Without John's or Pop's writeups, doubt I ever woulda tried curing. Honestly, I thought curing was sorta weird "homesteading" type of thing at first. I probably run more cured stuff than not.
Cured loin is probably my fave. Cheap/easy/lean/tasty. Ran out of cure awhile back and forced myself to revisit TQ and won't lie, might like it more, especially on loin. I am a HUGE fan of mixing in spices with the TQ while it cures. I go for a full month to get the best extraction. If you told me one day I would be making stuff this good I would NOT believe you.
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