Len Dennis
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Making back bacon question7
I've got 2 loins 10.5 lb total. Ruhlman's b.b. recipe calls for 10g #1 cure per litre of water. I can cover these loins with 4 litres of water with room to spare. So 40 g of #1 in 4 litres water (plus sugar, salt, etc).
BUT every other recipe say 20g #1 for 4 litres. I tried DiggingDog's s.s. but that gives me 28 g based on 200 ppm so I'm really confused.
It's been in brining since Wed noon in 4 litres and 40g #1.
Q1: is the #1 cure quantity too high for 4 litres of water? I can use a larger container if this needs to be diluted.
Q2: recipe calls for 3-4 days brine (plus 1 to 'dry' in fridge). Too long? Too short? I did not inject.
edit-->I've also seen recipes that say ~120 gm in a gallon (3.8l) of water.
I've got 2 loins 10.5 lb total. Ruhlman's b.b. recipe calls for 10g #1 cure per litre of water. I can cover these loins with 4 litres of water with room to spare. So 40 g of #1 in 4 litres water (plus sugar, salt, etc).
BUT every other recipe say 20g #1 for 4 litres. I tried DiggingDog's s.s. but that gives me 28 g based on 200 ppm so I'm really confused.
It's been in brining since Wed noon in 4 litres and 40g #1.
Q1: is the #1 cure quantity too high for 4 litres of water? I can use a larger container if this needs to be diluted.
Q2: recipe calls for 3-4 days brine (plus 1 to 'dry' in fridge). Too long? Too short? I did not inject.
edit-->I've also seen recipes that say ~120 gm in a gallon (3.8l) of water.
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