I am bumping this so I can find it. I found a local store with TQ and Sugar Cure and butts on sale for $1.59/lb. the breakdown tutorial is key.
Can you go into more detail on the TQ? Just rub it and let it set for a few days?
Thanks Bob!
Dwain,
You can use TQ or the Sugar Cure (plain, not the smoke flavor).
The procedure is the same as in the bacon made easy thread.
1 level TBSP. per pound of meat, rub in, then add other things if desired, i.e. brown sugar, pepper, garlic powder, etc.
Bag, put in fridge, turn daily, cure for 7 days, rinse well, dry in fridge, cool smoke to at least 145 internal.
While the butt bacon,
cut as per JB's instructions, will be more like belly bacon than buckboard (whole butt), it's still a little more hammy.
The fatter the butt the better.
HTH