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Hi all

I've only gone an got the urge to make some bacon - fed up with the gunge leaking out the shop bought stuff - UCK

I plan to follow Phils receipe here http://www.localfoodheroes.co.uk/?e=541 and some Cure #1 is currently winging its way to me - I hope!

Domestic management is not too thrilled with my plans so a bit of "expectation management " is in order

Re the drying part of the process. I have not got a cold building available this time of year so in the fridge it must go and I'll be in strife if I leave a chunk of meat on the fridge shelf to dry

So if I were to get a big plastic food box and drill a bunch of holes in it so the air can get to the meat (but other stuff in the fridge can't) would it be OK

Cheers

Tris

Welcome to the forum. That will work fine I would think. Please know that you won't want to buy bacon after you do this.

Welcome. You could just put it on the plastic coated wires of the fridge shelf if you want. Just turn it every day or so.

Hope this helps.

Phil

Aren't you meant to wrap the bacon in cling film or a food grade bag until it has cured then just leave it to dry for a few hours?

Yes, you cure it in a bag or similar. The OP is referring to the drying part:

Tris1948 wrote:Re the drying part of the process...

Phil

Doh!

How long should it should it be dried for?