I have begun the assembly of the Bacon Explosion

flarider
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Edited Date/Time 7/10/2018 10:34am
2 packages of thick slicked bacon (I used 1.5), six (6) Johnsonville Brats
I changed my mind on the cheese during assembly



Weave took a little under one (1) package of the bacon
It took 12 total slices (6 slices by 6 slices)


I chose to dice the bacon before pan frying to have more consistent pieces


I also chose to form the sausage "patty" off of the weave and on a cookie sheet with plastic wrap to keep from sticking and to aid in rolling


The primary components are ready for final assembly


Evenly spread cooked diced bacon over patty


Drizzle with BBQ sauce. I chose Old Canal Smokehouse Sweet sauce. It is sweet and not a heavy tomato based, more of a glaze


Patty all rolled up. Doing it off the weave and with the plastic wrap made it very easy.


Final roll up


Completed, ready for smoker


I plan to let everything marry a little in the fridge, and then put on smoker in a couple hours.
I estimate smoke time to be about 2 hours total.

Will put more pictures as I continue forward
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2/1/2009 9:32am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 10:16pm
nice



I download that article you posted, going to have to hit it up myself, lol
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2/1/2009 10:12am
nice work that looks pretty dam good..... Smile
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2/1/2009 10:12am
damn im hungry
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2/1/2009 10:18am
A work of art if I ever saw one.

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2/1/2009 10:30am
Looks like a case of gout. What are we having to go with?
flarider
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2/1/2009 10:37am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 10:16pm
olddude wrote:
Looks like a case of gout. What are we having to go with?
Undecided.

One suggestion was Mac & cheese
Another was mashed taters
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2/1/2009 10:45am
Wow, I started to get chest pains just looking at those photos. Looks awesome though!
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2/1/2009 11:10am Edited Date/Time 4/16/2016 10:16pm
olddude wrote:
Looks like a case of gout. What are we having to go with?
flarider wrote:
Undecided.

One suggestion was Mac & cheese
Another was mashed taters
I love Mac & Cheese. Good homemade Mac n' Cheese has to be one of my top 5 foods.
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2/1/2009 11:19am
Some sauteed spinach, potato gnocchis and a creamy parmesan cheese sauce would go great with that.
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2/1/2009 11:28am
Screw Photos. I want you to send me a taste. Its like watching the food channel. I want to know how it tastes.
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2/1/2009 12:20pm
You sir, are a fine sculpter!

I get a tear in my eye when I look at those pictures
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2/1/2009 1:50pm
olddude wrote:
Looks like a case of gout. What are we having to go with?
flarider wrote:
Undecided.

One suggestion was Mac & cheese
Another was mashed taters
Both are going to make you ass even bigger. Go with the grilled zucchini.

You obese fat ass types will just never learn.
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2/1/2009 1:53pm
ASSEMBLY OF THE BACON EXPLOSION

Sounds like a new religion.
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2/1/2009 2:28pm Edited Date/Time 2/1/2009 2:30pm
French fries and chili ketchup is what I would serve with it. Maybe some coleslaw too. I am gonna try to make one as well if I can convince the rest of the bunch at our up and coming barbeque party this weekend, that it is eatable Smile
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2/1/2009 2:49pm
jmar wrote:
ASSEMBLY OF THE BACON EXPLOSION

Sounds like a new religion.
More like a Greatful Dead cover band to me.
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2/1/2009 2:52pm
jmar wrote:
ASSEMBLY OF THE BACON EXPLOSION

Sounds like a new religion.
JPT wrote:
More like a Greatful Dead cover band to me.
Something in the throne this evening is more like it.
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2/1/2009 3:44pm Edited Date/Time 12/16/2012 3:23pm
Completion

EXCELLENT!!
The choice of the brat sausage over the recommended Italian was the right choice, offering a sweet finish in the taste with minimal contrast.

Surprisingly, even with the 2.5 hr slow cook smoker time (avg about 200oF), and the appearance of the outer bacon layer, it was still quite soft, not crunchy.


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Looks like only a enough for one serving......I better go back to the storeUnsure

Thanks for posting the step by step........you could give Emeril some stiff competition
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2/1/2009 3:56pm
Wow that's awesome Dave, looks great. Million dollar question though, What type of beer are you drinking with it?? haha
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flarider wrote:
Completion EXCELLENT!! The choice of the brat sausage over the recommended Italian was the right choice, offering a sweet finish in the taste with minimal contrast...
Completion

EXCELLENT!!
The choice of the brat sausage over the recommended Italian was the right choice, offering a sweet finish in the taste with minimal contrast.

Surprisingly, even with the 2.5 hr slow cook smoker time (avg about 200oF), and the appearance of the outer bacon layer, it was still quite soft, not crunchy.


Do you think more time on the smoker would have helped firm up the texture? Maybe a leaner sausage meat?

It looks delicious. I'll have to make one of those soon myself. While the sweet sausage and sweet glaze sounds intriguing, how do you think it would work with a hot italian sausage instead? I prefer a little spicy heat over sweetness.
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2/1/2009 5:24pm
Never had a smoker before, but I gotta admit that the ribs were better than the bacon explosion. Dunno why...just seems that way. Might simply be the texture. Gonna try seafood next time in the smoker.
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2/1/2009 5:28pm
Digger437 wrote:
Wow that's awesome Dave, looks great. Million dollar question though, What type of beer are you drinking with it?? haha
A nice schooner of Fat Tire would go great with that
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2/1/2009 5:34pm
Rooster, I think either sausage would be fine, it offers flexibility in the taste.
I don't think time or filling would've altered the texture of the bacon.

I did think about a good thing out of it, once you eat it, wrap it and chill it, then slice thin and pan fry with an egg....might even be able to put on a muffin with egg either as a sandwich or open faced

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