Time between curing and cold smoking

[Kies277]

I just dry cured some pork belly for bacon. I took it out of the dry cured Friday night to cold smoke but didn't get a chance to smoke it over the weekend. How long can it sit in the fridge before cold smoking it? I have it sitting, uncovered, on a wire rack in my fridge right now.

 

[SmokinEdge]

Up to a couple weeks. How long was it in dry cure?

 

[Kies277]

Up to a couple weeks. How long was it in dry cure?

It was put in dry cure for 12 days. It was put in on a Sunday evening and taken out Friday evening.

 

[SmokinEdge]

It was put in dry cure for 12 days. It was put in on a Sunday evening and taken out Friday evening.

Ok, I don’t know if you cured it open on a rack or in a bag? But you have a pretty easy 3 week window total time.

 

[Kies277]

Ok, I don’t know if you cured it open on a rack or in a bag? But you have a pretty easy 3 week window total time.

It was vacuum sealed while curing.

 

[SmokinEdge]

It was vacuum sealed while curing.

When do plan to smoke now?