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  1. browtine76

    First time curing fail?

    Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice. I am on day 6 of attempting to dry cure a 3.5 pound pork belly for making sliced bacon. There is practically no liquid being extracted into the bag from the cure, and the meat seems to be hardening in spots while tender in other areas. I bought the belly from...
  2. browtine76

    To brine, or not to brine my turkeys?

    hey quick question, I have two Butterball boneless turkey roasts that are 3 pounds each. I plan on smoking them on an ECB. According to the packaging, they contain "20% of a solution". I'm assuming that solution is a brine. Should I proceed to brine these birds over night anyway, or just assume...
  3. browtine76

    New from Philly

    Hi all, just joined the forum from the outskirts of Philadelphia. I bought a ECB on a whim a few weeks ago thinking it would be a good smoker to learn the art of charcoal grilling. (I have never used charcoal grills before!) I haven't had time to use it yet, but I have been studying the threads...
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