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I am in the process of cold smoking some belly bacon. I started with one belly, took off the rind, then dry cured according to the cure calculator. I put the cure on over a three day period. It cured for 10 days in ziplock bags in the fridge. I took them out of the bags and added some sugar to...
I had that problem a couple of times - I now put the sausage in ICE water for 3 minutes then hang at room temp for an hour. After that put it in the fridge over night before vacuum sealing and freezing. Remember - The ice water bath is only to stop the cooking process - Just a couple of...
Sorry it took so long to answer !! Been away for a while. The pepper adds just the right amount of spiciness to the finished product. This was dry cured - rinsed - peppered - smoked. I do not put pepper during the curing process.
I had a Pork shoulder that I deboned and cut into 3 small roasts. Cured for 10 days then rinsed them well. Covered with a good amount of black pepper then into the smoker till the IT got to 155. Came out great !!!
I used the LEM Fresh Brat Seasoning Pack made for 15 lbs - Chopped up 1 Large onion - 3 T minced garlic - Mixed the seasoning pack w/ 16 oz beer - Mixed it all up very well then stuffed in casings. Will be vacuum sealed today then in the freezer.
Made brats for the first time yesterday. I had the LEM Fresh Brat seasoning pack then added onion & garlic. The instructions on the pack said to mix 1 oz of water to the seasoning for every pound of meat, I used beer instead !!!! The meat was 9lbs venison & 6 lbs pork butt. Got to admit it...
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