Used cure #2 but my Lonzino finishehed drying in 3 weeks. Is it safe to eat?

[johnnyb54]

Like the title states I used cure #2 but my Lonzino dried to 42% in 3 weeks. My mistake was using a tenderloin instead of a pork loin so it dried faster than I expected. I this safe to consume with the cure #2 less then 30 days? Thanks

 

[LoydB]

Vac seal it an wait another week or so, you want 4 weeks+. The vac time will also deal with some of that case hardening as it EQs.

 

[mr_whipple]

I did a few tenderloins with cure #2 and they also dried quite fast. LoydB has you covered. Vac seal and looking at the dry edge / case hardening I'd say it's gonna take a month or more to equalize, but the wait will be worth it.

 

[indaswamp]

What LoydB said...

 

[johnnyb54]

Thanks for the quick and informative answers