Bacon

[mikehorton]

I used 5 tsp of pink cure and 2 lbs of sea salt in 2 gallons of water in a wet cure for my bacon. Is that about the right amount of pink salt? Never made my bacon this way before and it seemed like a lot.

 

[JckDanls 07]

Here is Pops curing brine...

Pops6927's Wet Curing Brine

real simple curing brine: for every 1 gallon of water, add: 1/3 - 1 cup sea salt (depending if you're on a lo-salt diet) 1 cup granulated sugar or Splenda174 1 cup brown sugar or Splenda174 brown sugar mix 1 tbsp cure no. 1 pink salt stir thoroughly until clear amber color, pour over...

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[Bearcarver]

Yup, If I was going to use a Wet Cure with Pink Salt, I would follow "Pops" instructions, like Keith just posted above.

Bear

 

[kilo charlie]

I used 5 tsp of pink cure and 2 lbs of sea salt in 2 gallons of water in a wet cure for my bacon. Is that about the right amount of pink salt? Never made my bacon this way before and it seemed like a lot.

It's definitely too much. did you mean to type 2 POUNDS of salt? into 2 gallons of water? Too much for sure.

Most people are using grams of things.. not pounds. Please review Pops Recipe and follow that.

 

[SmokinEdge]

I used 5 tsp of pink cure and 2 lbs of sea salt in 2 gallons of water in a wet cure for my bacon. Is that about the right amount of pink salt? Never made my bacon this way before and it seemed like a lot.

Your 5 tsp cure #1 is about 1 Tablespoon equivalent. So for 2 gal. Water that 1/2 the amount needed.

Your 2 lbs of salt, generically, is just a smidge over 3 cups, if we are talking granulated salt, and that is about 1 cup to much salt to equal Pop’s brine, but NOTE: Marianski recommends a 60* SAL Brine which requires 1.567 lbs salt to 1gallon water.

Your 2 lbs salt to 2 gallon water would roughly be a 41* SAL (lower salt) brine when including the salt in the cure.

So, your cure amount is a little light and your salt is in between Pop’s brine ( about a 20* SAL) and Marianski’s recommended 60* SAL ( your SAL is about 41*.
You may get a week cure with a pale pink cure color. I would add another 1 Tbs cure #1 to the brine. And you will be fine.

 

[daspyknows]

Smoking 2 bellies using the low salt pops brine recipe tomorrow.