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    anybody active on this site wedlinydomowe.pl

    Joined the English-language forum of wedlinydomowe.pl a few years ago and was briefly active. Hoping to get back into dry-curing when the chaos of our moving homes settles.
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    Nitrate/Nitrite Discussion

    I understand. I'm just venting my frustration like others here that the chemical mechanism underlying the "natural extract" needs to be investigated, quantified, etc., so it can be used in a more controlled way, as have many beneficial chemicals used in food science. That is what food science...
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    Nitrate/Nitrite Discussion

    If polyphenols are the key, then just synthesize the polyphenols, determine the effective amount for curing, sell the pure chemical polyphenol cure, and stop with the rosemary-and-whatever-exotic-fruit extract all-natural mumbo jumbo.
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    Time for Goose thigh Tasso...

    Is this a different cayenne than the widely available type that looks fairly bright red to me and is very hot? Maybe I have been using the wrong cayenne in my attempts at cajun stuff? While I'm at it, I might as well ask about the "chile powder" I see in cajun recipes along with the cayenne...
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    SMOKER BUILD W/ PICS

    You learned to weld so you could build a smoker. I'm in awe.
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    Mexican Charro Beans

    Great recipe. I also like to char a few jalapenos over a flame, then add them to the pot.
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    Pozole Rojo

    I love pozole rojo, Yours looks great. I like this recipe from the Mexico In My Kitchen blog: https://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/red-pozole-rojo. I don't bother with the addition of ribs, though. Pork butt is plenty porky for me.
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    Where can I buy pork backfat?

    LOL. I think backfat is illegal in SoCal. I used to live there and don't recall ever seeing it, though I suspect the Mexican grocery stores would have had lard--not necessarily backfat. Having moved to the South, I find it in most grocery stores. What the heck are regular people--that is...
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    Jagerschnitzel Keto friendly

    I don't do keto, but subbing pork rinds for bread crumbs sounds like it could take schnitzel to the next level of crunchy deliciousness. Where did you buy the spaetzle maker?
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    Publix $.49 per pound Turkeys

    When pricing turkeys, just make sure you're comparing apples to apples. If you want to brine it yourself, don't get a Publix 48 cents/lb. turkey that's already injected with 8% turkey broth and phosphates. You're paying for a lot of water in that Publix turkey. That said, I find them...
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    Covid booster shot problems,

    Not me. BBQ on, brother!
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    Covid booster shot problems,

    Vermont may have let their guard down, relaxing the restrictions as the weather turned cold and people are gathering indoors. And then they may be a victim of their own success: since so many people got vaccinated early on, the remaining people who didn't get vaccinated also didn't catch covid...
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    Covid booster shot problems,

    I don't have an answer, but again, the people who make these rules are basing them on probabilities. As I understand it, a vaccinated person's body reduces the viral load--the amount of virus--pretty quickly after the initial peak. On average, vaccinated persons with some detectable amount of...
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    Covid booster shot problems,

    The name of the game is probabilities. A small number of vaccinated people will get covid and die, many more will get covid and feel extremely sick, but many many more who get covid will have only mild or no symptoms. By the same token, there are many unvaccinated people who get covid and...
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    Covid booster shot problems,

    If you're collecting data, I have two data points. My wife and I got our boosters (Moderna, same as our first two shots) on Thursday morning. Felt a little tired later on Thursday, and had sore arms and still tired most of Friday. By Friday evening, all back to normal. If we have any adverse...
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    salt curing a pork butt

    A whole butt, no. Most who cure butts trim it down to the part the Italians call coppa. Basically, the largest intact piece you can cut out of what is sold commercially in the US as pork butt, Boston butt, etc. When a whole butt is boned, it leaves too many exposed surfaces to be safe to...
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    Supply Disruptions...Hogs

    Good deal. At Costco their Swift butt was $2.49/lb. today.
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    american slicing machine

    In addition to the sharpener, the blade can affect the value if it has any nicks or warps, as replacing a blade can be pricey if one can be found at all. You say it works great, so I assume the blade edge looks clean and you can't notice any wobble when it's running.
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    Inject whole muscle meats, then onto the curing chamber?

    I wouldn't be so sure every pathogen makes "slime" or smells putrid. It could look and taste as you might expect and yet sicken you or worse.
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    Inject whole muscle meats, then onto the curing chamber?

    Other replies have hit the nail on the head, but I'll take a stab at it. I think you're relying too much on the simplistic knowledge that nitrite protects against spoilage. It does, but it's not the whole story. Here's a good paragraph from Home Production of Quality Meats and Sausages...
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