As some of you know A friend gave me a hind leg from a doe he had takin just over a week ago. I had dry cured it only 1 week with the correct amount of Tender Quick and an equal amount of Brown Sugar and had injected some of the cure mixture as well dissolved in water. When we were allowed to bait deer we would use apples, corn or carrots. So out of respect for the animal I smoked her with apple wood and corn cobs. LOL. I didn't have any lump left and wanted to get rid of some other stuff I had and had a heck of a time keeping the smoker under 275 I was shooting for 225 so I don't know if it was the charcoal or the corn cobs. It could of cured a bit longer but I is all good ( two kinds of meat ). My fuel ran out at internal 156 and I called it good. I alternated every 1/2 hour with apple spritz and bacon grease slather.
I took a slice off and you can see the cure penetration
I took a slice off and you can see the cure penetration