What to put in the smoker this weekend?

[Great-Kazoo]

Won't that remove the remaining "rub"?
I was told when the PB gets firm/stiff like a fully cooked steak it's "cured"

Superficially yes. However that cure has soaked in deep. This older recipe calls for a good scrubbing under water. So not a clean water soak, but good rinse. I was "thinking" corned beef i cure, not the bacon you did.

http://www.primalpalate.com/paleo-bl...k-belly-bacon/

Rinse the belly, and try to remove as much of the dry cure as possible. Use your hands to “scrub” the belly under a steam of cold water.