Finally got to make some sausage & CB again!

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Brats look fantastic! Looks liked you grilled them nice and slow.
Thanks Todd! 
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  Yup that's exactly what I did - no sense rushing 
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Well the curing time was up for the CB so it was on to the next step... I rinsed the pieces off & cut each one in half just to verify that they were cured completely through to the center.


Here is a shot of the plain - it is easy to see that is cured all the way through.


I then put them on cooling racks in the fridge to form a pellicle tonight & will smoke them tomorrow. Plain on the left, peppered in the middle & hot & spicy on the right.

Updates to follow...
 
Looking good B!!
Thanks Case 
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Moving along nicely B. That view of the inside of the CB looks awesome! Be sure to describe the taste in detail!
Thanks Kurt 
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  & I will.

I forgot to mention that you would normally want to slice off a piece of the bacon & do a fry test before forming the pellicle. Fry the slice & taste it - if it is too salty you can soak the bacon in water to remove some of the salt. Do another fry test & if it is ok move along with the pellicle formation - if not then soak it again. A few slices of potato in the water will help absorb the extra salt. I skipped the fry test because I've done this enough times with this recipe to know that it will suit me just fine without having to soak it 
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I don't think I ever came even close to over smoking CB but I hot smoke it so I can make sandwiches. Looking good B!!

The only time I over smoked mine was when I hit smoked it. It wasn't over smoked but over cooked! A few too many libations and I fell asleep!!! Caught it at 167*... Ughhhh!!!
 
Man I want some cb.

I want to use pops brine thou. Sorry

I use it for belly bacon.

Hickory. Hmmmmmm.

I don't have any.
 
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Pops brine will work fine to make CB 
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  I've done it that way before too & it is really convenient I just prefer the dry cure slightly after doing my CB challenge...

I want to try a dry cure too.
 
Ok the CB is done with the cold smoke.


Here it is right out of the smoker - took on some nice color & smells awesome!!!


I tried to enable the scratch n sniff on this but was unsuccessful 
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And back in the fridge they go to await my decision for their fate tomorrow... 
 
WOW. Looks great.

I have the scratch n sniff app. Lol
 
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