Smoked Sweetcure Bacon

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Smoked Sweetcure Bacon

Postby adventureswiththepig » Mon Nov 07, 2011 10:24 am

My latest attempt at bacon. All feedback gratefully received:

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Postby wheels » Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:37 pm

Nice job, but why cure at 235 - 240 mg/kg (PPM) Nitrite?

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Postby adventureswiththepig » Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:31 pm

Hi Phil,

Can you explain in idiot terms what you mean? Is that high or low? The cure idea comes from an adaptation of a recipe in Ruhlman.

Still learning with nitrites.
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Postby DanMcG » Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:17 pm

I know here in the States 200ppm is the maximum amount of nitrite allowed in a dry rubbed bacon.

I shoot for150 ppm which would work out to 2.5grams if you're using the UK cure#1 which is 5.88% nitrite. Or 2.4 if using the US 6.25% nitrite

I almost forgot to mention how good it looks. Around here it's hard to find a decent fat cap on a piece of pork.
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Postby crustyo44 » Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:38 am

Dan,
Same here down under, all pork has no fat, no taste and no colour.
I will be sharing a sow ( 4 legged variety) with an italian friend soon.
He showed me photos of what he bought a few months back for fresh sausages, plenty of fat, good colour and according to him the meat actually tasted like pork.
I was surprised that the carcass had no skin/rind on it.
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Postby adventureswiththepig » Tue Nov 08, 2011 10:20 am

Sometimes I can be a bloody fool. Just checked my notebook and I actually used 2g, not 4. My handwriting is terrible sometimes. Thanks Phil for the questioning.
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Postby wheels » Tue Nov 08, 2011 6:50 pm

No probs, I just thought it was odd. :D :D

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