"These cupcakes are super light and fluffy, like most of the reviews state. The texture and sweetness remind me of shortcake. My only criticism is that they really do shrink quite a bit, so you don't get the classic "muffin top" on the cupcake. When I make the next batch I'm planning to fill the cups almost up to the top of the cupcake cup.

Als""

"My friends and I constructed our own version of the cold smoker based on Alton's design. We used a small cardboard box for the hot side and a U-Haul wardrobe box for the cold side. (Much easier than using metal boxes.) We put together a really fun video that you can watch here:

http://vimeo.com/16502428

For the cure I followed AB's recipe. For the wood shavings we used maple. It all came together pretty easily and the bacon was spectacular. We're already planning our next bacon smoking session.