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All.. So, I'm working on curing some bacon. The first batch I did I used 2.2% regular salt, 0.2% cure, and 2% white table sugar. Where I went wrong is I vacuum sealed the mixture together, and I'm thinking that didn't give it enough space to pull moisture out of the bacon. After 3 days or so, I...

So, dehydrated bananas are some of my favorite snacks of all time. Getting them from the grocery store, they always have that perfect crisp texture that's slightly sweet with a very deep banana flavor. However, my wife and I have tried our own homemade dehydrated bananas quite a few times, and...

So I've read that 1 tsp of cure #2 per pound of meat when curing jerkey, etc. One teaspoon of the stuff equals 6 grams. So, I had 8 pounds, 11 ounces of roast earlier I cut up (rounded up to 9 pounds since it was so close) and I put 54 grams of cure #2. Two questions... When they say 6g of cure...

I see a lot of builds from refrigerators, but in my area, I'm seeing a lot more freezers available on Craigslist, etc. Is building a curing chamber out of a freezer a very good idea? I'd watched a YouTube video of a dude who got a glass-door refrigerator and had a couple of devices installed...

Hello all.. I just now (today) saw this UMAI stuff and have a question... Do you have  to buy their vacuum sealer? Or can you just buy their bags? Like, what should I spring for when buying into their system? I already have a vacuum sealer at home. I imagine I can get the cure spices/seasonings...

So this last weekend, I smoked some sausage again. I've done it a couple times now, and this time, the texture was a bit...hot-dog-like. Don't get me wrong, I love a good hot dog from time to time, but I don't want my sausage to be of hot dog consistency (hard, yet, easy to mush with your...

All, So, like many others, I own the Masterbuilt Electric Smoker. I got mine last summer (2016 model) and I believe it's the 30 inch. It has the digital read display on top, no glass on front, model number is 20078715. Using this MES, I do not get that beautiful TBS that everyone loves and...

Hello all! I'm a 30-year-old dude that's all about the homemade meat products (sausages, jerky, etc.) and looking for a place to settle in and have a good laugh or chat about the homemade meats. My name is Ricky, and I currently use a MasterBuilt smoker (model #20078715) for all of my smoking...