fresh pork belly in newmarket area?

does anyone know of a good place to buy whole pork bellies in the newmarket area for a decent price?

all,good
found some

where did you find it and at what price?

T T Supermarkets

a butcher shop in lyndsay.....its $5.80/lb

Try Beeton Meats. No seriously

What are you going to do? Make side bacon?

I did some last year and found it a lot of work with the curing and everything.

The end product was very good, but I figure I can buy side bacon when it is on special for a lot less than what it cost me to make my own.

If you are making side bacon, I would be interested to know your process.

SDC

yes ill be making bacon,dry cured,i dont know the exact recipe yet,im still researching...

a 12 lb belly is $70,ill lose a couple pounds so it wont be cheap,but i know what will be going into it and homemade bacon is 100% better than store bought and i love doing this kind of stuff

I got a pork should for $1.40/lb last week and then saw Supercentre had them on for $1.28. Time to stock up if you have a freezer, if the price is right that is.

Pardon my ignorance, but is bacon made from bellies? I really don't know.

Yes John, that is where SIDE bacon comes from.

BACK bacon comes from cured pork loins or tenderloins.

SDC

Thanks Ralph.

Don't know if you saw or not that the wifey and I got each other a pellet smoker for Christmas. Looking forward to trying some of your recipes when we get the hang of it.

Hi John

If you have any questions or need help with anything, don't hesitate to ask.

Same for other members, if you need "smoking" help, let me know.

Ralph

I used Bradley maple cure as dry cure when I did mine.

The belly was 2 inches thick at the thickest, so that called for 2 weeks of curing in Ziplock bags in the fridge. They had to be turned over every 2 days and the liquid that came out, massaged back into the belly.

While the end product was very good, I just found it too much work.

SDC