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First Wet Cure making Boston Butt Bacon (BBB) for Void425
It has been 12 Full days since I put the meat in the wet brine. I never opened the container to even peek at it. I probably should not have left it in the solution this long since the thickest point is only 2 inches, but I do not think this was too long to hurt it. Opinions? The brine... -
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First Wet Cure making Boston Butt Bacon (BBB) for Void425
I had a 4 ounce bag of Cure #1. The max you can use is 3.84 ounces per Gallon of water. This is what is recommended on the package. Using 1 "Heaping" Tablespoon as recommended by Pops is about 1 Ounce. Before I actually added it I was only able to get 3.2 heaping tablespoons out of the... -
First Wet Cure making Boston Butt Bacon (BBB) for Void425
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First Wet Cure making Boston Butt Bacon (BBB) for Void425
Here is some photo's of me putting my Boston Butts in a Wet brine. I used Pop's Low-Salt Cure but I did not add any sugar to it like normal after consulting with him about leaving the sugar out first. My family does not like sweet bacon at all. It will be a lot easier to add a little sugar... -
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How much space between cuts for wet brine?
My attempt at using the spacers like shown failed. The meat just wrapped around them too much. Since it did not separate like I wanted I will have to move the meats around a little bit during the process. I was hoping to not have to open the container at all for the whole process. I am sure... -
How much space between cuts for wet brine?
I decided I was going to space my meat in the diagram. I am going to use PEX pipe between them. (The same as approved for drinkable water in house pipes). I just bought a 10 foot section and cut it into 8 inch pieces to stick between the pieces of meat. Eventually I think some type of rack... -
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How much space between cuts for wet brine?
At my local meat market they sell Boston Butts without the bone for $2.09 per lb. An 8 pound piece without the bone is about 10 inches long and just under 4 inches thick. I plan on cutting each piece in 1/2 so it is only 2 Inches thick. Since I want to make 16 pounds per batch that means I... -
New Member from Washington State
I thought Cure #2 had to have Sodium Nitrate in it. I made sure this did not have Nitrate and only had 6.25% Nitrite. This does have Sodium Bicarbonate and Propylene Glycol which I would prefer it not to have, but I never read anything about those being an issue. I am still looking around for... -
New Member from Washington State
I started to clean the smoker today to see if it was good enough to still hold smoke in the chamber. I only used water and scrapped it quickly to get the bigger that have corroded and were peeling. I still need to use a small brush to really scrub it good to get it much cleaner. It appears...
