October 22, 2019

Bringing Home the Bacon

33 minutes

Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Allan Ømand Ungstrup who is a full time baconista. They talk about all things bacon.

Gather round the pit each week as our hosts Johnnie Mags and Messy Mike discuss all things barbecue. They will cover technique, ingredients, equipment and much more. Fire up the smoker, sit back, relax and give us a listen.

This week the crew discusses:

What exactly is a baconista?

Is sugar the enemy?

How did Allan get his start in bacon?

Allan has a bacon Advent calendar

The type of pig is very important as is the production

However, you also need to consider your cooking method

What happens when you feed cherries to pigs?

Allan has written a book all about bacon – Bacon Moments of Happiness

The book covers all aspects of bacon taste, production, and special types of bacon as well as plenty of recipes and bacon tasting tips and advice

He has a Kickstarter launching in November 5th to fund translating the book from Danish to English

More information can be found at baconista.dk

He also has a Facebook page called Bacon Recipes

Join us at the BBQ Pit. The Pit Life BBQ is a member of the United Podcast Network and is recorded live in front of a studio audience at the Studio 21 Podcast Café upstairs at Two Guys Smoke Shop in Salem, NH.

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October 22, 2019

Bringing Home the Bacon

33 minutes

Pit Life BBQ's John Maguire (aka Johnny Mags) and Michael Massiglia (aka Messy Mike) welcome Allan Ømand Ungstrup who is a full time baconista. They talk about all things bacon.

This week the crew discusses: