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  1. vance hanna

    Odd Meat Curing Question.

    Has anyone used either TQ or Cure #1 on Organ meat such as Liver,Heart,Kidneys or Brain? Honestly i am serious, i was thinking about Curing then Smoking some Beef Liver, but i am not sure if Organ meat is safe to use cure on or not.
  2. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    I understand that is what your saying, what I do not understand, at least from the Science Stand Point, is why it is a big deal. I dont understand how mixing up 2 gallons of Tender quick brine,doubling all ingredients for a 2 gallon batch is Safe but yet its not safe to do 1gal TQ and 1gal of...
  3. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    I boiled the water,bay leaves,sugar source(honey) and peppercorns, i did not boil the cures, I added them when the water had cooled down and was warm but not hot, i could have easily stuck my whole arm in the water so i know it was cooler than 129(thats my bath water temp and i can not handle...
  4. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    The science is sound anyway, I had just enough cure to do 1 gallon of tender-quick, so it was an accurate amount of cure. Just got my Pink Salt Cure number 1 today so i have plenty of that and used the correct amount for the gallon of pops Brine, the only difference is i mixed the two together...
  5. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    Well i did have just the right amount of both, so i figured it shouldnt hurt too much, hope im right lol
  6. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    Used up the last of my TQ and all i had to get to 2 gallons was the number 1 cure lol
  7. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    I did mix them together but i made them up in separate gallons. So I made up the TQ gallon following the TQ instructions Then I made up Pops Brine Following Pops instructions, then i dumped the 2 separate gallons into a 3 gallon pot. I added the Cure to the Mix Warm but not boiling as it was...
  8. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    So here is what i ended up doing, I made 2 gallons of Brine, One gallon with Tender quick via package instructions and to it i added 2lbs of honey, a few bay leaves, a teaspoon of Hickory flavor liquid smoke and Peppercorns. The Other Gallon was Pops Brine made with 2 cups honey,1/2 cup...
  9. vance hanna

    Lets Talk Honey Ham

    So I got a Whole Picnic Shoulder For 15 bucks
  10. vance hanna

    Sealing up a smoker

    Well this is what i have done so far, still waiting on my Nomex Gasket to get here.
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