Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats
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Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats has been manufacturing products in Wittenberg, WI since 1933. We carry 5 verified American-made Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats products.
Heritage & History
R.C. Nueske established the Nueske family smokehouse in Wittenberg, Wisconsin in 1933, using the applewood smoking technique that his family had brought from Germany. The applewood smoke imparts a distinctive sweet, mild flavor that differs from hickory or mesquite — it's gentler, more nuanced, and particularly well-suited to pork. The Wittenberg area had abundant apple orchards, and using their wood for smoking was a natural choice that happened to produce extraordinary results.
Nueske's bacon became a word-of-mouth phenomenon among food professionals before it was widely distributed. Chefs at top American restaurants discovered that Nueske's bacon tasted fundamentally different — richer, smokier, and more flavorful than commodity bacon. The brand's reputation spread through the restaurant industry and eventually to home cooks who began ordering direct from Wisconsin. Today Nueske's is a third-generation family business that ships nationwide from the same Wittenberg smokehouse.
Made in Wittenberg, Wisconsin
Every Nueske's product is smoked at the Wittenberg, Wisconsin facility over genuine applewood — not applewood flavoring or liquid smoke, but real Wisconsin apple tree wood. The smoking process is slow by design: Nueske's bacon typically spends 24 hours in the smokehouse at low temperatures, developing a depth of flavor that fast-smoked bacon cannot achieve. The process hasn't changed significantly since R.C. Nueske began it in 1933.
Beyond bacon, Nueske's produces applewood-smoked ham, turkey, duck, and specialty sausages. All are made at the Wittenberg facility using the same slow-smoking approach. Nueske's ships fresh, never frozen, via overnight delivery to maintain the product integrity that has made it the standard for premium American bacon. For food enthusiasts who want to understand why bacon can be extraordinary rather than ordinary, Nueske's Wisconsin smokehouse is the proof.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats made in the USA?
Yes. Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats manufactures 5 verified products in Wittenberg, WI. Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats has been slow-smoking bacon, ham, and poultry over Wisconsin applewood in Wittenberg, Wisconsin since 1933, producing what many food critics consider the finest bacon made in America.
Where is Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats manufactured?
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats is headquartered in Wittenberg, WI. Manufacturing takes place in Wittenberg, WI.
What Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats products can I buy?
We carry 5 verified Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats products across Food & Beverages. Every listing links directly to Amazon with verified American manufacturing.
When was Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats founded?
Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats was founded in 1933. Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats has been slow-smoking bacon, ham, and poultry over Wisconsin applewood in Wittenberg, Wisconsin since 1933, producing what many food critics consider the finest bacon made in America.
Does Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats ship from Amazon?
Yes, all Nueske's Applewood Smoked Meats products listed here are available on Amazon with free shipping for Prime members.