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  1. Vac bagging during cure?

    Vac bagging during cure?

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  3. haywire haywood

    Vac bagging during cure?

    Newb Q:   I read that if you put a piece of meat in a vacuum bag with marinade, it penetrates much better.  Does the same thing occur with cure solutions/rubs?  I'll be curing a 2" thick pork loin with a cure that has the consistency of a thick paste.  I wondered if using a vac bag instead of a...
  4. haywire haywood

    best slicer for you $$$

    I bought a Chef's Choice 632 after burning up a hamilton beach slicer on a piece of prosciutto.  It's better, but is still nowhere near commercial grade.  Still, with the optional smooth blade, I sliced about 8lbs of prosciutto paper thin this week without killing it.  I just had to slice a...
  5. haywire haywood

    New guy from KY

    New guy from KY here.  I've never smoked before and in fact have been known to burn a pot of water on a grill (no talent there at all).  I'm building a small "outhouse" smoker soon and will be trying my hand at curing and cold smoking some back bacon.  Found this place looking up some general...
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