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b_b · 3315 days ago · link · · parent · post: Bad Day For Bacon: Processed Red Meats Cause Cancer, Says WHO : The Salt : NPR
I made my own bacon this year from raw, freshly butchered pork belly. Cured it without nitrate salt (I think botulism fears are a bit overblown), then (hot) smoked it myself. Not sure it makes it less harmful to health, but I'm sure it doesn't make it any worse. I assume it's something(s) along the manufacturing routes that make processed meats so much worse. I'm going to continue to home "process" until I'm convinced that it's a bad idea.