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    First pastrami- greyish center?

    Thanks!
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    First pastrami- greyish center?

    Greetings all, Finished my first pastrami! It tastes great and is family approved :) BUT not perfect. 10 days in cure (I used the bacon cure calculator on here and cure #1, flipped daily) cut a corner and cooked it up to taste for salt and soaked it two hours in cold water. Smoked at 250 to an...
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    • grey pastrami tough
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    • Forum: Beef
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    Brisket! First time not wrapping...

    Thank for your input everyone. The brisket came out really good! The bark was great and it was fork tender. I’m feeling very accomplished:)
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    Brisket! First time not wrapping...

    Fingers crossed! Currently stuck in the stall... but dinner should be good tomorrow :)
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    Brisket! First time not wrapping...

    Thanks!
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    Brisket! First time not wrapping...

    Greetings all, Planing to cut the point off a brisket and smoke it (the rest of the brisket will be pastrami) unwrapped. This will be my first unwrapped brisket. I have a MES. Does anyone have any advice when smoking unwrapped in an electric smoker? Does anyone use a “boat”? I am planing to...
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    • 270f bark brisket not wrapped
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Beef
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    First time smoked sausage is a success!

    Thank you very much for the info and explanation. I appreciate your time. I’ll have to find some of that seasoning- it’s getting close to hunting season around here! Very exciting!
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    First time smoked sausage is a success!

    My husband and I just made our first round of bratwurst. We used a commercial kit. The flavor is good, but not what I would call bratwurst (maybe it’s a regional thing?) anyhoo, it’s still good sausage! I have a few questions: 1. Does anyone have a good rule of thumb for how dense to hang...
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    Braseola finished. Too dry? Smelly?!

    Update: tastes fine to me. Looks good cut. I thinks it’s ok. Husband still won’t try it. Lol!
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    Braseola finished. Too dry? Smelly?!

    Mine is not so red in the center and did Not use any cure or cultures. I understand that’s what makes the color difference?
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    Braseola finished. Too dry? Smelly?!

    Morning everyone! Sorry to have taken so long with my reply- I’ve been super busy at work. Anyhoo, my temp was set To 60F and we averaged 58. Humidity was supposed to 60-70, but in the beginning it was closer to 80. We added salt, opened the door and tried to keep it down. I know it wasn’t...
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    Braseola finished. Too dry? Smelly?!

    Greetings all, My first dry cure project is done. Over done I fear. Pretty darn hard. It was left in the fridge a week longer than planned. However, I still want to try it. My husband thinks it smells rotten. It does have a smell but it’s a funky, slightly off smell I’ve come to associate with...
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    • braseola case hardening dry cure spoiled
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Curing
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    Dry cure chamber: humidity issues

    Thanks, How long are you letting the Bresaola hang?
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    Dry cure chamber: humidity issues

    Thank you. I’m following the recipe in the book Charcuterie by Michael Ruhlman.
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    Dry cure chamber: humidity issues

    Greetings all, New to dry cure. I have a wine fridge equipped with a small fan, mini humidifier and two small containers of salt. There is no defrost cycle in my fridge. I have my first project, braceola, hanging. This is the beginning of week 2. There is some white powdery mold starting to...
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    • braceola dry cure humidity wine fridge
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Curing
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