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David Knopp
Trad climber
CA
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Mar 27, 2010 - 08:36pm PT
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i just finished smoking two sides of pork belly-dry cured in a special rub, air dried for a week, then hot smoked over maple and apple chunks in a drum smoker. What started out as 20 lbs of raw belly ended up as 12 lbs bacon, and 2 lbs salt pork from trimming the bellies square. BLTs tonight!!
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Mar 27, 2010 - 09:30pm PT
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"hey locker! I need some help here with an image modification." Nature...
Just thought I'd jump in on this one...
Nature's "Bacon powered rocket sled"...
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Watusi
Social climber
Newport, OR
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Mar 28, 2010 - 01:05am PT
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Now this might be taking it a bit too far...
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Bill Mc Kirgan
Trad climber
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Apr 19, 2010 - 03:12pm PT
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? how does this qualify for Failblog
It's just not first aid without the bacon!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Apr 19, 2010 - 03:24pm PT
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Safeway has the pre-cooked bacon on sale right now. great for backcountry trips with some cheese and bagel toasted.
yum!
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
All Over.
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Apr 19, 2010 - 03:33pm PT
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I'm pretty lucky to have a friend down the road who raises hogs. she's got about 20-30 at all times.
Fresh hog on the cheap=AWESOME!
It's kinda funny hanging out at her place, helping feed all the animals, knowing I'm going to eat them someday.
I feel no guilt, they have a WAY better life than any animals raised on a large scale farm.
BACON!
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TYeary
Social climber
State of decay
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May 17, 2010 - 11:52pm PT
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The only thing better than bacon is... bacon wrapped bacon.
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Steve L
Gym climber
SUR
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May 18, 2010 - 12:01am PT
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Bacon wrapped wild boar loin & sweet potato fries.
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BooYah
Social climber
Ely, Nv
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May 18, 2010 - 12:15am PT
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Decadent.
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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May 18, 2010 - 12:55am PT
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GGAAAKKK!!!
Pairing Viognier (Vee-oh-nay) with pork??
FAIL!
Now chilled bacon grease with a split of SPAM, topped with table syrup....
NIRVANA!
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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May 18, 2010 - 01:00am PT
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My dad and I and my friend Ian just got back from our annual "spring" fishing and canoeing trip to Algonquin Park in northern Ontario. It was a crazy spring - ice-out was three weeks earlier than normal, and as you can see, it snowed on us in May!
But we brought the bacon, hell yeah, pounds and pounds of it. We had paddled for days and portaged a good five miles to this point.
My dad's 85, but a little bit of snow doesn't slow him down too much. Neither did the over 2km bushbash portage we made to get in, and out, of a very remote lake. Here you can see how we erected the tarp pointing into the wind, then turned the canoe crossways to block out the wind at the bottom of the tarp. After all, any fool can be uncomfortable!
You can see the canoe yoke is padded with blue closed-cell foam, and you can see the tumpline I use to help spread the load when I carry it on those 3 km portages. The black rectangles are closed-cell kneeling pads, and you can also see the tape measure I have [optimistically] taped onto the thwart.
Yeah, it was pretty cold and snowy for a couple days, but the next day it warmed up pretty well. We didn't catch any big fish, but caught a few nice speckled [brook] trout up to about 14". But a grand adventure was had by all!
Here's my dad, fryin' up some bacon over an open fire. And yeah, being Hosers, we brought some back bacon, but this is your basic "side" bacon, although we bring it on the "slab", meaning we have to trim the rind off.
When I grow up, I want to be just like my dad!
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TrundleBum
Trad climber
Las Vegas
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May 18, 2010 - 01:30am PT
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Wow Pete:
Your blessed.
My dad turns 86 in a few weeks and he is pretty fit.
But no where's near as fit as your dad.
That reminds me I have to go study up on new windmill blade designs right now. I am going to call my dad in a bit and I know I will get grilled with questions regarding a small research project he put me onto.
Whoooops thread drift.
Back to Bacon ;)
Just about a year ago I got turned onto bacon wrapped scallops.
Woooohoooo Guuuuud !
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corniss chopper
Mountain climber
san jose, ca
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May 18, 2010 - 11:55am PT
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Heck ya!
Before the Yosemite bears got smart(er?) we'd fry a lb of bacon, while tail
gating under the apple trees in Curry for breakfast, wash it down with extra strong coffee, then go climbing on the Apron.
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dirtbag
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - May 20, 2010 - 01:08am PT
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Pete, that's just simply wonderful. Life doesn't get any better than that.
Cheers to you and your dad!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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May 20, 2010 - 01:09am PT
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Taste tested the pre-cooked bacon a weekend or two ago.
awesome for backpacks and bc work
touch salty, trying to figure if washing it in water might get the nitrates out. not
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72hw
Trad climber
Pasadena, CA
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May 20, 2010 - 01:26am PT
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Mmmmm... bacon
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