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allan
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 Posted: Jul 25 2013 Post subject: Cure Question |
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Hey there everyone! I've been lurking around for a while and finally decided to make an account.
I'm thinking about smoking some jerky for the first time but have a question about which cure to use.
I did a forum search and was reading mixed things about which cure to use for dry rub compared to wet/marinade.
im planing on marinating it for 24hrs but read somewhere that i shouldnt use cure#1 for marinades and didn't know if it was right.
anyone have any pointers?
is cure#1 strictly for dry rubs and tenderquick for marinades? |
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Harry Nutczak
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| Posted: Jul 25 2013 Post subject: Re: Cure Question |
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| allan wrote: | Hey there everyone! I've been lurking around for a while and finally decided to make an account.
I'm thinking about smoking some jerky for the first time but have a question about which cure to use.
I did a forum search and was reading mixed things about which cure to use for dry rub compared to wet/marinade.
im planing on marinating it for 24hrs but read somewhere that i shouldnt use cure#1 for marinades and didn't know if it was right.
anyone have any pointers?
is cure#1 strictly for dry rubs and tenderquick for marinades? |
Cure #1 is for products that are heat treated such as jerky.
Cure #2 is for products that are aged for weeks/months with no cooking whatsoever.
Do not interchange the 2 different formulas, they each have very specific uses.
1.4 grams of cure #1 per each pound of raw meat that you want to cure if using a dry-cure technique, of you plan to make a brine, I do not know the proper ratios right off-hand.
The easiest way would be to use Mortons Tender-Quick if doing a small batch and you do not have a scale accurate at weighing to the 1/10th of a gram.
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