HELP ,I for got the Cure

[dwane oliver]

I put 6 bellies  ( in 3 different buckets ) in to cure 10 days ago , I took them out today and one bucket of them , the brine was kind of slimy and they just look raw , not cured.

I think I may have forgot to put the prague in.......

Is there any hope to save it ?

Can I re-brine them ?

They smell like raw meat , no funky smell.

HELP

Thanks

Dwane

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Are you sure you forgot the cure? Wet brine cures can get ropey, which is what you have described.

 

[dwane oliver]

Yea , after I talked to my cousin he said the same thing.

That when it gets ropey or slimy its time to smoke it.

The color is right

I think I overreacted ,.........

Its in the smoker now

I'll let you know how it turned out

Dwane

 

[atomicsmoke]

That when it gets ropey or slimy its time to smoke it
--------
That's not it. Curing time is dictated by the thickness (of meat) not the appearance of the brine. Neither is colour a good indicator of curing completion.

 

[dwane oliver]

Yea , I had never seen it do that before

Thanks

 

[daveomak]

Meat will turn "pink" from the cure, once it is heated, if the cure was added...

 

[daveomak]

....Click on pics to enlarge....

Cool the brine then add the cure #1... 

RopyStringyBrine1.jpg

• daveomak
• Apr 9, 2017

......

RopyStringyBrine2.jpg

• daveomak
• Apr 9, 2017