Saturday, January 24, 2009

Bacon wrapping

Saturday has come, so time to slice and wrap the bacon. I started by dividing the bellies into manageable pieces, and removing the skin.

Some was sliced, on a variety of settings

While some was vaccuum packed whole, either for later slicing, or chunking into lardons

The vaccuum sealer was a huge success - makes everything much easier to label and store

The bacon should last for one month in the fridge, or at least 3 in the freezer
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10 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

have you thought of vacum packing your hand?

5:15 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

all looks great do you think you should have done so much?

5:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

do you think ian mckellan would like this?

5:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

is this bacon 'going to change your life?'

5:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

vacuum packing looks fun - how does the machine work exactly?

8:02 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

You seal one end of the bag, put the food in, then place the bag in the machine. It sucks the air out, then heat seals the plastic.

10:11 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

is this an expensive hobby?

1:11 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

The bacon itself is a definite saving - much much cheaper than buying even cheap bacon from the supermarket, and much nicer and free range too!

The slicer was an expense, but second hand from eBay so not really that pricey, and definitely sellable on.

Vacuum packer surprisingly cheap - about £25, and useful for lots of things.

3:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Where did you purchase the vaccum packer from?

8:25 PM  
Blogger Andy said...

eBay!

10:49 PM  

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