I would send pop's a pm and ask. I think the normal cure time per his recipe for beef is 10-20 days.thanks, the only reason i asked is that i soaked my dry cured boneless loins. i'll take a taste test for sure. i made a seperate pop's brine for some briskets i cut off some spare ribs and froze. i put them [three of them] in the brine on Saturday. i plan to smoke the butt tommorow. that would make it 5 full day's in the brine for the briskets. would it be ok to smoke them tommorow with the butt or should i wait a few more days for the briskets. they are just the bony part of the brisket. i plan to use them for flavoring meals like beans and krout ect. thanks Reinhard