looking forward to seeing it.