Bacon rarely takes center stage on a plate, but it is always the show-stopper. But while all bacon is great, some bacon is ...

In a large pot, heat your water to a low simmer. Add your cure #1, salt, brown sugar, and honey. Simmer until everything is dissolved. Once your solution is dissolved, place the pot in an ice bath and ...

Often relegated to the status of breakfast staple, bacon is a food that is good nearly any time of day — whether it is with an egg and toast for breakfast, on a sandwich between two slices of bread ...

On Monday, the World Health Organization made the depressing announcement that processed meats—including sausage, lunch meats and bacon—cause cancer. Specifically, ingredients produced by curing, ...

Michigan chef Brian Polcyn, a professional chef since 1980, said that it took approximately 150 trial runs working with pork belly before his maple smoked bacon recipe was perfected. The recipe was a ...

This cure rub is a great baseline for a bacon recipe. It actually contains less salt than other bacon curing rubs but this is done on purpose - so that you can leave the rub on before smoking and it ...