Pork Belly

[oloren]

Hello,

Need some help!  I could geto the bacon to cure right, the bacon did not firm up . But the bacon did not smell bad and i smoke dand tasted fine. i used Morton tender quick anyone might why the pork belly did not firm up.

 

[scarbelly]

How many days did you cure it?

 

[oloren]

7 days

 

[SmokinAl]

?

 

[cowgirl]

What was the amount of TenderQuick that you used?  and at what temperature did you store it while curing? Just trying to narrow it down. :)

The bacon doesn't have to be real firm when finished...

 

[oloren]

I do not know the temp of frige was i did turn down the  so it would colder  1 table spoon per pound

 

[pit 4 brains]

Did ya flip it every day or at least every other day? How was the color?