I started brining some bacon on wedneday,hoping to smoke it on sunday. Make a long story short, daughter had a baby and now the bacon has been in the brine 5, prolly 6 days. Should I toss it?
Mickey
LABS RULE!!!
God bless our wildlife!
Mickey, first congrats on the new addition. You didn't mention what kind of meat you're making bacon from or what the brine is. I make bacon from pork belly using a dry rub/brine (containing NaNO2) and let it sit in the refer for 7-8 days before smoking. When I do a corned beef (from brisket) I use a liquid brine (again with NaNO2) and let it soak 10 days after pumping it. I've never had it come out anything but good.
Tom
Smokin' in Switzerland
Thanks Tom
It was from that recipe from Alton Brown. Using water, apple cider, molasses,sugar,salt & pepper. I believe it was called the The scrap iron chef cure.
Mickey
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God bless our wildlife!
I looked up that recipe. It looks like it would be a very hypertonic environment for bacteria and therefore rather hostile. Having said that I'd wait for one of the food safety guru's to add their $.02 worth as I have no experience curing sans nitrite.
Tom
Smokin' in Switzerland
i tried the scrap iron chief bacon didnt turn out good...maybe if it cured longer but i think it said a couple of days there aint much to it. i have some curing with hmountain bbb using a belly tell yah how it turns out
clarence