How to can bacon at home

[TiminMishawaka]

Canned bacon: roll your own by Enola Gay Issue #127

I know, I know. Feel free to send all your accolades, beer, checks, and wenches my way in appreciation of finding this one.

 

[jedi]

2 da

 

[cburnworth]

Very interesting., sounds like something else to try.

 

[Bill B]

 

[ar15_dude]

"She came up with 12-inch masking paper that you can buy in the hardware store."

Not sure that is food-safe material. Don't think I want that in my food.

 

[Lex Concord]

Canned bacon: roll your own by Enola Gay Issue #127

I know, I know. Feel free to send all your accolades, beer, checks, and wenches my way in appreciation of finding this one.

Actually, I found it last week in the mail

Seriously...good of you to share...I often forget the website often contains many of the printed goodies.

BHM has been my favorite (and often only) subscription for many years.

 

[BigMatt]

I saw that in the last issue too. I would agree that you could probably find a better medium for rolling the bacon.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

Yeah, personally I was thinking butcher paper for the rolling medium.

 

[CarmelHP]

Yeah, personally I was thinking butcher paper for the rolling medium.

Butcher paper may be coated, but you could use baking parchment.

 

[Leadeye]

Bacon sure is getting pricy.

 

[DIM TIM]

I have one somewhere around here that I found on another forum once. Have not tried it yet, but the woman who posted it does a good deal of survival and preparedness posts, and mentioned in her posts that the bacon frys up and crisps just like it is suposed to when she tried a batch that she made.

I keep watch for it to go on sale at times, and get a few packs when I do. I'm going to have to try this, and if it comes out good, then I'll buy a good bit next time I catch it on sale and can up a bunch for later use.

Just wonder what the shelf life for this would be ?

I remember that my dad used to can sausage years ago when I was a kid. I'll have to ask him about that when I talk to him this week.

 

[4sarge]

Sam's Club has 3lb vacuum sealed packages of bacon for 8+. Hormel Brand, I believe and it's not bad

 

[ThrottleJockey]

There is a grocer in Mooresville, Value Mart I think. They sell bulk bacon, thick cut, $2.59 a pound for 5lbs or more, $2.89 for less than 5lbs. I get mine there 10lbs at a time and freeze it. I'll be building a cold smoker this summer specifically for the makin' of bacon. Haven't priced pork belly but it's gotta be cheaper than already cured bacon.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

Masking paper is fine. The only change I would make to the linked method would be to possibly pre cook the bacon in the oven after placing it between the layers of paper. This should actually get rid of the water and grease before canning and make for a longer lasting, less messy finished product as well as eliminating the need to cook it after opening a jar. Sort of like the pre cooked vacuum sealed stuff you get at the store.

 

[Bendrx]

I have only 1 very important question: How can one posses so much bacony goodness and possibly bare to put it away into a jar where it just taunts you to eat it?

Right on for the share, I keep coming across good things from that site, perhaps I should consider subscribing to the magazine.

 

[TiminMishawaka]

I keep coming across good things from that site, perhaps I should consider subscribing to the magazine.

+1 It keeps making sense.

 

[Brian87]

Why would you want to can bacon?
Really?

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Brian, what are you? a communist? Stupid? Or just plain CRAZY??
Good God, man! Bacon is the foundation of western civilization! It's sweet smoky porcine goodness is KNOWN to increase production of endorphins, thereby making one more serene, thereby leading to more rational, and logical thinking. It's known as a true aphrodisiac to Femininis Americanus, heals burns, is the only truly trustworthy source of protien, can anyone tell me what useful function it DOESN'T do? Good God, man!!!