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  1. seadog92

    Is my country ham spoiled????

    Two years hanging in the smokehouse, I pulled a ham for new years this year stripped off the fat (OK, first big mistake, but that's smoke up the chimney) but due to a family emergency, I had to wrap it in aluminum foil and put it on our back porch which is unheated. I figured to pull it out in...
  2. wingrider

    Canadian Bacon - Disappointing Result

    For I don't know how many years now, several times a year I would make Canadian Bacon based on a thread started by Woodcutter: https://www.smokingmeatforums.com/threads/canadian-bacon-using-pops-brine-2nd-try.136954/ Just used standard pork loins cut into 4 or 5 pieces. Used this brine: Recipe...
  3. L

    Curing vs Pre-Season New Electric Smoker

    Hello, I have a brand new Electric Smoker (Aldi Brand Range Master). Looking at the manual it tells me I need to Pre-Season and Also Cure before first use, however the instructions are slightly different for both and I am not sure what to follow 1. Pre-Season A. Water bowl in place no water...
  4. J

    Is my Jerky toxic due to too much cure?

    I used about 1.5 pounds of meat 0.4 TSP of cure #1 approx 1.5 cups of liquid I have smoked it for around 2.5-3 hours This is my first time using curing salt so Im just being a bit over paranoid as I dont want to poison myself. Any advise if this sounds safe or not would help Thanks
  5. theyankeesmoker

    Pancetta

    So I took on a task of making pancetta. After hours of reading into different techniques, I challenged myself. I form a standard cure with cure #2, just in case I was willing to risk botulism. I got a 5lb pork belly, vacuum sealed with the cure flipping everyday. After 7 days, I wrapped the baby...
  6. pops6927

    Fresh Pork Leg To Easter Ham II

    This is the second time I've done a hind leg of pork into a cured and smoked ham for Easter!  (The first:   http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/89979/from-hog-leg-to-easter-ham) After picking up a bottom round beef roast for corned beef and pastrami, I also ordered, well in advance, a fresh ham...
  7. pc farmer

    Easter ham?

    I want to make a Easter ham this year and as usual I wait until the last minute for it. So I got a bone-in port butt. Its 7.38 lb. I will be using pops brine which says 10-14 days for a butt ham. So I have to figure out how to de - bone and tie this thing up, then get her in the brine by...
  8. pops6927

    From Hog Leg to Easter Ham!

    It's time to do a ham for Easter! My dad was famous for his Fassett's Hams; this year I have the means to try and recreate these for my family, what with the smoker and the right equipment. I ordered a hog leg from my meat manager friend David Morgan at Green Oaks Albertson's in Fort Worth...
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