- Sep 27, 2024
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Just completed my wet brine/curing process on 7 lbs (trimmed) of Pork Loin to make up some Canadian Bacon, and would appreciate your guys take on whether this looks fully cured or not as it's my first time doing all this..
Loin went in to a 2% Salt, 2% Sugar, 0.25% Insta Cure #1 brine 14 days ago (Thurs, 10/3 around 11 AM ET). Took it out around 10 AM today, 10/16.
One of the loin halves (the one of the left) looks quite a bit pinker than the other, especially at the end. That one looks a little raw and not as pink to me..
Note that I just left them fully submerged in the brine the entire time and did not rotate or turn them. But they were always fully covered by the brine/cure.
What do you guys think? Are these fully cured?
I rinsed them 3X each and dried with paper towels. Have them in the fridge (at around 34 degrees) until tomorrow at which point I'll smoke them on my Cookshack SM025 until 145 internal temp.
Thanks..
Loin went in to a 2% Salt, 2% Sugar, 0.25% Insta Cure #1 brine 14 days ago (Thurs, 10/3 around 11 AM ET). Took it out around 10 AM today, 10/16.
One of the loin halves (the one of the left) looks quite a bit pinker than the other, especially at the end. That one looks a little raw and not as pink to me..
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Note that I just left them fully submerged in the brine the entire time and did not rotate or turn them. But they were always fully covered by the brine/cure.
What do you guys think? Are these fully cured?
I rinsed them 3X each and dried with paper towels. Have them in the fridge (at around 34 degrees) until tomorrow at which point I'll smoke them on my Cookshack SM025 until 145 internal temp.
Thanks..