Curing Bacon: Some Greenish-Grey Patches on Fat; Something Wrong?


 

Shelly

TVWBB Member
I've made bacon dozens of times. Last weekend, picked up a whole belly, divided into slabs, and made up a batch of cure. This time, I used dextrose instead of regular sugar. Other than that, same as always.

Put each slab in a ziploc, added about 1/4 cup of cure, mixed it around, pushed out the air and sealed. A couple days later, I noticed some greyish-green patches on the fat. Meat side looks fine. No smell at all - and I know the smell of rotting meat. But I've never seen this before. Should I be worried?

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Thanks. That could very well be it. I feel better! Guess I'll give the slabs a short fresh water soak to remove some of the excess saltiness before smoking.
 

 

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