LOBEL’S DOUBLE HICKORY-SMOKED ($30 per 2.5 lbs; lobels.com)
MEAT: Untrimmed pork bellies with intact rib meat from large-scale producers
STYLE: Hickory smoked
CURE: Wet (Used by industrial producers, a wet cure means that the pork belly is injected with salt water to speed up curing.)
TASTE: The perfect balance of bold hickory and spice
USE: It’s sold in a slab, and therefore ideal for lardons and cutting into chunks for pork and beans.