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  1. theswimmingpig

    Brine injector for sale

    Günther PP3 brine injector for sale w/ three prong needle assembly and extra o-rings. This machine is 3 phase.
  2. kgb1

    Question on adding Bourbon flavor to smoked bacon

    I use Pop's curing brine for wet curing my pork belly (for 9 days) before smoking. I would like to try to introduce bourbon into the overall process for the added flavor. So I have a few questions: Which is the best approach: Adding bourbon to the brine during curing, or adding after curing...
  3. K

    Do you need to separate the point and flat for making pastrami?

    Hi I have been looking at Pastrami recipes and some tell you to separate the point and flat before curing and some say to keep the brisket whole. Which is the best way?
  4. A

    Is my ham safe?

    I just cured and smoked my first ham. I just went by a recipe I found and advice from a friend. I wish I would have found this forum first. Anyway, it is a bone-in, 7 lb ham. Even though I cured it for 5 days, I have an I cured spot in the middle. Can I still eat it? I did not know about...
    • ACrandall19
    • Thread
    • cure ham safety tips food
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Curing
  5. C

    Ham Curing Mistake

    I'm just pulling four hams I had curing and am second-guessing what I did and if I have to throw it all out. I had my butcher split the hind legs of a pig into four hams so 9 to 10 lb each (bone-in) and about four inches thick. I did a brine which was about two gallons and 2 cups salt, 2 cups...
    • CJNL
    • Thread
    • beginner mistakes cure food safety
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Curing
  6. J

    My cure/brine recipe

    I've done quite some research about the perfect cure/brine. I made one three years ago and have been refining it until recently when my last batch came out perfectly. You can use this recipe for anything you want to cure. I've made eisbeins, brisket, pork chops, ham, sandwich meat and even...
    • JohanRSA
    • Thread
    • beef brisket cure cure #1 hump pork
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Curing
  7. M

    Minimum salt% in pork loin?

    First time attempting homemade bacon! I used a piece of skin on pork loin but followed a recipe for a pork belly. Recipe called for prep of a bulk cure mix - 400g salt. 200g sugar. 60g pink curing salt (6.25% NaNO3). I then weighed my meat and calculated 2.5% of this weight and used this value...
    • malexassey
    • Thread
    • back bacon bacon cure cure #1 cure #2 english pork pork bacon pork loin pork loin bacon
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Food Safety
  8. Odie Oskarsson

    Frozen goose, planning on curing and defrosting in my Smoker, should i light it?

    So, a friend gifted me a goose that he shot last weekend that he threw undressed into the freezer, I plucked it today and chopped the head off and hung it in my cold smoker to thaw and hopefully drain, its hanging out in the low 30s around here right now (above freezing) I plan on curing all of...
  9. D

    Cure for Venison Bologna

    My family and friends in my hometown have been making the same cold-smoked “deer bologna” as we call it for several generations. The recipe calls for 30 lbs of meat/fat, 8 oz salt, 2-3/4 oz. garlic salt, and a few other ingredients for flavor. The mixture is then stuffed into hog casings and...
    • dd311
    • Thread
    • cure deer nitrate nitrite salt sausage venison
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Curing
  10. C

    Dry Curing Question: soft spot on ham

    Hello all, New to the forum and curing meats! I've been dry curing my first country ham since the start of June. I used a standard recipe I found from a few sources (scaled down for the size of my ham): 3.2 lbs of kosher salt, 0.8 lbs of brown sugar, 0.16 lbs of black pepper, 0.16 lbs red...
    • cmaximus
    • Thread
    • country ham cure curing dry cure dry curing dry curing chamber safety
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Curing
  11. M

    First time brat maker

    I’ve been researching and looking at the threads here. But I am left with two questions. 1) do you just add cheese and other things like peppers to the mix while grinding? 2) when do I need to use cure? These will be all pork brats as I just had two 300lbs pigs butchers. I ended up with 35lbs...
    • MNsmoker87
    • Thread
    • brats cure first timer help
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Sausage
  12. C

    Featured Need info on brine and/or nitrate brine for saltwater smoked fish

    Hello.. Merry Christmas to all.. looking for brine and/or nitrate brine recipe for smoking fish. Also once brined, smoked and containerized, what is it’s shelf life under refrigeration?
    • Crabby Chris
    • Thread
    • brine cure curing dip fish shelf life
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Curing
  13. M

    Yellow discoloration on bacon

    Just pulled out a 5lb belly from a 2 week cure. Used this calculator http://www.diggingdogfarm.com/page2.html to do the percentages. I tested a few pieces and it's cured through - however, there's a bunch of translucent yellow spot areas on the flesh. Kind of like the color of gelled chicken...
    • mul-t
    • Thread
    • bacon cure
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Curing
  14. R

    Question about smoking ham

    so I have a fresh uncurled bone in ham I was thinking about making for Easter. My plan was to use pops brine. I just had a thought about making it boneless and tying it really good. I was just wondering if there’s some tips or tricks about doing it? And if it might be too small at this point to...
    • Rob Petersen
    • Thread
    • cure easter fresh ham ham masterbuilt smoke
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Pork
  15. Odie Oskarsson

    Hangikjot, icelandic smoked lamb (country lamb)

    So, i am a long time lurker and smoking enthusiast. I decided to become a member and post this not just for my information but it seems this is an underserved section of the smoking world. I am an Icelander living in America (for the past 38 years) and my family brings home traditional smoked...
  16. Erikhawk

    First Pastrami in a WHILE

    So I'll be starting my brine tonight for my first pastrami in probably 10 years. I'm planning on separating the point and flat because I only have about 7-8 days to cure plus I have limited storage space for a packet in my fridge all week (my wife would kill me). I'd love to hear any...
    • Erikhawk
    • Thread
    • brine cure pastrami rub
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Beef
  17. Rings Я Us

    Don't heat pink cure in your brine.

    You look at 100 brine recipes containing curing salt and you will find that 95% of the recipes call for or say that you can heat the mix on the stove and whisk or stir while boiling. I am in the camp of playing it safe and not heating my brine with curing salt in it. You may not have heard...
  18. S

    Beef Jerky - salt or cure

    Hey guys. I've been making Jerky for a few months on my GMG Daniel Boone pellet smoker and it's been turning out great so far. But I want to try giving some away to family members, friends and I don't want to worry about them keeping it in the refrigerator. Currently, I use eye of round roast...
  19. M

    Modernising & scaling down old recipes?

    Hi everyone, complete novice to curing meat here. I'm quite interested in historical recipes and reenactment and lately I've been wanting to try some old, traditional cures. The only issue I have is with quantities, particularly with regard to saltpetre. Most of the recipes come from a time when...
    • Molach95
    • Thread
    • bacon cure old quantity traditional
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Bacon
  20. C

    Cure question

    I sliced up my first batch of bacon of the year today and was a little puzzled by it. For starters the middle was awfully red compared to my previous batches, and above it was a little gray (thinking nitrite burn?). Figured I'd ask what everyone's thoughts are about it here. I have always...
    • CGfreak102
    • Thread
    • bacon cure question
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Bacon
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