Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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betterbook.com/bacon Tom Mylan, co-owner and executive butcher at The Meat Hook in Brooklyn, New York, demonstrates how to make the perfect cure for bacon using brown sugar and kosher salt.

This video is an excerpt from "The Better Bacon Book," made exclusively for the iPad/iPhone. For more bacon tips, tricks, and recipes visit: betterbook.com/bacon

Available on iTunes.