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8fishermen
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I have some Canadian Bacon that has been a brine cure for 5 days. I was planning to smoke it tomorrow but it will be the weekend before I can get to it. What should I do with it till then. Drain and place in cold water in the fridge, freeze, let it ride in the brine??
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GF
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8fisherman, if it has cured in the brine long enough, I would take it out of the brine and leave it uncovered in the fridge until you can smoke it.
I'm not too familiar with wet curing, hopefully someone with more experience can help you out.
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8fishermen
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| GF wrote: | 8fisherman, if it has cured in the brine long enough, I would take it out of the brine and leave it uncovered in the fridge until you can smoke it.
I'm not too familiar with wet curing, hopefully someone with more experience can help you out.
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Thanks. I will do that. This recipe says to rinse and soak before smoking so i will go ahead and do that then let it sit.
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Harry Nutczak
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pull it out of the brine, rinse it, wrap it, and let it be until you have time to hit it with smoke.
Curing is a huge preservative, so a few days out of the cure and sitting isn't gonna cause any problems.
You did use cure #1, right?
If an actual proper curing formula was not used, disregard my suggestion.
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8fishermen
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| Harry Nutczak wrote: | pull it out of the brine, rinse it, wrap it, and let it be until you have time to hit it with smoke.
Curing is a huge preservative, so a few days out of the cure and sitting isn't gonna cause any problems.
You did use cure #1, right?
If an actual proper curing formula was not used, disregard my suggestion. |
Thanks,
Yes I followed a curing formula and yes it was #1 that was used. I don't remember the recipe off hand but it is written down in my note book along with notes about the curing process. |
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