enlarging a recipe

[randy k]

Hi,

I'm new to smoking, and have been brining pork shoulder is small batches (as not to waste meat or ingredients). However when I went to enlarge the recipe it came out real bland. I don't understand, I upped the recipe equal to the amount of meat (i.e. test piece 1/2# and brine was 2 cups) when I went to 6# that should've been 12 cups brine solution. It didn't work out so well, anyone know why?

Thanks

Randy K

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Did you increase the brine time?
It takes longer to brine a larger piece.



~Martin

 

[randy k]

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the reply, the meat are cut into strips 1" X 3/4" (all of it). So I didn't increase the brine time (24 hrs.).

Should I have still increased the time?

Randy K