After bacon, you don't need boiling water. You can take it out and dry it directly, but the bacon can be washed with water before curing. Because if you wash bacon with water, the salt on its surface will be washed away, which will weaken the taste of bacon. In addition, salt can also play a certain protective role in bacon. If the salt on the surface is washed away, bacon will easily breed bacteria and mold, which will affect the preservation of bacon.
How long does it take to smoke bacon?
About a week. After the bacon is cured, it can be hung directly to dry. You can usually hang in a ventilated place to bask in the sun. Generally, bacon is air-dried for about 7 days, and the surface of bacon has oily taste, and the meat quality begins to dry and harden. It should be noted that during the drying process, the bacon should be put away at night when the humidity is high and it rains, so as to avoid the bacon from being damp and moldy. And it is recommended to store the dried bacon in the refrigerator.