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    dry cured corned beef recipe?

    I bought a whole brisket from Costco and cooked the flat. I'd like to make a corned beef from the point - and it's a big one. I can't seem to find a dry cure recipe/formula with specifics (by weight like for bacon). The fridges don't have space right now for a big bag and holding container...
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    Full Rebuild Parts List?

    I have a MES 30" which doesn't get hot. I have a link for new high temp cutoffs (ceramic, with a higher cutoff than stock). I have a link for an Auber. Can I buy a bigger/larger heating element so that I can go to 325 F? Can I get an Amazon link for both a stock replacement heating element and...
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    When to vac seal?

    I bought steaks for Thursday dinner (it's Monday). I usually salt/pepper them and vacuum seal them the morning I'm cooking. I bought these early so I wouldn't get shut out. I'm not sure I want a salted steak sitting in a vacuum bag for 3 days - concerned about the effect of the salt. Can I...
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    Here we go again.

    I had the time and I had the energy ... 12.x lbs from Costco. Smithfield may have prepared my belly, but I butchered it - I haven't had enough practice getting the skin off yet and each time take off way too much flesh. Cut it in 3 pieces; the largest is 1601 and the smallest was 1420 grams...
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    Anyone want to rewire/rebuild my MES? Central New Jersey

    As another thread will show, I have a second hand MES which 'doesn't get hot'. Anyone willing to rebuild it with an Auber, etc. for a fee? I'll deliver and pick up and (obviously) pay for all the parts. I have no mechanical skills and my wife wouldn't trust anything I've 'fixed' that runs on...
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    Masterbuilt doesn't get hot

    I bought a used Masterbuilt 30" off of a local seller on Facebook Marketplace. He plugged it in and said 'see, it gets hot'. It was $50 and I don't think he was intentionally deceiving me. When I plug it in at home it gets to roughly 139 degrees. I've kept it on for over an hour and it...
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    Awesome rib eye

    Got a sous vide for Christmas. Overcooked the first strip steak - set for 131, which is NOT medium rare. Made a rib eye last night - 2 hours at 126 and then finished with a sear on the grill. Probably the best steak I’ve made myself in over 20 years. My grill may have just become a ‘beef sear...
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    How long after slicing can I go before vacuum sealing?

    Hi. I cured the bacon for 12 days, cold smoked it and then put it in the oven until it hit 150. My cure was a little too sweet - both sugar and maple syrup - but it is likely the best bacon I've ever had and a really good launch point for future attempts. First, thanks to everyone here for...
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    Which of these 2 to buy?

    Inkbird INT-14-BW or Thermopro TempSpike 100’? I realize one is 2 probe and the other is 4 and they are different is price. But what about accuracy and quality ? Will I really go wrong with either? Andrew
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    How to tell/know when bacon is ready to smoke?

    I've had my bacon in a dry cure for 12 days. Is there a way to tell/test that it's ready to smoke? I'd like to double cold smoke tomorrow/Sunday. I know 12 days is good if I didn't make any mistakes, but I don't know how to test my intermediate product. Here are some pictures. Andrew
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    Really, really cold smoked bacon question

    The weather in NJ has become really cold - down into the 20s. I'm not sure what temp my gas grill or new to me Masterbuilt 30" will be able to maintain. Can I put the slabs in my grill and either a tube or A-Maze-N maze under the grates and cold smoke at (almost) freezer temps? If so, for how...
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    How long to cure bacon?

    Hi All, I just bought a Costco pork belly (skin on unfortunately, but my knife skills weren't too bad). I broke it into 3 pieces and weighed each individually. My cure was .25% Cure #1, 1.75% salt 1% sugar, black pepper and then maple syrup. Each is in a zip lock bag at the bottom of my...
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    Need to buy a multipurpose thermometer

    Hi all, I have a Weber Grill which I hope to use for smoking, a Masterbuilt 30" which I just bought and a kitchen oven. I'd like to have a thermometer 'kit' which will give me several meat and ambient probes. Best case I'd like to have a probe in the turkey in the oven and one in meat on the...
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