HELP ,I for got the Cure

dwane oliver

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• Apr 8, 2017

• #1

I put 6 bellies  ( in 3 different buckets ) in to cure 10 days ago , I took them out today and one bucket of them , the brine was kind of slimy and they just look raw , not cured.

I think I may have forgot to put the prague in.......

Is there any hope to save it ?

Can I re-brine them ?

They smell like raw meat , no funky smell.

HELP

Thanks

Dwane

 

dirtsailor2003

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• Apr 8, 2017

• #2

Are you sure you forgot the cure? Wet brine cures can get ropey, which is what you have described.

 

dwane oliver

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Loon Lake Washington

• Apr 8, 2017

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Yea , after I talked to my cousin he said the same thing.

That when it gets ropey or slimy its time to smoke it.

The color is right

I think I overreacted ,.........

Its in the smoker now

I'll let you know how it turned out

Dwane

 

atomicsmoke

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• Apr 8, 2017

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That when it gets ropey or slimy its time to smoke it
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That's not it. Curing time is dictated by the thickness (of meat) not the appearance of the brine. Neither is colour a good indicator of curing completion.

 

Last edited: Apr 8, 2017

dwane oliver

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• Apr 9, 2017

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Yea , I had never seen it do that before

Thanks

 

daveomak

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Meat will turn "pink" from the cure, once it is heated, if the cure was added...

 

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....Click on pics to enlarge....

Cool the brine then add the cure #1... 

RopyStringyBrine1.jpg

• daveomak
• Apr 9, 2017

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RopyStringyBrine2.jpg

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• Apr 9, 2017

 

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